Ukulele – Haiku Day!!
These Haiku’s were submitted online during a Ukulele Haiku Contest. The rules were simple. The poem must be in the format of a Haiku and it must use the word Ukulele!
Please note that the word BEEP was used to protect the innocent.
Ukulele strings
sitting on koa wood frame
tones sink in my brain.
Wed at 10:08pm · Delete
i left uke on couch,
late at night it is dark,
i sit, my heart cries
Yesterday at 6:30am · Delete
Revised:
Left my uke on couch,
Evening shadows fall, it’s dark,
I sit, my heart cries
Yesterday at 9:50am · Delete
With an island breeze
Sing ukulele sing strong
Across the blue seas
there’s your homework for ya… (delegated task)
Yesterday at 1:34pm · Delete
Oh.. you guys are awesome…keep em coming… there is a prize!!
Yesterday at 2:52pm · Delete
Ukulele prize?
Count me in for sure! I want!
I will play on it!
Yesterday at 2:54pm · Delete
Mr. Levine please, try again you must revise, the winner takes all!!
Yesterday at 2:59pm · Delete
Pick me! Pick me please!
Ukuleles are my life!
–Kathy, too, of course!
Yesterday at 3:16pm · Delete
Ukulele stew
What’s a big fellow to do?
Koa wood in pot.
Yesterday at 3:17pm · Delete
“Aint She Sweet?” on uke:
The ukulele anthem.
My hand on my heart.
Yesterday at 3:18pm · Delete
So close to winning, Mr. Lavine is grining, More to come I’m sure
Yesterday at 3:28pm · Delete
Singer sings in E
Singer refuses to change
I reach for capo
Yesterday at 3:28pm · Delete
New strings, gig tonight
Pulling, stretching, twist and tug
Need a few more days
Yesterday at 3:29pm · Delete
Low humidity
High humidity in Spring
Wooden instrument
Yesterday at 3:29pm · Delete
Ukulele strap
Big religious debate
Showmanship versus comfort
Yesterday at 3:29pm · Delete
Microphone,pickup
Less feedback or real sound
Audience quiet? No need.
Yesterday at 3:29pm · Delete
HEY!!! How come Mr. Levine gets so many chances??? didn’t know multiple entries were allowed!
Yesterday at 3:31pm · Delete
Gerald Ross Fights Back, Mr. Levine falls behind, who wins Haiku test?
Yesterday at 3:31pm · Delete
cheater cheater pumpkin eater,
had a wife and tried to beat her,
with a ukuele!!!
how’s that?
Yesterday at 3:33pm · Delete
Ooopps some of mine don’t have the word uke in them.
Yesterday at 3:34pm · Delete
syllables abound, review the haiku Jamie, or loose the contest
Yesterday at 3:34pm · Delete
Ukulele uke
Dancing flea Ukulele
Uke uke uke uke uke
Yesterday at 3:36pm · Delete
writing a haiku, about the ukulele, better than working!
Yesterday at 3:38pm · Delete
What is this work thing?
Ukulele contest! Wow!
Spanky gets my time!
Yesterday at 3:39pm · Delete
Prolific Gerald
No ukuleles in some
Disqualify him?
Yesterday at 3:40pm · Delete
Ok you can disqualify the ones with the word uke in them. But they are still ART!
Yesterday at 3:40pm · Delete
That was “without” the word uke.
Yesterday at 3:41pm · Delete
Mark versus Gerald:
Ukulele alley fight!
The battle ensues!
Yesterday at 3:41pm · Delete
Tiny Tim uke guy
Was he a curse or genius?
Tiptoe lightly eh?
Yesterday at 3:42pm · Delete
Kamaka is broke:
Strumming my yellow flea now.
Ukulele fix!
Yesterday at 3:43pm · Delete
Five foot two, eyes blue.
Ukulele tune or two.
Happy Trails to close.
Yesterday at 3:44pm · Delete
Novice uke player
Visit store buy felt pick
Use for hour, discard
Yesterday at 3:45pm · Delete
Laminated wood
Some say bad, others say good
Each uke a snowflake
Yesterday at 3:47pm · Delete
Kamaka, Martin,
Risa, Fluke, Harmony, Flea,
all ukuleles
Yesterday at 3:48pm · Delete
Tiny Tim Haiku, By Gerald Ross is brilliant, yes tip toe lightly
Yesterday at 3:48pm · Delete
I’m at BEEP now. I can’t believe I’m getting BEEP for this.
Yesterday at 3:49pm · Delete
Jiminy Cricket
playing the ukulele
Pinochio Uke
Yesterday at 3:51pm · Delete
I’m leaving BEEP in a few minutes. Mark still has an hour to go until 5.
Yesterday at 3:53pm · Delete
well thanks for you participation!
Yesterday at 3:54pm · Delete
unfair advantage?
Mark plays uke an hour early
Gerald must work late
Yesterday at 3:55pm · Delete
actually Mark leaves –
visitng sick friend tonight.
Ukulele cure.
Yesterday at 3:57pm · Delete
Spanky calls for verse:
Mark and gerald Deliver –
Cut the uke in half?
Yesterday at 3:59pm · Delete
Commute home at five
Uke music on car player
Road noise drowns out sound
Yesterday at 3:59pm · Delete
Ukulele string
Tuned up to GCEA
music to my ears
Yesterday at 4:02pm · Delete
quote “there is a prize”
No mention of uke as prize
split uke is sinful
Yesterday at 4:02pm · Delete
beginner workshop:
teach ukulele C chord
and so it begins…
Yesterday at 4:02pm · Delete
Cut the baby up
wise king soloman once said –
Not ukulele!
Yesterday at 4:04pm · Delete
Uke Haiku Masters,
Mr. Ross Mr. Lavine
both worthy of praise!
Yesterday at 4:07pm · Delete
Productivity:
Ukulele haiku wins
but my BEEP has lost!
Yesterday at 4:08pm · Delete
Fastest poetry
collection ever written:
Ukulele verse!
Yesterday at 4:10pm · Delete
