H-AYI-KU

During a creative spurt, I was finally able to come up with a write-up for my niece Ayi's AEGIS yearbook (she's graduating from the Ateneo this school year with a major in Psychology.) Since I didn't want to stick to traditional paragraphs and the regular dedications people usually make when composing a write-up for their graduating loved ones, I decided to do some witty wordplay with an easy enough poetic form: the Japanese Haiku. Being the obsessive-compulsive freak that I am, I strictly stuck to the 5-7-5 syllable rule, thus releasing the formalist in me. Haha! I'm posting it here for everyone to enjoy. :-)

H-AYI-KU

Flip-flops. Funky tops.

Laptop, study props, book shops.

Hiphop; never stops.


Mood swings. Kiddie flings.

Guitar slings, yet doesn’t sing.

Bonjing. Wacky things.


Skills-enhance. Romance.

Laid-back stance. Mind in a trance.

Tries to dance (no chance!)


Eldest brat. Hair-pat.

Not fat, but PHAT. Humor vat.

Cool cat. She’s all that.