Chiff & Fipple Presents:

Tinwhistle Haiku

edited by James Isaacs and Dale Wisely

201

A Copeland Whistle

Anniversary present?

One year later, yes!

Bruce Press

202

Soodlums Mellow D

My new favorite whistle

Oops! Copeland Arrives

Bruce Press

203

Copeland blows so sweet

Does the high cost bother me?

Only during rests

Bruce Press

204

Moon on susato

compressive ripples cipher

reflected glory

Cliff

205

How to save marriage

If husband has case of WAD*:

Easy! Get WAD too.

Melanie Crowley

206

How to get e'en for

hours of his practicing: Play

loudly while he drives.

Melanie Crowley

207

Battle between the

pibcorn and whistle. Who wins?

E'er heard a pibcorn?*

Melanie Crowley

208

Frequent complaint heard:

can't handle a Copeland D

blow harder, whistlers

Wendy Morrison, House of Musical Traditions.

209

How could I have known ?

My kid would play tunes better

Why did I teach her ?

Mike Ross

210

Snow storm howls outside

Light sound beneath my fingers

Combats the cold wind

Susan Roehr

211

Gleam of brass on desk

Whistle tucked beneath my work

Beckons me to play

Susan Roehr

212

Lonesome tin whistle

Neglected for my new toy

Oh, please don't be hurt

Susan Roehr

213

the whistler's last notes

snatched up by the wind, returned--

wave-borne Gaelic air

Jenny White

214

The Chiff and Fipple

Inexpensive Whistle Guide

(an all-haiku version):

jackrabbit

215

Gracefully tapered;

Flutelike tone and bad paint-job:

Clarke Original.

jackrabbit

216

Fipple by Copeland,

But no two-year waiting list:

Bright-colored SweeTone.

jackrabbit

217

The best or the worst?

That depends on whom you ask.

Generation D.

jackrabbit

218

Ancient music, loud

on a modern instrument:

Plastic Susato.

jackrabbit

219

Takes more air than most,

And it costs more money too:

The conical Shaw.

jackrabbit

220

Made in Ireland,

Music and whistle alike:

Red-fippled Clare.

jackrabbit

221

Fits in your pocket --

Bad news for friends, family!

The two-part Eagle.

jackrabbit

222

Blow hard and it squeaks;

Blow gently and it still squeaks:

Shiny-barreled Oak.

jackrabbit

223

It's cheap; it sounds great

Until you sit down on it:

Fragile Little Black.

jackrabbit

224

Your favorite is ... ?

"I'm not certain yet," says Dale.

"I need to buy more."

jackrabbit

225

Guinnesss, gold on black

Brass Generation in D

Celtic Nirvana

"evern"

226

The tin whistlers curse

Born blest with a golden ear

and leaden fingers

"evern"

227

Three in the morning

The haikus come unbidden

It used to be tunes

"evern"

228

Waits for newsletter

With great anticipation.

Does this mean I'm sick?

Matt Paul

229

Too cheap to buy a

Costly pipe, I spend hundreds

To construct my own.

Matt Paul

230

Walton's Little Black

Hides on dark couch, but not from

My posterior.

Matt Paul

231

He blows his high G.

Ouch! That really hurts my ears!

Stop it! Please! Right now

Basil Arrick

232

whistle out, oh no!

lets jump and sit on your head

noise stops, sweet relief

Virginia Boone

233

kitty in hiding

mama gets whistle out, sh#%$^

time to go outside

Virginia Boone

234

long stick, well, okay

small shiny stick, what torture

sit at feet and wail

Virginia Boone

235

happy and content

copeland whistle hits high note

claws out, target foot

Virginia Boone

236

which whistle to play?

ruse to make everyone leave

can play long time now

Virginia Boone

237

"What was that?" she asks,

"Sheet metal and a bandsaw?

Generation D?"

Casey O'Rourke

238

Wife groans, daughter whines

cat sticks its tail in fipple

sensitive creatures

Casey O'Rourke

239

Spring discovery:

workshop is nearly soundproof -

my marriage is saved.

Casey O'Rourke

240

whistle sounds fuzzy

didn't brush after nachos

and guacamole

Casey O'Rourke

241

load of Overtons

due at local music shop:

anticipation

Casey O'Rourke

242

Wisely's obsession

infects others through the net.

The collective swells.

Bill Hennessey

243

Collective members

hum crystal transport tones, and

whistle into space.

Bill Hennessey

244

The neighborhood dogs

Howling with unabashed joy...

My new Susato!!

Norman Sams

245

It could be this is

An instrument I have been

Waiting to receive.

Tom Dowling

246

Whistle haikus? Quite.

I anagram them as well.

I hush it, twil squeake.

Les Smith

247

Matt Molloy flutes themes.

Davey Spillane pipes jigs, reels.

Madden lilts the aires.

Phil Knapp

248

Generation "D"

not so euphonic, you see.

But Susato, Oui!!!

Phil Knapp

249

Allergies abound

So hard to play my whistle

Yet, hard to put down.

Jimmy Sherlock

250

Dale is King indeed

Chiff and Fipple reigns supreme

Give him a Copeland!

Jimmy Sherlock

251

High D, low D,C

Many whistles to chose from

Give me a Feadog!

Jimmy Sherlock

252

Wanted a low D

Chiff and Fipple showed me

The whistle for me.

Jimmy Sherlock