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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 #4
Disney poet JB Conway works free from the briar patch
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.
This one is a classic damsel in distress story - with a Disney twist.
JB puts in three clues, one per line, to help you identify the Frontierland ride in which the damsel has been trapped.
Briars: come on, you know it! There's only one place in the Magic Kingdom you'll find briars, especially briars in a mountain.
Once past the briars, the damsel aboard, the shadows do fade as you're both 'splashed' with sunshine. What a fabulous image!
JB has dozens of haikus just as clever, just as beautiful, in his book, Mouse of Zen, which you should have bought by now - and if you haven't, welcome to the briar patch, baby.
Next week, JB starts Magic Kingdom March with a whole new cycle of Disney haikus.
Don't stop there! Check out more Mouse of Zen Monday...
Stuff Not to Skip
- Mouse of Zen
http://www.mouseofzen.com - Mouse of Zen on Lulu
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/mouse-of-zen/12190364 - Mouse of Zen on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Zen-J-B-Conway/dp/0557242703 - Frontierland on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontierland