Zombie Haiku, do you?

Pop culture fads and trends are generally short lived, but this Zombie craze seems to just keep rolling on.

A very imaginative young man named Ryan Mecum has crossed cultures by taking this walking corpse phenomenon into the Zen world of Haiku. He even creates in the voice of some of our favorite writers and poets. Such as:

by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle
into that zombie plagued night.
And take the shotgun.

by Sylvia Plath
From head to black shoe,
daddy, I had to eat you
because I’m starving.

by Robert Frost
Two lobes in the skull.
I eat the bloodier one –
not much difference.

by e.e. cummings
if anyone lived
in this wretched how town (they)
would be soon eaten.

by Emily Dickinson
I heard a fly buzz
when I became a zombie.
That was one loud bug.

by Walt Whitman
Every skin atom
form’d from this soil, this air,
tastes like chicken meat.

by William Shakespeare
To bite through the skull
or beat it against the wall?
That is the question.

And our favorite song writers/recording artists:

"Earth Died Screaming" – Tom Waits
Blood is really warm.
It's like drinking hot chocolate
but with more screaming.

"Via Chicago" - Wilco
I know he can't see
because the room is pitch black
and I have his eyes.

"My Father's House" – Bruce Springsteen
Thinking about dad
makes me think of better times
but then back to meat.

And then he takes contributions from friends:

If zombies smoked pot
maybe they would skip the brains
and settle for cake.
- Doug Benson, writer and comedian regularly seen on Best Week Ever

Veins and brains are tough
Stringy bits catch in my teeth
Chew well, then swallow
- Jeff Mariotte, author of River Runs Red and 100’s of wonderful comics

You are my desire.
Eating your luscious love thoughts
My Junk Just Dropped Off
- Christopher Moore, author of many great books including You Suck: A Love Story

If this just leaves you wanting more, you can visit his web site at “Zombie Haiku” where you can read more excerpts and even see his homemade TV commercial.

The fun continues....and your Haiku contributions are welcomed.