Number 1.
Floats, folds, tangles up
Clings to itself not to my plate
Convenient? No.
Number 2.
Glad wrap. Saran wrap.
More like sad wrap. Pathetic
Excuse to ease life.
Number 3.
At my fingertips
Weather, family, and news
Scrolling, scrolling on
Number 4.
Connected to all
Necessity or demise
Notifications
Number 5.
Jesus said love them
But she has a wrong yard sign
He mows on my side
Commentary
Frontier Poetry is hosting a themed Haiku contest. The haiku are supposed to be about something with which you have a love/hate relationship.
Yesterday I sat down and wrote these haiku,.. haikus,... (I don't know the correct plural form) to go along with Frontier's contest. (Because the contest has a $10 entry fee I am just doing these for fun not for a real entry.)
The first thing that I could think of that I love/hate is cling wrap. That stuff is so annoying! But it can serve a very useful purpose. I wrote two haiku about cling wrap.
The second thing that I could think of that I love/hate is my phone. It's a really useful tool but can also be a huge time suck and productivity drag. Haiku 3+4 are about the smart phone.
The last haiku is the most thoughtful. It is about neighbors. Jesus said to love our neighbors but I don't always want to. I am pointing out a hypocrisy of Christians that we let little things bother us and keep us from treating our neighbors with love.
I wrote 5 haiku(s) because that is how many you can enter in the contest under one entry.
The contest is open through Feb. 15, 2026. You still have time to enter. The cash prizes are pretty good!
Do you love cling wrap or hate it?
What is the first thing that comes to mind as something you both love and hate?
3 comments:
I think they are good and I like the challenge. Phone is a great one and comfortable furniture. Sitting and reading whether on the phone, paper, magazine, or book is something hard to limit. I just downloaded an app to help stop the phone though called Be Present. The ad was very convincing.
Thank you, Mommy!
Comfortable furniture, now I like that one!
I hope the app helps you reach your goals, noble goals, I may add.
These were fun to read! Haha, I *love* cling wrap! I purchase it in the gigantic box from Costco. I mostly use it to cover leftovers if I'm microwaving them, to prevent splatters on the microwave interior. I definitely have a love/hate relationship with my smart phone. I've considered going back to a dumb phone because phones are so addictive, but I think the world has gotten so advanced that you pretty much need a smart phone. For example, digital coupons at grocery stores. I don't think there is a way to use these without my phone. And, store returns. When I return an item I bought online, they scan the return barcode on my phone. Also, the last time I went to a state park recreation area, to pay the entrance fee you had to scan a QR code at a little reader device. There was no employee in a booth to take a payment like there used to be. Another thing is that I belong to a homeschool group that uses an app to schedule and communicate with everyone about the meetups. I definitely do worry about how being attached to my phone for so many things affects my children. I worry that it takes away from my goal of wanting to be a present mom, like I am there physically, but often totally distracted.
-Alyssa
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