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Chiff & Fipple Presents: Tinwhistle Haiku edited
by James Isaacs and Dale Wisely |
1 to the Sweetone Plastic mouthpieces With a conical bore shaft Popular whistle (The Splotch) 2 to the Shaw Slightly tapered shaft Six found holes with which I play A rough hardwood block (The Splotch) 3 Brightly strident shriek Blatantly out of tuning Muse of my haiku (The Splotch) 4 Why doest thou play so oh, you whis'ler on the roof? Is the roof so hot? (The Splotch) 5 fipple, curved windway tunable plastic body ah, water weasel (Stuart Hall) 6 mason's apron and a pinch of snuff with a jig and a reel to close (Stuart Hall)
7 so much depends on a white tinwhistle, glazed with beads of condensed breath (Stuart Hall)
8 to tongue or not to tongue, that is the question with borrowed flute music (Stuart Hall)
9 out of the box and into my mouth, out of you come sweet Irish tunes (Stuart Hall)
10 Chiffing Old Dale said, " 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves played their whistles." (Stuart Hall) 11 oh, joyous fipple Whose music doth please me so What a joy to blow! (Jim Gorman)
12 Delicate fipple On a long metallic shaft Delight the whistler (Sean O'Malley) 13 The Chiff and Fipple Doth help the whistle adict In ways that drugs can't. (Sean O'Malley) 14 Will we ever find The perfect whistle haiku? Definitely not. (Sean O'Malley)
15 A giant fipple Wide, long body and big holes, It's a low whistle. (Sean O'Malley) 16 Piercing, painful sound, Annoying to all whistlers. What key? Must be G. (Sean O'Malley) 17 An eternity Lonely, sad and desperate Waiting for Copeland. (Sean O'Malley) 18 Whistle entering Medulla oblongata Beware the airbag (Terry Robbins) 19 Drive my wife crazy She's gonna kill me today If I'm tooting. (Terry Robbins) 20 Warm gossamer threads Of exquisite low whistle Fragile inspiration (Debi Switzer) 21 Sensuous whistle Sweet heart-rending resonance Alight the senses (Debi Switzer) 22 Passionate slow air My breast fills with sensation Cherish the whistle (Debi Switzer) 23 moonlight, low whistle celtic shakuhachi chants contemplative jigs (Paul Busman) 24 Wild jaybird screaming Silver hurricane firestorm Amplified Copeland (Wendy Morrison)
25 Tinwhistle haiku A monumental waste of time-- I must be obsessed. (William Hennessey) 26 Tinwhistle haiku What the hell am I doing? I must seek treatment (William Hennessey) 27 Pink cherry blossom Falls. F whistle trills the tune. Spring dances a jig. (William Hennessey) 28 Swallows dance and sing. Spring's whistlers. I'd eat bugs too... Could I play so well. (William Hennessey) 29 Her cry echoes mine. She sings my joy. The whistle Gives voice to my soul (William Hennessey)
30 Haunting melody Titillating songs of mirth My fine tinwhistle (David Curtis) 31 Quickly moving feet Hornpipes, reels and double jigs Whistle laughing loud (David Curtis) 32 Forever waiting Burning desire to own The Copeland Low D (Mr. Dave)
33 "Mystical...Haunting" What's this talk about New Age I just like the sound. (Mr. Dave) 34 Tinwhistle HAIKU?? Come on!...Whistles are IRISH! Why not a LIM'RICK? (Mr. Dave) 35 tinwhistles would be good replacements for bent pipes if they had no holes (Teresa Osinski) 36 I hear a loud squeek I look around and find A tinwhistle not tweaked. (Teresa Osinski) 37 Some cream for luster Makes my new whistle shiny How do I play it? (Teresa Osinski)
38 Gods of the Whistle Dancing to my Tune of Olde Soul-Fire in their eyes. (Peter Dilley) 39 A Haunting Whistle Tone so pure, piercing and bright Captain of a ship. (Peter Dilley) 40 Breathy tone pours forth Fingers do not fail me now Saliva stains my pants (Peter Dilley) 41 Banshee pipe this is! Shrill high squeeks and low breath whisps Fingers move too slow! (Peter Dilley) 42 Unexpected jolt Pain and odd noises abound Clarke jammed up my nose (Michael John Ayles) 43 Tinwhistle Table Tinwhistle Collective list "Chiff & Fipple" News (Pete-(Islander)) 44 The high piercing shrill My knife flashes as it cuts The burl is no more (Pete-(Islander)) 45 Open my mailer What light doth break upon me! "Chiff & Fipple" 's here! (Pete-(Islander)) 46 Soft, distant mourning A whistle cries in the night Pouring out its soul (Pete-(Islander)) 47 Light pierces the dark A note floats in the soft breeze A whistle shares joy (Pete-(Islander)) 48 Wafting on the breeze The haunting, sweet melodies As a whistle sings. (Pete-(Islander)) 49 Whether jigs or reels Or Riverdance is your taste Try "Chiff & Fipple" (R. Nolan Taylor) 50 "If it is respect You crave, play a tinwhistle" Says the bodhranist. (R. Nolan Taylor) |
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