Transportation Haikus

[kphoger]

Steel, eat your heart out,
Mad skillz are payin the billz
On Google today.

[agentsteel53]

hah I have no idea; the first several pages of hits for "210768" do not seem relevant.

[vtk]

Middle of nowhere.
I assume the van is white.
Wait at the crew change.

Wish to remain vague
Though I think you're on to me
Arn't most work vans white?

Nudge nudge, nod, wink wink.
Two one oh seven six eight,
Decal on the door.

Funny, I didn't
have that number memorized;
Had to look it up.

[bassoon1986]

Can't wait to go home
at the end of the month to
Louisiana

My new Corolla
will surely travel better
than the old Sunfire

My wife, me, and sis
will spend time in New Orleans.
Might yell at the Saints

Hope 10 doesn't suck
New BR signs are ugly
but swamp bridge is fun

[Alps]

Interstate 80
Five lanes is just not enough
I want eight each way.

[kendancy66]

agentsteel forgot
I-238 is 6 beats
Try for seven now

2-3-8 is three, but two-thir-ty-eight is four

Forgot your third line!

I didn't realize that zmapper made a haiku there.  I was only trying to correct his post on the number of syllables in I-238.  Only a coincidence that my post was 2/3rds of another haiku. Thanks to formulaone for adding line three.

[Takumi]

Actually, I was using my post as the third line as well (it's also five syllables) but I guess nobody picked up on it

[formulanone]

Thirty-eight for nought
Sixty-six non-existent
Show Me State Oh-Oh.

[kphoger]

A variety of modes of transportation

I like the slow life.
Small towns, walking, you know.  Hey!
Move over, lane hog!

My right shoulder's weak.
Backpack propped, cardboard in hand.
Brake lights!  Run!  Hurry!

Finally asleep.
3 A.M. at a truck stop.
Everyone, get off.

Two hours late?  Oh, well.
Ditch my seat, head up two cars.
Watch the farms fly by.

Heading to Greektown.
"Doors open on the left at
UIC—Halstead."

[formulanone]

Some past posts prove that
I cannot count properly
Numerical shame.

[Takumi]

Understandable.
Many a haiku has had
Wrong syllable count.

[vtk]

Stupid animal
Hope it wasn't someone's pet
Caught under my wheels.

Japanese haiku
Don't count syllables per se
There's a "cut word" too.

We Americans
Often get foreign stuff wrong
Result can be fun.

Stolen old road sign
Replaced with new by the thief
Is that still a crime?

[agentsteel53]

Stolen old road sign
Replaced with new by the thief
Is that still a crime?

stupid new road sign
replacement made to older spec
help me with these bolts

[Alps]

This thread has been bumped.
Don't you hate when people bump?
I'd never do it.

[hbelkins]

Bump, dip, speed tables.
Interesting words on signs.
The ride is not smooth.

[vtk]

Nelsonville bypass
Part of it is open now
Or so I have read.

[1995hoo]

Topes warning signs:
They carry a great image,
But I hate topes.

[signalman]

Excellent image
Don't know what topes are though
It's still a cool sign

[1995hoo]

Excellent image
Don't know what topes are though
It's still a cool sign

Topes are speed bumps
Found on roads on Mexico.
Very annoying.

Incidentally,
That there "e" is like long "a."
So you say "toe-pace."

[kphoger]

Excellent image
Don't know what topes are though
It's still a cool sign

Topes are speed bumps
Found on roads on Mexico.
Very annoying.

Believe it or not,
a tope is not a bra
or upside-down shades.

AKA reductor de
velocidad, or
sometimes vibrador.

Sign design varies,
some more gradual
like the one you see right here.

[1995hoo]

Yeah, the pic I took
Is from Cozumel. Many
Signs there seem hand-drawn.

[signalman]

Excellent image
Don't know what topes are though
It's still a cool sign

Topes are speed bumps
Found on roads on Mexico.
Very annoying.

Incidentally,
That there "e" is like long "a."
So you say "toe-pace."

Thanks for the info
Now I know what topes are
I dislike them too

[kphoger]

Found on roads on Mexico.

Proofreading poems:
pretty good idea, but
not always employed.

[NYYPhil777]

Thirty-eight for nought
Sixty-six non-existent
Show Me State Oh-Oh.

That's my state
Sixty-four non-existent
In most minds.

[Takumi]

There are some steel plates
On Cary Street in Richmond.
Lowered cars beware!

Over in Short Pump
North Gayton Road extension
Still isn't open.