Haiku of Faith

The mindset behind Haiku of Jihad has led me to other sources of inspiration than the SITE, as can be seen from the entries by Hugo Chavez and Bill Moyers. It has also led me to other causes and beliefs that are likewise stated eloquently but not based on Jihad per se. For lack of a better name, I call these Haiku of Faith. Not necessarily the blind Faith of religious fundamentalists and such, but rather a firm belief in one's personal convictions or opinions. This opens a door to lots of possibilities ...


M.L. King Jr, on Unity ... march for equal rights speech

we must learn to live
together as bretheren
or perish as fools


Brian Wilson, on Loyalty ... surf music song lyric

be true to your school
just like you would to your girl
let your colors fly


James Toney, on Achievement ... after losing to Samuel Peter

you can't say he won
he looks just like larry holmes
all ugly and shit

Haiku of Jihad

We all know that the War on Iraq was a bad idea that became an even worse reality, and that the War on Terror was a vague public relations scam that evolved into 9/11 as a letterhead for everyone's prior agendas.

I searched the web to see what the terrorists have to say about all this, and found several sites that list the origins, philosophies, and affiliations of all the major groups, along with a digest of current news releases from their media outlets. The latter include numerous anti-U.S. speeches saying that they despise American influence in their homelands and will not tolerate the continued occupation by invaders. The rhetoric of these speeches inspired me to create a new word game I call Haiku of Jihad.

This was done as a means of entertainment, with no intent to serve any audience other than myself or advance any political movement. After I collected several pieces and developed a method and style, I decided to post them to share with others.

The object of the game is to write a haiku poem based on an inspirational speech quotation.

see how they curse us
propagandists in tokyo
haiku of jihad



These are my first efforts...


Hossam Abdul Raouf

the world must decide

to be with america

or be against it

Salah al-Din

we prefer our death

more than living in shadow

of heathen squatters

Abu Obieda

they are dirty pigs

that soil themselves in the swamps

evil thoughts and deeds

Eulogy for Abu Musab

losers and failures

you enemies of allah

what's left will hurt you

Islamic Jihad

the yankee army

has gone from proud conquerors

to trembling rabbits

al-Rashideen Army

you cannot recruit

enough new soldiers to fill

the flesh and blood gap

Hamas

the vermin will have

only the chance to prepare

luggage or coffins

Raed Hijazi

the season is nigh

and the bodies of heathens

will pile up in sacks

Bayan al-Khaby

death certificates

have them with you at all times

we'll fill in the date

Algerian Salafist Group

tears of the orphans

grief of the childless mothers

yet we are coming

Abu Abdullah al-Hassan bin Mahmoud

avoid oppression

as such will bring you darkness

for eternity

This one had too much to say for one entry, so I tried multi-haiku.....

Abdul Hadi

the infidels came

to these our most sacred lands

and new hope was born

the defiant youth

would not submit to the new

evil world order

they shook off the dust

that had built up over time

and took from its pack

their precious burden

of brilliantly writ slogans

and ringing speeches

they ran to the light

the brotherhood of mankind

no god but allah



Don't limit yourself to Islamists. Eloquent sentiment is everywhere out there in medialand...

Hugo Chavez, at the U.N.

bush is the devil
his hand prints from yesterday
still smell of brimstone


Bill Moyers, on media reform

this country of ours
will die of too many lies
if we don't speak out