Zen of Flame

1
Batch setups are but dreams
Born in formless, shapeless Zen.
We are but dreamers.

2
I comped for three days
And heard no human voices.
But the disk array sang.

3
Flame renders the setup
Like a swift-flowing river.
I wait in silence.

4
Why do you use vertical
I understand horizontal not.
Therefore I use vertical.

5
I comped all night.
Through the window, on my screen,
The rising sun shined

6
Stone and wire,
We are your slaves and masters,
Our lives are batch setups

7
I read my email.
The project has been canceled.
Archiving silently, I weep.

humbly adapted from The Zen of Programming

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you lost me at the fourth stanza.

:slight_smile:

Well, I realize the pattern for haiku should be 5-7-5. I guess both the original author and I while doing the adaptation, took some liberties. Since we did not adhere to the general rules of haiku, you could call these senryū, maybe.