Day of the Dumpster:
20th Anniversary Haiku Challenge
Today marks the twentiefth anniversary of the very first airing of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. To celebrate I've joined forces with my good friend Moomin Cymreig to write a brand new set of haiku. Here's to another 20 years of Power Rangers!
Haiku the first:
Two men on the moon
Find a giant space dumpster
They release Rita!
Haiku the second:
Rita's morning breath
The greatest threat to Earth now
Press her a breath mint!
Haiku the third:
This is Angel Grove
The home of Ernie's Juice Bar
Keep those shakes coming!
Haiku the fourth:
Time for karate
Time to learn to conquer foes
Defeat enemies
Haiku the fifth:
Dancer wants to fight
Leave it to the girls though Zack
Bulk and Skull go down
Haiku the sixth:
Start at beginning
This is how we all learn stuff
Follow learning road
Haiku the seventh:
Bulk wants to fight you
Karate is for defense
Never for attack!
Haiku the eighth:
It's a state of mind
What is inside matters most
Billy must learn this
Haiku the ninth:
Earth quake rocks the town
This is the work of Rita!
We need some heroes!
Haiku the tenth:
One last hope for us
Summon teens with attitude
Become the Rangers!
Haiku the eleventh:
Just who are these guys?
Giant head and the robot
What is going on?
Haiku the twelfth:
Witch on flying bike
A deadly threat to the Earth
Defend us from her
Haiku the thirteenth:
Summon new powers
Power of the dinosaurs
Command Dino Zords!
Haiku the fourteenth:
Use your zords wisely
Observe the viewing globe now
Behold Megazord!
Haiku the fifteenth:
The teens don't believe
Don't believe in the Power
Minds will soon be changed
Haiku the sixteenth:
Finster cooks his poo
Oh it's clay apparently
Looked like turds to me
Haiku the seventeenth:
Fight putty patrol
A tough battle for the teens
Use your dance moves!
Haiku the eighteenth:
It's Morphin' Time yo!
Behold colourful spandex
Take down the putties!
Haiku the nineteenth:
All colours unite
Wait black guy is black ranger?
Well that isn't right
Haiku the twentiefth:
Face giant Goldar
Summon your zords now Rangers
Clash of the titans!
Haiku the twenty first:
Goldar is chicken
He makes a hastey exit
Rita has headache!
Haiku the twenty second:
The journey begins
Mighty Morphers United
Let battle commence!
The following haiku were written by Moomin Cymreig
I.
The first episode
There's a giant space dumpster
And monsters are free!
II.
Angel Grove, where's that?
Some athletic kids hanging
And then there's Billy
III.
Bulk and Skull appear
Time for some comic relief
The girls floor them both
IV.
Villainy in space
Rita barks out her orders
What will happen next?
V.
Karate classes
Billy and now Bulk and Skull
Bulk is shamed again
VI.
In the juice bar now
Patronising poor Billy
Ernie's first outing
VII.
Danger Guys! Earthquake!
Robot and head in a jar
Kidnapping the teens
VIII.
It's not the mall Kim
Alpha 5 is clearly cool
Look in the globe dudes
IX.
Rita Repulsa
Power morphers appear next
Power Rangers kids
X.
Dinozords for all
Yellow for the Asian girl
Black for the Black kid
XI.
It's too weird for Zack
Let the Power Protect you
But Jason lingered
XII.
Rita's not impressed
The putties are on their way
Get those teenagers!
XIII.
Jason wants to help
Did Zack just touch Jason's bum?
Putties mean trouble!
XIV.
Zack does a break dance
But they're soon on their arses
What should they do now?
XV.
Power morphers dudes!
Yeah! Go go power rangers
Alpha's loving it
XVI.
Kick some putty arse
They've really pissed off Rita
Make my Goldar grow
XVII.
The good guys are here
They're not going to back down
Dinozords active!
XVIII.
Megazord Power!
A moment in history
Let battle commence
XIX.
Go power rangers
Megazord Versus Goldar
Who will win the fight?
XX.
Goldar down not out
He's sure a tough nut to crack
What's a power sword?
XXI.
Goldar runs away
Rita's going ballistic
She's got a headache
XXII.
Zordon has some rules
Must keep their powers secret
Will they all agree?
XXIII.
Kim and her humour
Affirmative they all agree
Super heroes now