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:

Tenacious Truman

Season of the bee


Utilization is high


The airport: my hive

 

BobFromAccountTemps

debits credits reign

extreme winters bite long gone


a soul sold again

 

Daniel Montes

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.

whoops

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

ClownCollege

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

Tony Rezko

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

Summerfly

Journey into ether


Between the night and the dawn


Gossamer wings fly

Tenacious Truman

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

 

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1 reply
  1. AMS
    AMS says:

    Auditor, my profession to be
    My future, collapsed from right underneath me
    Studying hard, determination, defines me.

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