Lyrics in Haiku

I tweet as @RevLara (you can see my tweets here).  I have a disclaimer on this blog that the views expressed are my own, not necessarily those of the congregation -- and that goes double for Twitter!

Lately, just for fun, I've been tweeting lyrics to songs that get stuck in my head -- but in haiku form.  Some of them come out better than others, of course.  Here they are, so far:

Jose Feliciano lyrical Haiku of the day: "Feliz Navidad / from the bottom of my heart / Prospero Año"

Joni Mitchell lyrical Haiku of the night: "We love our lovin' / not like we love our freedom / help me, I'm falling"

 

Antonio Carlos Jobim lyrical Haiku of the evening: "Tall, tan, young, lovely / the girl from Ipanema / when she passes, aaaah"

 

Bob Marley lyrical Haiku of the evening: "Stand up for your rights / sick an' tired of your game / don't give up the fight" 

Led Zeppelin lyrical Haiku of the evening: "All that glitters, gold / buy a stairway to heaven / it makes me wonder"

   

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts lyrical Haiku of the evening: "I love rock 'n' roll / put a dime in the juke box / time to dance with me"

 

Seasonal lyrical Haiku of the night: "Frosty the snowman / was a jolly, happy soul / look at Frosty go"

 

Lady Gaga lyrical Haiku of the evening: "Gaga ooh la la / no, I don't wanna be friends / want your bad romance" 

Beatles lyrical Haiku of the afternoon: "Realise: life flows on / within you and without you / love we all could share" 

 

Van Morrison lyrical Haiku of the afternoon: "Whatever happened / cast my memory back there / you, my brown eyed girl"

The Mamas and The Papas lyrical Haiku of the morning: "Oh Monday, Monday / every other day is fine / but can't trust Monday" 

TV theme song lyrical Haiku of the night: "Sunny day, come play / can you tell me how to get / to Sesame Street?" 

 

R.E.M. lyrical Haiku of the night: "I am Superman / and I can do anything / I'll track you down, girl" 

 

Tracy Chapman lyrical Haiku of the night: "You got a fast car / we won't have to drive too far / got nothing to lose" 

 

Duran Duran lyrical Haiku of the night: "Dark in the city / on the hunt I'm after you / hungry like the wolf" 

 

The Beatles lyrical Haiku of the evening: "Life is very short / and there's no time for fighting / we can work it out" 

 

The Smiths lyrical Haiku of the evening: "The pleasure is mine / if a double-decker bus / crashes into us" 

 

Maroon 5 Haiku of the evening: "Just shoot for the stars / I've got the moves like Jagger / So get in the car" 

 

Seasonal song Haiku of the day: "Dashing through the snow / in a one horse open sleigh / laughing all the way" 

 

Lou Reed lyric Haiku of the evening: "Just a perfect day / Drink sangria in the park / Reap just what you sow"