Haikus

Mrs. Myrtle Standich attended a haiku reading at the Local Library yesterday afternoon. The program, Haiku Tuesdays, was started last month. It involves reading haikus every Tuesday afternoon from five pm to six pm. "The objective is to promote poetry awareness and, particularly, haiku awareness," the head librarian, Mrs. Carla Shoemaker said.

Mrs. Myrtle Standich enjoyed the cheese served before and during the reading. She said the brie was to die for and Mr. Harry Dean agreed by saying, "Let's hope it's not that good, though." A small giggle was had. And that was the most fun that was had the entire evening. The haikus, read by Mrs. Thelma Humes and Mr. David Runyan, lacked a thorough story said Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Tolk. And a glance around the room found that most of the audience was in agreement. At least three yawns were visible. Mrs. Janet Stern, Mr. Elliot Chisholm, and even Mrs. Carla Shoemaker were caught in the act.

Mrs. Thelma Hughes had a pristine voice, but she smirked the entire time, which was a distraction. Mr. Elliot Chisholm, on the other hand, lacked any sort of dynamic quality. His posture was weak and his voice was almost as high as Mrs. Thelma Hughes, which was a distraction. And Mrs. Myrtle Standich believed like Mr. Sherman Tolk that, poetry behind them, these two would be standup citizens.

It was also possible, Mr. Harry Dean cited, that the evening seemed so long because it started out so late to begin with. Or perhaps the length of time could be shortened. "An hour is a lot to give at such a late time of night. Nowadays, I'm in bed by seven," said Mrs. Sherman Tolk. The future of Haiku Tuesday is uncertain. But, no one could deny that the cheese choices were stellar.