Haiku (maybe)

[rayheinrich]

If we wanted to go linguistic on it, we could point out that "Shit" is derived from the Old English, which became the vulgar (read: close to nature) after the Norman conquest and the Latin dialect called Old French became the de facto high language. So "Shit" can be interpreted as a seasonal word.

the shit month of June
from pies seeds were fertilized
flowers were in bloom

So you see, if one drops ones rigid iconoclastic mindset, shit can easily be a seasonal word and the above a haiku. Besides, what we call haiku and senryū have nothing to do with the Japanese forms, so to argue an English poem within that context is pure balderdash in a pissoir. :p

dale

I second and adopt your clear reasoning.
(Though June's a bit soon for shit's demotion. Maybe September or October?)