Haiku

"To commemorate the appointment of Belgium's Haiku-writing Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, as President of the Council, we offer our own humble suggestions for Haiku poems about him.   Haiku, as you know, comprises three non-rhyming lines made up of five, seven and five syllables respectively.   Ours were composed by 'Cadmus', who, as experts of Greek mythology will recall, was the brother of Europa, sent to rescue her from abduction and rape at the hands of a god.   He failed."

Herman Van Rompuy;
His name has five syllables –
Perfect for Haiku.


EU President:
Easier than making peace
'twixt Flems and Walloons


Herman who? They asked.
Now they know. But most don’t know
Catherine Ashton


I’m not the poodle
Of Sarkozy and Merkel.
Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof.


Bringing Europe peace,
Sailing on troubled waters –
Need a bigger boat!


They made me the boss.
What do they want me to do?
They’re in charge, not me!


Haiku keeps me sane.
All EU leaders are mad
And can’t write Haiku!


Tremble Europe! It's
Not just Haiku. I am a
Samurai warrior!