Simon Rogerson Poet Haiku

Machine: the Final Chapter

Computer
Bits, bytes, ones, zeros
So Charles and Ada conceive -
IT’s Pandora’s box

Robot
Man and beast replaced
Same task over and over -
Objective carnage

AI
Boolean bible
Artificial ignorance -
Logical ending

Evolutionary finale – Armageddon!

This Haiku set follows on from the Evolutionary Sequel haikus. It appeared in Rogerson, S., 2020. Poetical potentials: the value of poems in social impact education. ACM Inroads, 11(1), pp.30-32. doi.org/10.1145/3381025. In 2022, it was published in PS: It's Still Poetry

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Andrea Dietrich February 6, 2022 at 11:34 AM love this example for your contest. Simon Rogerson February 7, 2022 at 1:13 AM thanks Andrea

Joanna Daniel February 3, 2022 at 6:00 AM Very brilliant set of haikus, Simon:) Simon Rogerson February 3, 2022 at 6:48 AM That is lovely of you to write this. Glad you enjoyed them.

Franci Hoffman June 10, 2020 at 2:32 PM You're a master of Haiku, Simon! Simon Rogerson June 11, 2020 at 3:30 AM Too kind! Simon

John Watt June 9, 2020 at 10:49 AM Simon, I find these haiku brilliant. Charles and Ada conceive, IT's Pandora's box (with the IT serving a double purpose), Boolean Bible, Artificial ignorance, all of it. Amazing write ~ John Simon Rogerson June 11, 2020 at 3:30 AM Thanks for your kind words -Simon