Jeff9K opines
the shortcomings of others
misses his own flaw

And name something that smacks of pseudo-intellectualism more than Haiku.

high school senior literature class.

It's the height of pseudo-intellectualism.

actually are not. Though, I appreciate the effort.

The one used by some, where the only restriction is total number of syllables.

an intransitive verb and can only take an indirect object - maybe try 'defines' instead?).

Hat tip nonetheless!

I did not know that about 'opine.' And to be honest, even after you've explained it, I'm still not really sure what makes a verb "intransitive." And I'm too tired to google it.

I have to admit, the words I chose were for the feeling I thought they would engender. And frankly, it never crossed my mind to worry about whether they were grammatically correct.

'Defines' sounds quiet and contemplative. I think it would make the poem more sad, like describing a missed opportunity.

'Opines' says, "LOOK AT ME!!" This sounds like the opportunity was definitely squandered.



But in the spirit of the OP, here's one about 2014

The wheel of time turned
One revolution around
Backwards or forwards?

In a clause with a transitive verb, the action moves "across" from the agent (doer) to the receiver (object) of the action. You probably remember from middle school English class that the Latin prefix trans means "across."

An intransitive verb is one that does not take a direct object.

indirect object is the person or thing that the direct object is done to or for. IOW, the indirect object is a secondary object (in what is called a ditransitive clause), and it cannot be in a sentence without the primary object.

link whence the definition derives contains some excellent examples thereto):

You smack yourself with
Pseudo-intellectual
Comment on haikus

Haiku's are fun. Sometimes poignant. Sometimes intellectual. Sometimes funny. Sometimes done wrong.

It is a great way to make a point within the parameters of limited lines and syllables.

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And I am lucky-enough to have been married to her for over 15 years.

Haiku is a Japanese art form.. that I never learned. I still don't understand how it is supposed
to be put together, but I am sure someone here can explain it to me. It does seem lovely though

“In the city fields
Contemplating cherry-trees...
Strangers are like friends”
― Kobayashi Issa, Japanese Haiku

I remember my father telling me that great Samurai wrote many Haiku during the edo period.

respectively. (I don't know what meter if any is used.)

Because the form is so compact and so unlike most western poetic forms, haiku makes a great teaching vehicle for introducing Western students to thinking about the use(s) of language for self expression.

My life is my own
Reticent Recalcitrant
I've nothing to say

Good bye twenty fourteen,
ISIS Ebola, ISIS Ebola, yet,
We are still here.

Hillary
Perhaps opposed
But nominated anyway

i tried

Perhaps opposed but
nominated anyway
Hillary Clinton

Perhaps opposed but
nominated anyway
Hillary Clinton

(I really wish those foreignors would speak English, dammit!)