Game Enjambment is a reoccurring poetry series on games and gaming.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf often wants you to send letters to your animal neighbors to improve their relationships, send them furniture you want in their house, or get them to send you presents back. They occasionally like to show off these letters to you or to other people that visit, so when I started mailing my neighbors gifts, I decided to make them haiku so I could be entertained by them when I saw them again.

It’s a good thing I’m easily entertained.

Frita haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Frita:
Odd hamburger sheep
Some may think you’re kind of weird
I think you’re tasty

Ribbot haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Ribbot:
Mechanical frog
Why on earth are you a jock?
That doesn’t make sense

Another Ribbot haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

Also to Ribbot:
You are made of steel
How do you not short circuit
walking in the rain?

Soliel haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Soliel:
You are a lady
A small, rotund rodent, but
Lady nonetheless

Bianca haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Bianca:
It’s totes Bianca
You know all the hipster slang
Are oh tee eff el

Goldie haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Goldie:
Just a normal dog
Some might think you’re a bit bland
I think you’re adorbs

Another Goldie haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

Also to Goldie:
Golden retriever
Your name’s a bit obvious
Don’t you think so too?

Snake haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

To Snake:
A reptile-named hare
Also a game character
The puns are endless

Another Snake haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

Also to Snake:
Poof! Ninja bunny
Does jumping jacks like the wind
Um, how does that work

Yet another Snake haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

When snake sold his kotatsu:
WTF, dudebro
Why would you get rid of this?
Now your house is bare

Saharah haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

About (but thankfully not to) Saharah:
Saharah’s useless
Why only the cheap carpet?
Take this off my hands.

Tia (not me) haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

Tia (because of course I have Tia):
My mayor’s name twin
There can only be one, but
I will let you live

Decor haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

You’d better display this:
This is my attempt
to give you some themed decor
Please do not fail me

Another decor haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

This is not a compliment about your taste:
I couldn’t decide
who would actually want this
Please don’t give it back

Yet another decor haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

It really does:
Polka dotted chair
It looks so much cooler when
you coat it in gold

Bug-off haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

I’m not humble:
Consolation prize
since you will not win Bug-Off
That’s gonna be me

Winter haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

Winter is coming here:
Babe, it’s cold outside
Not trying to creep you out
Maybe wear long sleeves?

Rhyme haiku, by Tia Kalla,. Graphics from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, released by Nintendo, 2012.

I was late and it was tired:
Loom, loom, it’s a loom
Why send a loom for your room?
I like rhyming things

After reading these,
contemplating poet skills,
I’ll stick to retail.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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