Shibboleth…Friday’s Haiku Challenge

An interesting word, Shibboleth. I really had to do my homework on this one! The abridged definition in Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day graphic was slightly vague in scope and I wanted to be sure I captured the full flavor of this colorful word. I hope I’ve done it justice. Here’s an expanded definition and my take. 

Expanded Definition: Shibboleth
: an old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue
: a word or way of speaking or behaving which shows that a person belongs to a particular group.

Shibboleth…a Haiku

“Can you hear me now?”
It’s a useless shibboleth.
No one is list’ning.

Kat ~ 18 September 2015

Phew! Another challenging challenge. Wanna play? I’d love to see your take! 😊 Be sure to ping your Haiku back if you give it a go.

(The Challenge: Use Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day in a Haiku – a 3-line poem with 5 syllables in lines 1 & 3 and 7 syllables in line 2)