Of Mice and Men: Haiku

I have no teeth and

My mangy coat smells so bad

Some folks want me dead

• Candy's dog

• Carlson

• Lulu

• Curley's wife

The prince of the ranch

On any subject--love, law--

His word is final

• Crooks

• The Boss

• Slim

• Curley

This small, cranky man

Cares for his friend but without

Much patience for him

• George

• Crooks

• Carlson

• Whit

I am the river

Into which George once ordered

his Lennie to jump

• Soledad

• Mississippi

• Salinas

• Rio Grande

My sensitive nose

Cannot put up with old dogs.

Where is my Luger?

• Curley

• Whit

• Bill Tenner

• Carlson

Rubbing liniment

On my poor, twisted backbone

Alone in my shack

• Crooks

• Candy

• Carlson

• The Boss

You travel in pairs?

Say, what you trying to pull?

I get suspicious...

• The Boss

• Slim

• Carlson

• Curley's Wife

Oh my gosh, read this!

My magazine has a note

From a friend of mine!

• Curley's Wife

• John Steinbeck

• Whit

• Lennie

George and me, we will

Live off the fat of the land

I get to tend 'em!

• George

• Lennie

• Curley's Wife

• Candy

They gave me some cash

After I lost my right hand

Right here on this ranch.

• Carlson

• Steinbeck

• Candy

• Lulu