Royal blood, pledges No match for stained glass ceiling Of patriarchy Today on Mothers of Kings Week, we turn to Empress Matilda (or Maud), who also came close to nabbing the top job. Matilda was born to Henry I in 1102, one of two children with his queen. She also had around 25 bastard siblings, … Continue reading Empress Matilda Haiku
Sophia of Hanover Haiku
Britain in crisis! Papists as heirs! King Will's fix - A German granny. I declare this to be Mothers of Kings Week! We'll cover women who birthed monarchs of England and Britain without being queens of same. We'll start with Sophia, Electress of Hanover (1630-1714), who came very close to succeeding to the throne in … Continue reading Sophia of Hanover Haiku
Jack, A Guest Haiku
On the final day of BC Week, we look to the present with a guest haiku by my friend Starsha. Jack is a cat. My friend found him as a kitten and he promptly manipulated her then-roommate into allowing her to keep him. Purr purr, look how cute I am, purr. He has done this … Continue reading Jack, A Guest Haiku
Cariboo Cameron Haiku
Pledge to beloved wife Take her home in sketch coffin Go full squirrelly Today on BC Week, we turn to John A. 'Cariboo' Cameron, one of the many 'interesting' characters of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Cameron was born in 1820 in Glengarry County in the future Ontario. He married his beloved Sophia, had a daughter … Continue reading Cariboo Cameron Haiku
McLean Clan Haiku
Brutish father killed, Become men, go on crime spree. Common progression. For this installment of BC Week, let's turn to the glorious city of my birth, Kamloops. And fur trading. And crime. And that Chilcotin War I mentioned. And one family in particular. It all started in Scotland, with the birth of Donald McLean in … Continue reading McLean Clan Haiku
Arthur Currie Haiku
"A thought - make plan ere Sending thousands on death's path." Tactics genius! Today on BC Week: Arthur Currie, a WWI general who stood out by not being murderously incompetent. Currie was born in Ontario in 1875. Just before graduating high school, he got in a tiff with a teacher, so he struck out to … Continue reading Arthur Currie Haiku
Matthew Baillie Begbie
It's murder most foul! String up the miscreant! ...Shit. Judge is weeks away. It's the third day of BC Week, so let our topic be the saddle sore legs of the law: Matthew Baillie Begbie, the so-called 'Hanging Judge.' Begbie was born an army brat on the high seas in 1819. His family arrived in … Continue reading Matthew Baillie Begbie
