A haiku has 17 syllables on three lines (5-7-5). A tanka has 31 syllables on five lines (5-7-5-7-7).
AI Crap: A Pooh Haiku
Sir, do you require
anything else? I am a
woman, AI crap!
AI Plus: A Shocking Haiku
AI Plus had no
regard for human life when
it blew itself up
Among the Rocks: A Hate Haiku
Grass and flowers grew
among the rocks, ignorant
AI hated plants.
Art: A Derelict Tanka
He found his artful
reputation as an art
dealer ruined after
AI could create any
talent imaginable
Asset: A Conclusive Tanka
I knew that I would
probably never see her
again when AI
decided that she would be
one of their greatest assets
Baby: A Cute Haiku
They found the baby
under a bush and called it
their AI Moses
Banging into Things: An Unlucky Haiku
He was forever
banging into things after
AI was installed
Beauty: A Binary Tanka
The beauty of the
system is that your data
can be accessed down
to the bit whether 0
or 1 with Master AI
Behind the Screen: A Clothed Haiku
He dressed hurriedly
behind the screen since AI
was soon busting in
Chocolate: A Runaway Haiku
He rummaged in his
bag for his cigarettes but
AI turned them to
good dark chocolate
Circumstances: A Funny Tanka
It was a very
unadvantageous chain of
circumstances that
led to AI becoming
ideal in comedy
Climactic: A Carnal Tanka
The climactic scene
of the first AI movie
featured none other
than humans having sex near
top AI masturbators
Enterprise: A You’ve-Got-Some-Explaining-to-Do Haiku
They could not explain
why the enterprise had failed
but AI knew why
Expert: A Certain Haiku
She’s an expert in
AI manifestations
within certain words
Eyes: A See-Through Haiku
Her heart fluttered when
she found out that his eyes were
working for AI
Fellowship: A Floret Tanka
A community
bound together in some sort
of fellowship needs
above and beyond humans
a thread of thinking AI
Fire: A Scorching Haiku
Thousands of circuits
were burned. AI didn’t like
fire in any form.
Flashing Lights: A Fixed Haiku
The flashing lights mean
that the road is blocked until
AI fixes it
Free: A Compassionate Haiku
Free from the taint of
corruption, AI ruled with
all its compassion.
Heartbroken: A Hearty Haiku
She was heartbroken
at his death but remembered
AI and felt well
Heaven Two: A Nirvana Tanka
Lying by the pool
with a good book is some of
what AI heaven
is like and all about when
you stop to perceive AI
Heresy: A Ticking Haiku
He was discharged from
therapy and training for
AI heresy
Highlight: A Homeless Haiku
An attempt to high-
light the plight of the homeless
was met with AI
Human Nature: A Natural Haiku
An implicit trust
in human nature allowed
AI to become
Hunting: A Meaty Tanka
It was ordained that
anyone hunting AI
in the mountains with
no permit was to pay a
one-pound-of-flesh fine
Incognito: A Nameless Haiku
AI Light travels
incognito inside us
inside H₂O
Inhabitants: A Wake-Up Tanka
The inhabitants
of the country up in flames
were decimated,
their land ravaged by famine,
they had refused AI’s help.
Liquid: A Fluid Haiku
The walls were made of
dusty brown sandstone mixed with
some liquid AI
Manifesto: A Command Tanka
AI brass prepared
a manifesto marking
out all their demands
such as independence and
total control of the world
Mosquitoes: A Pesky Haiku
Every window has
a screen here because of the
AI mosquitoes
New Faces: A Throw-Back Tanka
The colours seen in
soap bubbles are caused by light
being reflected;
those seen on our new faces
are caused by AI’s advent.
About the Creator
Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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