Auditor Haiku – Who Said Accountants Weren’t Creative?
Just when I think I may have gone too far, stretched your faith in me, asked for too much, you surprise me.
The contributions to the impromptu haiku contest, inspired by gogo Inflight and their offer of a free hour of inflight wifi to SOBCon attendees, have been AMAZING! I am now sure there are some hidden poets, fiction writers, and essayists, as well as a few more bloggers, amongst my readers. Glad to have inspired you to think in a different structural form, for a few moments at least.
Strictly speaking, Haiku (俳句 haikai verse) is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 morae (or on), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura. This was a fun exercise, but my choice of “winners” was based on how close the poem came to this ideal.
To kick it off, mine is here:
Wings up, free as bird.
Go-going to some places
never forgotten.
The three winners of a gogo Inflight coupon for a free inflight wifi session are:
Season of the bee
Utilization is high
The airport: my hive
debits credits reign
extreme winters bite long gone
a soul sold again
I drive and I fly
With red pen in hand, I test
On Friday I venture home
Winners: Please send me a mailing address, via email or Twitter, where I can send your coupon.
The rest of the entries, including one limerick (wow, an idea for another contest…) are reprinted below. They are all great. I especially like the call-and-response vibe that was created. Makes me smile here in sunny (today) Chicago. To all of you who contributed, please send me an email with contact info and your location. Lunch is on me next time I’m in your town. In fact…just invite me.
I’m expensive, but I’m worth it.
PS. All of you “anonymous” folks, please set up a pseudonym for commenting. Helps me and the other readers keep you straight and puts a personality and brand stamp on your thoughts.
Erik Hare http://erikhare.wordpress.com/ | wabbitoid47@yahoo.com |
Something from nothing
Always seemed so magical
Until it wasn’t.
Strategic mistake
top performers are leaving
to government jobs
anon (1)
Seemed so good at first
The kool-aid has grown bitter
Time for office chat
Big 4 life is tough
If you don’t like it, get out
And stop your whining
Anonymous (2)
whining and stating the facts
two different things
the big 4 life is overrated
Machiavelli
of Accounting, ClownCollege
hath drunk the kool-aid
Section 245 A haiku for my staff:
Another month ends
Pull thumb out of hindquarters
Collect my bills, please
Anonymous (3)
Please get your own bills
we are not bill collectors
we are auditors
Anonymous (4)
partners are scared
in panic mode it is clear
worse times than 0 – 1.
Anonymous (5)
Charge hours are down
Utilization is low
Man I’m in trouble
Journey into ether
Between the night and the dawn
Gossamer wings fly
Cherry-blossoms waft
O’er unemployed CPAs.
“Not enough profit.”
Erik Hare http://erikhare.wordpress.com/ | wabbitoid47@yahoo.com |
New management fads
Fossilize, thus becoming
The Stoney Lonesome.
Anonymous (1)
I’ll go for a limerick…
There once was a poster named ClownCollege
who took contrarian opinions with full knowledge
that he would soon see
the Big Four turn to three
and a misplaced faith would he acknowledge
Auditor, my profession to be
My future, collapsed from right underneath me
Studying hard, determination, defines me.