Thread: Haiku anyone?

I ran across some haikus I had written back in Dec 1998 and thought that it would be fun to have people write and post their own haikus!

A haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having only three unrhymed lines consisting of five, seven, and five syllables.

Below are my haikus (the words in bold are the titles).

Nighfall:

As darkness descends
And quiet envelopes me
Sleep is my blanket.

A baby's death:

A mother's heart torn
A father's unending ache
Their child is now free.

Across the miles:

A far off heart beats
And mine matches its rhythm.
Distance means nothing.


Ok.. now your turn.. let's read your haikus! (no nasty limericks or sexual inuendos please!)
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Wow. Those are lovely Clairity.

I ramble too much to write haikus.
I'll try my hand at some later today though.

Very nice!

I used to write a few haikus when I was young. I doubt any are still floating around anywhere. So here's a brand new one composed this very minute on the subject of coffee:

In your dark splendor
a swirling world of promise
come now to my lips

the shade is lifted
clean the muddied window with
Clairity's haiku

skysaw, I really liked your haiku but when I went back and read that the subject was coffee.. well it's simply perfect!

Originally Posted by pj

the shade is lifted
clean the muddied window with
Clairity's haiku

Uhm.. pj.. tell me you aren't saying that you wiped your dirty window with my haiku?! (that's supposed to be a "compliment".. right?
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In poetic terms
yes, I may have overreached
poetic license

Originally Posted by Clairity

skysaw, I really liked your haiku but when I went back and read that the subject was coffee.. well it's simply perfect!

Thanks, Clairity! I just looked around for inspiration, and luckily it was at arms-reach.

food for thought

rabbits hop along
talk of carrots and such things
cars silence them quick

Numbers and ship dates
Embodiment of boredom
O, God, take me now

complex universe
dissected to it's simplest;
finding real magic.



"cherish your present"
the helium balloon says,
"make paper snowflakes."

lucky charms are now
injected in my right arm
kaleidoscopes, son!

sunshine rages on
in my possession fun, I
smile for anyone

look into my eyes
now let me look into yours
your breath smells awful

Words escape their chains
They are heard to my dismay
They were personal

Man I love Haikus
I write them on everything
Including my skin

(it faded darn it)

The wind has whispered
To many the lonely soul
A thought to ponder

Cliffs of black, white mist
Is the background for my mac
Where is this strange place?

Stones skipped, rods baited
The presence of the humans
Bewilders the fish

Is that a haiku
I count sixteen lines in all
You have failed this thread

Originally Posted by greenhavoc

Is that a haiku
I count sixteen lines in all
You have failed this thread

5, 7, 6, speaking of fail, haha

Sensless banter has a haiku thread too, interesting...

imagination
shimmers in all directions
slow-motion snowstorm

Originally Posted by Armistice

5, 7, 6, speaking of fail, haha

Sensless banter has a haiku thread too, interesting...

Are you serious
I mean, was that on purpose
or are you stupid

Consider it multiple haikus all mushed together in the same post for your viewing pleasure

Lost in fluffy clouds
Storks late for delivery--
Kids born six years old

big and small spiders
hogtie big and small flies. quick.
i watch, and shudder.

even when it mists
even as it suddenly turns
lightly into snow...

i think of you and want to haiku!

full-lit by the moon
as if glowing for the sun
i attempt to smile.

closer than you think
the wheel turns in our favor
when you least expect

bitter busch light man
grow up and get over it.
have a nice weekenddd!

I guess this qualifies as a resurgence of interest on my part, because these keep popping into my head.

Just now:

You're strong and yummy
As you're warming my tummy,
raspberry moonshine.

hanging by a thread
looking down and seeing death
afraid to let go