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A haiku is a highly structured poetic snippet consisting of three short phrases that together should trigger an image in your mind. You won't find haikus at Disney. You will find haikus about Disney every Monday on the Disney Dispatch written by JB Conway, author of the well-regarded book, Mouse of Zen, which of course is full of Disney haikus. What better way to step into your Disney week!
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Haiku: Frontierland February #3
Disney poet JB Conway eyes the fixin's at Pecos Bill
The haiku theme for this month is Frontierland February. Each week, JB Conway will present a new haiku which in some way reminds him - and hopefully, you - of Disney World's Frontierland. Maybe it's a ride. Maybe a building. Maybe it's a scent or a sound. Whatever it is, JB's haiku will conjure it in your mind and make it real again.
Everyone who's ever been to the Magic Kingdom knows Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe, the quick-service restaurant in Frontierland. And Pecos Bill is justly famous for its fixin's bar.
But what does JB mean by 'over the top'?
As with all good poetry, it's susceptible to multiple meanings. Does Pecos Bill keep their fixin's so plentiful that they're in danger of spilling 'over the top' of their containers? Or maybe JB means that the sheer variety of fixin's at Pecos Bill is itself 'over the top'.
I ain't tellin'! Actually, I can't tell you, because there isn't a right answer.
You'll find your answer in the haiku.
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http://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Zen-J-B-Conway/dp/0557242703 - Frontierland on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontierland