Sparkstember is almost over for another year. Thanks to all the fabulous creators of Sparkiness for their contributions. I love you all 🥰
Sparkstember is almost over for another year. Thanks to all the fabulous creators of Sparkiness for their contributions. I love you all 🥰
Day 30
Haiku for my Sparkstember 2025
(I messed up my haiku the first time, so I’m trying again. So embarrassing.)
With seven MAD shows,
my Sparkstember exploded
with staggering joy
Day 30
Haiku for my Sparkstember 2025
(I messed up my haiku the first time, so I’m trying again. So embarrassing.)
With seven MAD shows,
my Sparkstember exploded
with staggering joy
Day 29
Haiku for MAD! - I405 Rules
On the 405
Gazing up at the Getty
Better there than here
Day 29
Haiku for MAD! - I405 Rules
On the 405
Gazing up at the Getty
Better there than here
Day 28
Haiku for The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - The Girl….
My salty latte
bears witness to my sadness —
My Sparks tour is done
Day 28
Haiku for The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - The Girl….
My salty latte
bears witness to my sadness —
My Sparks tour is done
Day 27
Haiku for The Sparks Cinematic Universe
A benediction
for Edgar Wright, whose passion
Opened worlds for us
@edgarwright
(Apologies for multiple uses of this clip)
Day 27
Haiku for The Sparks Cinematic Universe
A benediction
for Edgar Wright, whose passion
Opened worlds for us
@edgarwright
(Apologies for multiple uses of this clip)
Day 26
Haiku for A Steady Drip Drip Drip -
Stravinsky’s Only Hit
We’re on the dance floor
grooving to Stravinsky’s beat.
Some tunes never fade.
Day 26
Haiku for A Steady Drip Drip Drip -
Stravinsky’s Only Hit
We’re on the dance floor
grooving to Stravinsky’s beat.
Some tunes never fade.
Day 24
Haiku for FFS -
No F F with S
But I’m thrilled in Seattle —
a Sparks show tonight!
Day 24
Haiku for FFS -
No F F with S
But I’m thrilled in Seattle —
a Sparks show tonight!
Day 23
Haiku for Two Hands, One Mouth 2012-2013
An audacious move —
Appearing without backing
Result? A true gem!
Day 23
Haiku for Two Hands, One Mouth 2012-2013
An audacious move —
Appearing without backing
Result? A true gem!
Day 22
Haiku for The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
Hollywood escape!!
I can return to making
fluff films like before 😉
(I thought I’d already posted this)
Day 22
Haiku for The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
Hollywood escape!!
I can return to making
fluff films like before 😉
(I thought I’d already posted this)
Day 21
Haiku for Exotic Creatures of the Deep - Let the Monkey Drive
The backseat is still,
Their merry-making is done.
What strange animals.
Day 21
Haiku for Exotic Creatures of the Deep - Let the Monkey Drive
The backseat is still,
Their merry-making is done.
What strange animals.
Day 20
Haiku for Hello Young Lovers - Perfume
The women I know
wear Guerlain and J’Adore, but
they all make me sneeze
Day 20
Haiku for Hello Young Lovers - Perfume
The women I know
wear Guerlain and J’Adore, but
they all make me sneeze
Day 19
Haiku for Lil’ Beethoven - My Baby’s Taking Me Home
You are hand in hand.
Where you’re going is clear, but
singing makes it real
(apologies for reposting a video from 2022 - but it’s so lucious)
Day 19
Haiku for Lil’ Beethoven - My Baby’s Taking Me Home
You are hand in hand.
Where you’re going is clear, but
singing makes it real
(apologies for reposting a video from 2022 - but it’s so lucious)
Day 18
Haiku for Balls - Scheherazade
I fear for my life
as I weave my many tales
for you every night
Day 18
Haiku for Balls - Scheherazade
I fear for my life
as I weave my many tales
for you every night
Day 17
Haiku for Plagiarism
You steal from yourself,
but is that plagiarism?
Only Sparks can know.
(laziest haiku ever!)
Day 17
Haiku for Plagiarism
You steal from yourself,
but is that plagiarism?
Only Sparks can know.
(laziest haiku ever!)
Day 16
Haiku for Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins - When Do I Get to Sing My Way
He should forever
sing his way, far better than
Old Blue Eyes and Sid’s
Day 16
Haiku for Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins - When Do I Get to Sing My Way
He should forever
sing his way, far better than
Old Blue Eyes and Sid’s
Day 15
Haiku for Interior Design - A Walk Down Memory Lane
She waits for the sun
to disappear from the sky,
like a long red light
Day 15
Haiku for Interior Design - A Walk Down Memory Lane
She waits for the sun
to disappear from the sky,
like a long red light
Day14
Haiku for Music That You Can Dance To - Shopping Mall of Love
Folks DO call me Jill
but sadly, I'm not behind
the Mael doors of love
(I may be embarrassed by this in about two hours. Or less)
Day14
Haiku for Music That You Can Dance To - Shopping Mall of Love
Folks DO call me Jill
but sadly, I'm not behind
the Mael doors of love
(I may be embarrassed by this in about two hours. Or less)
Day 12
Haiku for In Outer Space - Dance Godammit
Leaps, splits, spins, and dips
Are surely less dangerous
Than being alone
Day 12
Haiku for In Outer Space - Dance Godammit
Leaps, splits, spins, and dips
Are surely less dangerous
Than being alone
Day 10
Whomp That Sucker - That’s Not Nastassia
Everywhere I look
she appears - but wait! It’s just
One wishing she were
Day 10
Whomp That Sucker - That’s Not Nastassia
Everywhere I look
she appears - but wait! It’s just
One wishing she were
Day 9
Haiku for Terminal Jive - When I’m With You
Seeking words of love
from Keats or Blake, but maybe
better from my heart
Day 9
Haiku for Terminal Jive - When I’m With You
Seeking words of love
from Keats or Blake, but maybe
better from my heart
Day 8
Haiku for No 1. In Heaven - Beat The Clock
In such boundless haste
We have forgotten to pause
to smell the roses
Day 8
Haiku for No 1. In Heaven - Beat The Clock
In such boundless haste
We have forgotten to pause
to smell the roses
Day 7
Haiku for Introducing - Forever Young
In the ‘70s
They made a promise that they obviously kept!
(Thanks to whoever took this pic)
Day 7
Haiku for Introducing - Forever Young
In the ‘70s
They made a promise that they obviously kept!
(Thanks to whoever took this pic)
Day 6
Haiku for Big Beat - I Bought the Mississippi River
Yes, a companion!
Place me near that proud river
The I-405!
Day 6
Haiku for Big Beat - I Bought the Mississippi River
Yes, a companion!
Place me near that proud river
The I-405!
Day 5
Haiku for Indiscreet - Pineapple
Though thorny outside
Luscious pineapples are a
Citrus paradox
Day 5
Haiku for Indiscreet - Pineapple
Though thorny outside
Luscious pineapples are a
Citrus paradox
Day 4
Haiku for Propaganda - Reinforcements
On the battlefield
Hedges moving to and fro
I ponder my fate
Day 4
Haiku for Propaganda - Reinforcements
On the battlefield
Hedges moving to and fro
I ponder my fate