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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Only Haiku posts
In the Hatrack Haiku thread
(Just because we can)
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Vegetable photos
A/C installation threads;
Summer on Hatrack
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Begging the Question,
Googlethon Competitions --
Does OSC care?
 
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
 
Many words are typed
Few people choose to read them
Before they respond.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
dkw
and Bob_Scopatz are in love
a marriage haiku


Got five syllables
in only three small letters.
How awesome is that?
 
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
Land of the Straw Man
Lots of Red Herrings As Well
Welcome To Hatrack
 
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
 
Room of abstract folk
enjoyable distraction
Where does the time go?
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
Anywhere I post
The frothy discussion calms
And the bubbles sink.
 
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
 
advice for robots
not a thread killer at all
just the way they fall
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
[Smile] [Smile] [Smile] [Smile] [Smile]
[The Wave]
[Group Hug]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Unique to Hatrack:
(thanks to advice for robots)
graemlin syllables!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Christian Scientists,
JW's, LDS,
and Orthodox Jews
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Tante Shvester loves
her haikus. Does anyone
wish that she would stop?
 
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
It's only Tuesday.
What a long week this will be.
I am tired already.
 
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
 
Strong and pretty tree.
Guardian of the Forest.
I'm writing on you.


I wrote this one in 7th grade.
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
Tuesday already?!
Crap! I have an assignment
Due before Friday!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
afr, you bum!
Do your homework, or else you're
grounded from Hatrack!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:

Strong and pretty tree.
Guardian of the Forest.
I'm writing on you.


I wrote this one in 7th grade.

I wrote this one in nursing school:

Your IV splattered
like red maple leaves shining
on rain-wet pavement.
 
Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :
 
I've started a thread
My true frustration is vented
My post holds no rage
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
A perfect math score
But when writing a haiku
I count on fingers

Though no one else does
My post needs a signature
Love, Enigmatic
 
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
 
Does anyone here
Remember an awesome thread
With Uruk-Haiku?
 
Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
 
If truth was Haiku
Phrased in golden-silverblue
Would we ever see?
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Yellow for comfort
Blue for meaningful debate
Priceless user names

Individuals
Rising and falling in ranks
I'm falling down fast.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Humidity rich
and warm, surrounding me like
a mother's embrace.
 
Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
 
Yawning very loud
Now about to fall asleep
Climb into my bed
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Humanity defined
By helping out, but who needs
My help in heaven?
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
People are living,
Needing help as they take steps
I live by helping.

My happiness comes
By offering a kind hand
And I feel fulfilled

Car on the road side
I have time, and I slow down.
Knife in the darkness.

Humanity defined
By helping out, but who needs
My help in heaven?

Flashing red lights,
Sirens come to the rescue.
I will live longer.

But can I be saved?
Heaven is death sentence
For people like me.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Hokey Smokes, T_Smith!
That's the scariest haiku!
Will you be all right?
[Eek!]
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Not a true story,
Just a reflection on life
And my fears of death.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
A sigh of relief
is the breath of life that has
been held in too long.
[Smile]
 
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
 
This thread's getting deep
And as fluff cannot swim well
I will not risk it.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
imogen, jump in!
this thread is as fluffy as
you wish it to be.
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Looked into a pool
And saw my own reflection
Staring up at me

A friend looked again
And saw the deep dark wonders
Golden imaginations.

I realized that day
That because he looked again
He knew the pools depth.
 
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
scottneb is teh cool
some call him "Haiku Master"
but that's uber nuts!
 
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
saxon75
has trademarked the great "Right On!"
others may not use
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
When Papa says [No No]
and rivka gives us her [Evil] ,
I just [Group Hug] Hatrack.
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
I have seen scottneb,
And judging what I have seen
He's a haiku sith.
 
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
 
Scottneb makes life from
Haiku mitichondrians?
Move over Vader!
 
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
The sun shines through trees
Eyes strain to see the great sky
Clouds consume the blue.

:raises the roof:
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Scratchy throat, sneezing --
is it allergies or is
it a summer cold?
 
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
 
July 16th comes.
I'm desperately waiting.
Who's the Half Blood Prince?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Subway platforms reek,
melted gum stuck to my shoe
NYC summer.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
L33+ li++l3 H@x0r,
Hatrack knows not what you say.
Use good grammar please.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Hagrid's half giant
Perhaps Royal Giant stock?
My guess is, he's it.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
All of these haiku
Really increase my postcount.
Landmark here I come.
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Almost a full year
To write of a Russian day
Did I lose my fan?
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
You beat me to it
I wanted to come up with
A Hagrid haiku
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
there were many cops
on the subway this morning
what was going on?

Orange alerts cause
jaded New Yorkers to look
over their shoulders
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Mandible remus
zygomaticus ethmoid
(anatomy test)
 
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
 
The Haiku

Imagery is Key
As are poignant Nature scenes
With much left unsaid
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
For Classic Haiku,
Katarain's critique's correct.
But this is Hatrack!

Levity trumps rules
verbosity trumps talent
on Hatrack forums.
 
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
 
Break the rules, but please
Educate the ignorant
When we all are done.

[Smile]

That sucked. [Smile]

-Katarain
 
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
 
A red tile mosaic
bird house painted pearly white
All done on this day
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
When cherry blossoms
fall the colors remind me
of Pink Gatorade
 
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
This thread reminds me of
That old Uruk-Haiku thread
Those were happy times.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Funny:

Does anyone here
Remember an awesome thread
With Uruk-Haiku?

quote:
Originally posted by Teshi:

This thread reminds me of
That old Uruk-Haiku thread
Those were happy times.

Teshi, when posting
a novel idea, it's good
to be the first one.

[Wink]
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
How bratty of you
to post your haiku without
the decoder site.
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Man at tree waving
To a passerby walking
Is it taleswapper?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Bright slash of green light
and an Earth-trembling roar
(I had to re-boot).
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Charcoal skies at noon
distant rumbling approaching
a Crash! The deluge.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Thick air, breezes like
a lover's exhalations,
and, Oh! cool raindrops.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Flowers trembling, bent,
Puddles seersucker-dappled
The sweet taste of rain
 
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
 
Mesquite bow to wind
Tumultuous thunder reigns
On desert domain
 
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
 
Jagged lightning strokes
Jagged peak. Passion rises
to conflagration
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Newbie Uprooted
Digs Haiku and dobie threads
Is that sad or what?
 
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
Stop. Go. Stop. Go. Stop.
The Third Accident Today
That's I-880

Rubberneck All Day
You Never See The Gross Stuff
Yet Traffic Still Stops

Gets Your Attention
Twisted Steel and Flashing Lights
Like You See Most Days

Impatient. Urgent.
Should Have Gone Before I Left.
I Hate My Commute.
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
Monday again. Dang.
The weeks pass, but never change.
Still I get older.
 
Posted by SoberTillNoon (Member # 6170) on :
 
All of these hikus
Some are kind of funny too
How long will it last?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
As long as Tante
has Haiku in her system
this thread will live on.
 
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
 
the life runs
along the river
under the sun of summer.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Foggy morning mists
embroider spiderwebs with
strings of precious jewels.

The thrushes rejoice
and cicadas sing love songs;
sunlight pierces clouds.

Ceiling fans attempt
to stir too-heavy air, but
the stillness remains.
 
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Icy black brooke falls
Jagged rocks and crystal snow
Starts high and ends low.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
It's so much colder
in T_Smith's haiku; could I
come to visit soon?
 
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
Falling from a plane
Years tick by and pick up speed
Have not hit ground yet
 
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
quote:
Teshi, when posting
a novel idea, it's good
to be the first one.

Sometimes you gotta
Leap before you look, y'know?
And that's what I did.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
You keep leapin', hon;
on Hatrack, you can bet on
pretty safe landings.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Hot air in August --
like a cool breeze compared to
nominee hearings
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
King of Men disdains
the Hatrackers, but still we
always find him here.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
A summer haircut
is the tonic that yields cool
breezes on my neck.
 
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
 
I am Brilliant
You are Not
But we can still have brunch.

(Sorry in advance if that offended someone [Wink]
 
Posted by JuniperDreams (Member # 3471) on :
 
I like the squirrel.
Do you want tasty cookies?
Hatrack is silly.
 
Posted by racingbird (Member # 8400) on :
 
We're in the process of moving-- so these are courtesy of me and my husband. [Smile]

Taped the china box
I just found a champagne flute
in the dishwasher
*
What is in this box?
Where is my inventory?
God, I hate to move
*
new box all taped up
Where is the blue sharpie pen?
Only one that writes
*
clear packing tape roll
end stuck down invisibly
many cuss words fly
*
This box almost full
Why is there never a thing
to fill that square space?
*
We have many books.
Will we also have many
hernias to come?
*
Packing in advance
Why do I want to pack the
toaster so badly?
*
Can we pack these yet?
No, we'll need them for showers.
Towels are important.
*
Wow, look what I found!
So that is where that toy went
under the bookshelf.
*
It would be helpful
if we could put the kids in
and tape the box shut
[Smile]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Multiplex Haiku

From sun's blinding glare
to cool darkness -- cell phones off!
The movie's starting.

[ July 31, 2005, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: Tante Shvester ]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Multiplex Haiku II

Spartan Antarctic
Quiet beauty broken by
The next screen over
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
In still summer heat
Rumblings of thunder herald
More humidity.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
After the storm clears
grey sheets of fog lift wraith-like
from steaming pavement
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Iridescent shines
the flock of squawking grackles
splashing in puddles.
 
Posted by The Amazing Squirrel Boy (Member # 5158) on :
 
Post-whoring wonder
Does she ever sleep? I ask
She'll pass us all soon.
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
Oopsie, that was me
Switching names was once easy
I pine for those days
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Hey! Watch yer language!
And BOW before the Queen of
Prolificity!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
So it's Jon Boy who's
The Amazing Squirrel Boy;
Should I be surprised?
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Haiku thread is back
A most pleasant diversion
As twilight deepens.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
"Haikus" didn't leave;
Just dozed languidly in the
Sultry August heat.
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Some roses are red
Violets are a shade of blue
Haiku doesn't rhyme.

(or if you pronounce "violets" with three syllables:)

Some roses are red
Violets are kinda blue
Haiku doesn't rhyme.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
starLisa makes me
lol, but I'm not sure
why that should be so.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Had fish for dinner
not that anyone else should
really care about that.

Mild, dredged in bread crumbs,
served with mom's home-canned green beans
and some egg noodles

I'm not a poet
or that would have been poignant
instead of just lame.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Not 8:36!
I can't really have wasted
A whole day like this!
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Lazy, avoiding
the things I know I should do.
Posting here instead.
 
Posted by Kitsune (Member # 8290) on :
 
Summer is over
I'm looking for a reason
to not hate high school.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Multiplex Haiku III

I smell some old feet
and something that may be pee.
Please pass the popcorn.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Now I must go do
the things I was avoiding
and I'm so sleepy.
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Haiku is boring
Limericks are much more fun
Even dirty ones
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
(curtesy of a friend of mine)

There once was a man
From Peru whose limericks
Looked like haiku - he

Said with a laugh, "I
Cut them in half; the pay is
Much better for two."
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
[Laugh] starLisa is silly!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Inspired!
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Inspired I'm not
Headache causes flashing lights
I want to throw up.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
StarLisa's is awesome! Combining two types reminds me of the palindrome haiku from KoL:

Oh, evil Satan
Oscillate my metallic
Sonatas live. Ho!
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
I held the bucket,
gave quid some excedrin and
quid puked on my shoe.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Goodnight, sweet Hatrack.
I'll see you in the morning
for my daily fix.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Sorry about that
Treason, my aim isn't good
Excedrin don't work.

Ibuprofen and
tramadol are my friends, yes!
Thank you, ketchupqueen!
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
X-ray showed my leg
No apparent problems shown
It still hurts like hell

MRI showed bulge
Sacro-lumbar disc, they say
Annular tear, too

Got an allergy
Ibubrofen gives me hives
Tramadol instead

Doesn't do a thing
T3 does, but knocks me out
Zonked for half a day

Lawyers have the case
It's an elevator joke
"Otis going down".
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
starLisa's leg hurts
But I didn't get the joke
about the Otis

Ibuprofen rocks
I'm sorry you can't use it
How about Aleve?
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Haikus are weïrd,
I don't see the god-damned point
Of playing the game;

If I had an option
Of writing one with my choice
Of meter and rhyme -

I'd choose it right there,
And not play in this wrechéd
Silly game of yours.
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uprooted:
starLisa's leg hurts
But I didn't get the joke
about the Otis

Ibuprofen rocks
I'm sorry you can't use it
How about Aleve?

Otis was on site
Mine was not the first that day
Gonna make them pay

Negligence for sure
Didn't even post a sign
Three weeks of pain sux

I can't use Aleve
It is in the same family
I'll have to make do
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
So it's Jon Boy who's
The Amazing Squirrel Boy;
Should I be surprised?

You really shouldn't;
It's not the best-kept secret.
You're just a newbie.

[ August 31, 2005, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan Howard:
Haikus are weïrd,
I don't see the god-damned point
Of playing the game;

If I had an option
Of writing one with my choice
Of meter and rhyme -

I'd choose it right there,
And not play in this wrechéd
Silly game of yours.

Jonathan Howard,
I'm sick of your attitude.
Why not be a mentch?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jon Boy:
You really shouldn't;
It's not the best-kept secret.
You're just a newbie.

So I'm a newbie,
Well la-di-dah! So were you
When you started here.
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Haiku is easy
Pantoum is more challenging
Try it and you'll see.

Haiku distracts me
The alternative is work
Not sure which is worse

Enough with haikus!
Let's try limericks instead
I'll go start a thread
 
Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :
 
Hatrackian haiku
turns to taunting Tante but
no Tante's taunting.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan Howard:
Haikus are weïrd,
I don't see the god-damned point
Of playing the game;

If I had an option
Of writing one with my choice
Of meter and rhyme -

I'd choose it right there,
And not play in this wrechéd
Silly game of yours.

Jonathan Howard,
I'm sick of your attitude.
Why not be a mentch?

I don't get you, Tante,
The irony was stated
But you missed it then:

You see, after all,
I played in this little game
Although I'm no fan;

So give me a break,
I was being mature-like
A great haiku-mensch.
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
Haikus don't have multiple stanzas! [Mad]
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
Jon Boy is upset
at the length of these haikus.
We tremble in fear!

***************************

I just quit my job,
(Well, one of them, anyway),
And now I can breathe.
 
Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Jon Boy makes up rules
Looking for a cause to kvetch
Just pay him no mind
 
Posted by Sartorius (Member # 7696) on :
 
And notice his post
Only has one measley line
Not the required three
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
You got something wrong,
Line three has six syllables,
Inappropriate!
 
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
 
A poem must have
a "kigo" or season word
to be a haiku.
 
Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :
 
My host mom called me
kabochan but I was not
a pumpkin baby.
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by starLisa:
Jon Boy makes up rules
Looking for a cause to kvetch
Just pay him no mind

I'm pretty sure it was the Japanese who made up the rules for haikus. I'm just the messenger.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Jon Boy picks to much.
Winter, there is a season
Hatracker Dobbie.

That haiku was bad,
but it's the best I could do
on such short notice.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
These haikus are weird:
I think they lose much meaning
When not in Japanese.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Headache, oh headache,
Begone, useless splitting pain
Spawn of the devil!
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
*sends quid some advil*
Soon you will be free of pain.
Feel better, my friend.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
A fresh zephyr brings
Cool nights, new shoes, school buses,
And a quiet house.
 
Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :
 
La la la, she said.
Further, nu nu-la ti da.
M N O P? Yes.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
bun, can you translate
your haiku? I have no clue
what you mean to say.
 
Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :
 
It was very late.
Bunbun became slap happy
tapping on the keys.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
I'm awestuck by you,
For you have weird statements
And no one understands.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan Howard:
I'm awestuck by you,
For you have weird statements
And no one understands.

Jonathan Howard,
Those who live in glass houses
Ought not to throw stones.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
[Smile] [Smile] [Smile] [Smile] [Smile]
Really great haiku Tante!
I laughed my butt off.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Time to leave Hatrack,
for only a little bit.
Movie-boyfriend time.
 
Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :
 
Pingpong, whiffle soft
Tennis base bucky golf foot.
This one is all balls.
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
Oh, you stupid door!
Why'd you crush my little toe?
Man, that really hurts!
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Monsoon weather here
Rain falls like buckets from sky
Mosquitoes breed fast.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Why can't I ever
stop playing World of Warcraft?
I crave sleep badly.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Kicks Treason to bed
Know you that games waste your time?
Hands Treason stuffed bear.
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
Ah, Worlds of Warcraft.
I want to delete that game
From my man's machine.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
My man has not yet
Installed the game of the beast
Help him if he does.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Preity Zinta
Shahrukh Khan in Veer Zaara
Bollywood rocks on!
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
Quid, keep him away
From it as long as you can.
It sucks men in fast.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Women too, I'd say.
I only started last week
now I'm level ten.

[Smile]
 
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
That is likely true;
(That's why I haven't played yet--
I'd get sucked in, too!)
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Sorry for you, Meg,
No-one earns such fate like this,
Even more so you!

EDIT:

Didn't see Page Four,
And so my comment's faulty,
Take't in good spirit.

[ September 06, 2005, 12:17 AM: Message edited by: Jonathan Howard ]
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Have I killed this thread?
Have I, have I killed this thread?
Have I killed this thread?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Suuuure you did, JH.
We were awed by your haiku
So we all gave up.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Bullshit, bullshit, crap:
There's no awe in lame haikus,
Don't you flatter me.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
This will be the post
that puts me at four hundred.
Hooray for me. Woot!
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
By the way, I liked
"Bullshit, bullshit, crap" Haiku.
It made me laugh hard.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Thank you, Treason, much!
Though I wouldn't be like you,
THEY would have me hanged.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Oh profanity
That lame excuse for language
That makes you look dumb.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
But still amuses
me-makes me giggle and grin.
Potty jokes are fun!
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Bad haiku bad bad
bad terrible bad haiku
This is bad times two.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Plotting, creating,
Making characters do stuff,
Writing. Much hard work.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
This is losing form,
We are writing like Tarzan,
Words here make no sense.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Tonto and Tarzan:
"Kemo Sabi, Ungawa,
Haiku Thread Heap Good"
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
What the bugger's that?
I speak English, yet I can't
Get what you just said.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Eye exam. Glasses,
With clip-on sunglasses. Cool.
Cataracts? Oh crap!
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Mine eyes have seen the
Glory of the coming of
The Lord (oh, yeah, sure!) -

He is trampling out
Vintage where the grapes of wrath
Are stored (grapes galore!);

He hath loosed the fate-
-ful lightning of his ter-
-rible swift sword (wow!),

His truth is marching
On (not off. Get that, you twit,
His truth on marches now).
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Umm, Jonathan H?
I just don't know what to say
glory glory hal . . .
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Jon- [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Twin beams aimed skyward
and a half moon looming low --
New York, Sunday night.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Curry-scented steam
wafts warmly from open doors:
Indian summer.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Mmm, curried pumpkin
Savory and delicious
Mouth watering taste.
 
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
How's the rhythm done?
Iambs, Trochees, Anapaests,
Miscellaneöus?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Sore throat, stuffy nose,
"Atchoo! Atchoo!" "Gesundheit!"
Back to school season.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
My nose ran all day
and in the afternoon it
laid down for a nap.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Poor Tante, so sick.
Sneezing and coughing-not fun!
Feel better soon [Cry]
 
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
 
Venerable art
Why do you take such abuse?
Poets spin in graves.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Headaches and eyestrain
Head spins in all directions
Enough is enough!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sterling:
Venerable art
Why do you take such abuse?
Poets spin in graves.

quote:
Sore throat, stuffy nose,
"Atchoo! Atchoo!" "Gesundheit!"
Back to school season.

Hey --mine had that "seasonal reference" thing. And if cold symptoms aren't a natural phenomena, then I don't know what is. [Frown] (still feeling yucky)
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
It seems that quid has
ever so many headaches.
Have you seen a Doc?

My poetry is
so wrong and wooden, I fear.
Sterling, I have fun!

I do not care if
my poetry sounds silly.
I like to write it.

[Smile]
 
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Treason:
It seems that quid has
ever so many headaches.
Have you seen a Doc?

My poetry is
so wrong and wooden, I fear.
Sterling, I have fun!

I do not care if
my poetry sounds silly.
I like to write it.

[Smile]

Please take no offense
I am only poking fun
Poet, I am not

English is a tongue
That was not made for haiku
All sound slightly off
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
No offense taken.
I know 'twas only teasing.
I love bad poems!
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Maid didn't show up
Livingroom filthy dirty
Fire her sorry ass!
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Fully Functional?
Not yet. Looking for light fare.
Good Morning, Hatrack!
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Good Ev'ning, Hatrack!
Livingroom clean, sanity -
Blessed sanity!
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Up too late again,
I can't seem to fall asleep.
Must be computer.

I cheat on haiku,
Throw away words that don't fit.
Sound like "No english"
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Lack of sleep, headache.
Sister, niece, nephew arrive
From halfway round world.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Syacmore leaves crunch
underfoot as I walk through
evening's long shadows.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Tante, she always
surprises me with her wit
and posting power.

Tante's haikus are
always good, sometimes funny
that one was pretty.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Apple scented days:
Amidst the sun-dappled green,
A flash of crimson.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Evening falls cool/crisp
Too-full pumpkin moon rises
Night winds stir the pines.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Yellow buses fill
with gigglegirls, posingboys,
and soggy lunches.

Heavy footed boys
trudge to school in the morning
fly so lightly home.
 
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
Serenity, for you
I have waited a long time.
Take me to blackness.

(I'm in a poetic mood)
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Sukkos Haiku

Families sleep in
rickety shacks behind their
million dollar homes
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
I hope Tante has
a big million dollar home
because I sure don't

[Big Grin]

The rickety shack
resembles my home more than
anything else does

I exaggerate
just so I can write haiku
alarmingly bad
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
It's no McMansion,
but it's got indoor plumbing
and the internet.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
I can't believe that
someone else is still awake
my jaw dropped open
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Autumn Morning Drive

Russet crimson gold
reflecting off the glass-smooth
Raritan River
 
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
 
Baseball is over
I can't wait until Spring
I love the Angels
 
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
 
The war in Iraq
continues unabated
I still pray for peace.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Train Conductor Haiku

Passengers will please
Refrain from loud music or
Spitting on the train.

(I really heard this!)
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Insomnia. Sleep
deprivation, onward ho!
Hallucinations.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Love the train haiku
Spitting sounds almost seren
if the meter's right.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Seren is no word.
Serene is what I wanted
but I cannot type.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
They say with snowflakes
No two are ever alike.
Who is checking that?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
After the Office Gift Exchange

The air is nauseous
With the mingling fumes of
Our scented candles.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Winter-bright eyes and
Rosy cheeks. Frozen fingers
Crave hot chocolate.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
It's Valentine's Day:
Everywhere hearts and roses.
May true love find you.

If true love is scarce
then chocolate will do nicely
a sweet subsitute.
 
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
Love is all I need,
Don't get me anything, Dear
Maybe Chocolates.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Mourning doves cooing
at winter's dawn leave peace sign
footprints in the snow.
 
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
Hello all, I'm back
I've returned to astonish
with a short poem

It's called a Haiku
I know that you know of them
So please, please enjoy.

Haikus are a drink
At the Giant's Shadow Bar
I make the best ones.

You should try one there.
They're non-alcoholic
At least my kind are.
 
Posted by Advent 115 (Member # 8914) on :
 
It’s like how it is
I realize it myself
On each years last day
 
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
Haikus are good drinks
at the bar on this forum
You should go try one!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
A twist of lemon:
the only adornment for
the perfect Haiku.

But the Haiku IS
a drink! Vodka, Vermouth, and
a twist of lemon.


 
Posted by xxsockeh (Member # 9186) on :
 
This is our Hatrack
Feel free to hang up your hat
Enjoy your stay here

(Yeah, I'm a crappy Haiku-er.)
 
Posted by xxsockeh (Member # 9186) on :
 
It's Hatrack-time now
So let's all gather round, and
Discuss OSC
 
Posted by xxsockeh (Member # 9186) on :
 
Sit 'round the campfire
Sing a song of Hatrack-ness
Eat, Drink, Be Merry
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Some of us leave work
Merely aiming for our homes;
Others see visions.

Clouds on a black sky
Rim a starry starry map:
North America.
 
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
Hatrack went away
and when it came back to us
the time was not right.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
I see what you mean
it's just 5:45 now
my last post time's wrong.
 
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 
Soon Tante Shvester
Will have more posts than I do.
How long to pass Bob?
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
A headache. The pain.
Insomnia cursed fool
Sleep perchance to dream.
 
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 
I don't want to work
or make lunch for tomorrow.
So Haiku instead.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Blogging. Get caught up.
Fahim's Wobbler Army. What?
The boy is insane.
 
Posted by Pinky (Member # 9161) on :
 
Did not sleep last night,
I'm tired and exhausted.
Where is my coffee?
 
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 
Still haven't done it
and--crap!--I am still awake.
I must go to bed.
 
Posted by citadel (Member # 8367) on :
 
Haiku? Don't get it!
Meaningless form no pattern
Somebody please help
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
Citadel claims he
Does not understand haiku
Yet he got it right?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
I love that Hatrack
is such a haiku-loving
place. You guys rock on!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Icarus:
Soon Tante Shvester
Will have more posts than I do.
How long to pass Bob?

Watch your back, Icky!
A Hatrack phenomenon
is gaining on you.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uprooted:
Some of us leave work
Merely aiming for our homes;
Others see visions.

Clouds on a black sky
Rim a starry starry map:
North America.

Uprooted's homage
makes me blush and grin. Is it
getting warm in here?
 
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 
Rehearsal five days
every week. Now I'm tired.
When does work get done?
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Must sew shalwaar.
Finish pattern first. Hot, tired,
Maybe a shower?
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Sewing lots of pink
Femininity returned?
It is curious.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Menopause IS quite
feminine. You rarely see
guys with hot flashes.
 
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
 
I get hot flashes
in my table saw sometimes
when the wood is tough.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Hadn't thought of that.
Thank you much, Tante Shvester
Reminders are good.

[Big Grin]
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Pink shalwaar is done
Next cut out crinkly fabric
Pink, purple, yellow.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Pink shalwaar is done
Next cut out crinkly fabric
Pink, purple, yellow.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Crinkly fabric shrunk.
What to do? Oh, what to do?
Stretch it out, my dear!
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
His sputum went SPLAT
Right at my feet as I passed
Him on the sidewalk.
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
That was really gross
did you voice your displeasure
at his uncouthness?
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
Reemerging here
older threads reappearing
retain interest.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Really big spiders
Lurch across walls and ceilings
Freak me out! Kill them!
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Sputum and spiders
Is there a trend towards the gross
Here at Hatrack Haikus?
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
The DaVinci Code
Is really addictive;
no work done today.

It's only a book
so when I finish with it
back to work for me

However, Hatrack
is ALWAYS here to tempt me
away from duties.
 
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
 
Duties! Fahim loves that
Word, is entertained by it.
I do not know why. [Frown]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Gardener's Lament

Crepuscular deer
feast on my arborvitae --
their twilight buffet
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Al Fresco Lament


Ants swarm in frenzy
bringing picnic feasts to their
colonial home.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
The wren is small, but
Chest puffed out, with tail bobbing
His song is quite large.

I miss these haikus;
I'm sure you can do better,
so I bumped this thread.

(Edited to add missing syllable [Embarrassed] )

[ May 29, 2006, 07:19 PM: Message edited by: Uprooted ]
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Oh no, top of page!
Now everyone who visits
sees my lame attempts.
 
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
I do laugh at you,
But it is a mask for shame:
My haiku sucks too.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Blossoms fall from boughs
Golden dandelions shine
Summer conquers Spring
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Memorial Day
Flags, picnics, parades, and work
(at time-and-a-half!)
 
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
 
Floors and walls are clean;
Validation! Silent, still.
Outside, the birds sing.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
The steel-gray Hudson
blushes coral, shimmers gold
Palisades sunset.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
The Empire State,
Citicorp, Chrysler Building:
Skyscraper profiles
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
The house lights fade out
as stage lights illuminate
Manhattan's skyline.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Across the Hudson,
sunrise over Manhattan.
Poignant Fall morning.
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Across the clutter
My desk upon a Friday
Trees died for this mess.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Hemoglobin red
Maple leaves splattered on grass
In shotgun carnage.

November rainstorm
Red maple shivers, naked,
Standing in spilt blood.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Tante's way too good
At writing these damned haikus
I'm really jealous.
 
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Controversial thread
We agree to disagree
Until the next time
 
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
 
Silence descends here
Rain against the window pane,
Washes me away.
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
Lurking in shadows
Reading every post twice
Time to join the fun
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Bad news settles in
Rainy gloomy dark cloud
to color my day
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Fresh blood game for sport
Anti_maven. Maven Aunt?
Welcome in, lets play.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Set my strongest spell
Uses all of my MP
I just pwned you n00b.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Toad, what is MP?
Perhaps "magical powers"
in an online game?
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
MP, Manna Points
Your personal magic store
This proves I'm a nerd.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
When New York gets gas
It blames New Jersey, despite
Sounds of a Bronx cheer.
 
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
I was just thinking
About this thread, doncha know.
I missed it dearly.
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
Fun to write haikus
If you can remember the
Number of syllables you have to use in the last line.

Oops.
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Ice tinkles to earth
Laminating my world view
Glistening death trap.
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
A tree, the ice, rot
A tree falls in the forest.
Sound, and tears, are made.
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
passing consciousness
rushing to oblivion
eternally lost
 
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
 
We play tag, the bus
and I; sometimes I catch it.
Never when it rains.
 
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
 
Paracetamol,
water and analgesic.
A lonely supper.
 
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
 
Winter storm warning
Prefigures coming snow days:
I love Paul Kocin*.

*the Weather Channel's winter weather expert
 
Posted by JumboWumbo (Member # 10047) on :
 
In San Deigo
The weather treats us nicely
The sun smiles down
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Winter, Ice and Snow
water water, everywhere
Grey and black, my drink.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Grateful am I now
Black and grey are bad, I know
No yellow is there.
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
Each season laments
the brilliant frigid darkness
but for me, it's home.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Pink hearts and chocolates
Spilling from the drugstore racks
Hallmark dictates love.
 
Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :
 
Superintendent's
name is cursed; snow falls all day
but there's no snow day.
 
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
 
Hallmark used to say:
"Part of me is what I give"
Yes! An arm and leg.

Like to think that love
Longer lasts than card's discard
Or weight gained from See's.
 
Posted by JumboWumbo (Member # 10047) on :
 
This thread thread has called for
An imminent revival
Please haiku away
 
Posted by happysmiley (Member # 9703) on :
 
(a haiku I made for English because i couldn't figure out what to write about)

Don't have a topic
So i will write a Haiku
Cause it's easy
 
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
 
i'm staying up late
bumping threads like a ninja
yeah i'm that awesome [Evil]
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Flinging my winter
Garment of repentance on
The last hour of Spring.


City lights sparkle
On a moonless summer night --
Diamonds on velvet.


Bare skin glistens bronze
Toes peek out from sandal straps
And hairdos frizzle.
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Shadows on roses
Work tomorrow slinks closer
I need the silly
 
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
 
Today is Summer;
longest day of the year and
ninety five degrees.
 
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
 
past participles
perfunctorily preaching
to pernicious peers
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Voting on Tuesday
Hoping your candidate wins
Crossing your fingers
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 e
leven 12 13
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Kind of lame, really
Counting up the syllables
To make your words fit

Give me limericks
The dirtier the better
Or commercial ads

Or even blank verse
Which has no rhyme or rhythm
But still beats Haiku
 
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
Skin cells. Eyebrow hairs.
Bacteria. Fluorescent light.
Sandwich cookie crumbs.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Dirty limericks are
against the terms of service . . .
Start a blank verse thread.
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
I say limerick
Pronounced with three syllables
You only use two?
 
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Paper ballot mocks
Clinton, McCain, Mitt, Obama
Where is Peace on Earth?
 
Posted by Threads (Member # 10863) on :
 
Limerick is most
Certainly three syllables
Though two sounds alright
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
Barak obama
good number of syllables
to fit my haiku
 
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
 
Ani_Maven
Good one, At least I thought so
Hope this is too
 
Posted by sylvrdragon (Member # 3332) on :
 
Nothing is better
Than maniacal laughter
From complete silence
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Barak Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I hope they both lose
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
I had a feeling
My choice of "lim-rick" might
spark a small debate

It's true, though. I do
say it with two syllables
and not "lim-er-ick."
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Republican votes
in my red state of Georgia
favored Huckabee

But the Democrats
Clearly favored Obama
over Hillary
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
I have an inkling
that Lisa is not going
to vote democrat

[Wink]
 
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
 
Nice work Uprooted
I really like that yours rhyme
Unintentional?
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uprooted:
I had a feeling
My choice of "lim-rick" might
spark a small debate

It's true, though. I do
say it with two syllables
and not "lim-er-ick."

I think you goofed there
"My choice of 'lim-rick' might" is
One syllable short
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
The only reason
I voted Republican
Was Ron Paul's campaign

Libertarian
But not an LP joker
What else could I do?
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lisa:
[QUOTE]I think you goofed there
"My choice of 'lim-rick' might" is
One syllable short

Here, fixed it for you:
"That my choice of 'lim-rick' might"
Any improvement?

Of course you are right
Obviously my fingers
don't know how to count

Made the same mistake
once in this thread already.
Think I should give up?

(And no, the mistake
was not in the quoted line
but elsewhere on page.)

(oh, and Huckabee does rhyme
with Hillary, doesn't it?
Unintentional.)
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uprooted:
(Huckabee does rhyme
with Hillary, doesn't it?
Unintentional.)

I fixed that for you
Please excuse the presumption
(She said, kiddingly)
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by advice for robots:
Skin cells. Eyebrow hairs.
Bacteria. Fluorescent light.
Sandwich cookie crumbs.

Very nice.

And all the multi-stanza haikus are an abomination. And to quote The Tick: "You call that a haiku?! He's just counting syllables!"
 
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
 
Lisa, you'll be glad
to know Paul won a whole county.
One. Lincoln Minnesota.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Honestly, Jon Boy
We're just having some fun here.
Lighten up, okay?
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Dragon:
Lisa, you'll be glad
to know Paul won a whole county.
One. Lincoln Minnesota.

Five, eight and seven?
That isn't a Haiku, dude
(And he can still win)
 
Posted by Youth ap Orem (Member # 5582) on :
 
Who am I, you ask?
I'm only here for one thread.
Begging the Question.
 
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Uprooted:
Honestly, Jon Boy
We're just having some fun here.
Lighten up, okay?

No. [Mad]
 
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Jon Boy the spoilsport
Shouldn't come into this thread
If it bothers him
 
Posted by Steve_G (Member # 10101) on :
 
frozen boys tumble
the enemies gate is down
Ender's Game, The Game
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
Haikus from jonboy,
five syllables, then seven
and then just five more
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
The rasping cry of
Lust! Lust! Lust! -- a desperate
cicada clamor.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Moist, warm, and drowsy,
Tomatoes engorge
In summer's caress.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
My interview suit
looks so professional, but
it's sweaty inside.
 
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 
Murmurs surround me
The sounds of workers working
The noise provokes guilt
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Spruce trees sparkle and
City sidewalks glisten with
Frozen gobs of spit.
 
Posted by Armoth (Member # 4752) on :
 
Haikus are easy,
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Refrigerator
Seems so redundant when there's
Frigid air outdoors.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Winter weather makes
Breath billow in clouds just like
Cartoon speech bubbles.
 
Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
 
A comedian,
A noble occupation,
Making strangers laugh.

Can't help but ask why?
You'll always be remembered...
Mitchell Lee, goodbye.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Glad I'm home right now.
This house is kept warm unlike
My school apartment.

[ December 08, 2008, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: Flaming Toad on a Stick ]
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
School apartment, eh?
Haven't been to school in weeks.
Might as well be warm.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
Eight, twelve, two K eight.
Message edited by me:
FToaS.

[ December 08, 2008, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: Flaming Toad on a Stick ]
 
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 
A cut child finger
Wrapped in gauze and pink rubber
Doesn't hurt at all
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Hacking coughing throat
Sore red nose and fever chills
Hot mint tea feels nice.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Poor Uprooted! Sounds
Like you have an awful cold.
Have some chicken soup.
 
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 
I could use some too
Cold superimposed on strep
My tonsils aflame
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Streptococcus and
Rhinovirus partying
Inside your sinus.

Simmer the chicken,
celery, carrots, onions
In a pot of love.
 
Posted by AirLightTimeSpace (Member # 11806) on :
 
my margarita
keeps me warm at 6am
oh the life i lead
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Does the mockingbird
mock, or is its repertoire
a birdsong homage?
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
New Jersey Turnpike:
Take Exit 11 to
Garden State Parkway.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
When morning fog shrouds
New York, Jersey can't see the
Empire State Building.
 
Posted by Raventhief (Member # 9002) on :
 
6 am is not
When I wish to awaken.
Cursed early class.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Gotta love Jersey!
Every single exit has
its own shopping mall.
 
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
 
The Sweet spring music
The trumpeting of noses.
Allergy season.
 
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
 
I am fine. And you?
We nod and sink our teeth in
Unspoken feeling.
 
Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :
 
my master awaits
she comes home at 6 o clock
do you love your wife?
 
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Nothing new to add
I came in here to waste time
I love the fluff threads
 
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Knock, knock. Who is there?
I say 'hike', you say 'hike who?'
My new fav'rite joke.
 
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
 
The tan and white and
gray are not as warm as I
seem to remember.
 
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
 
Hike who?

[Hail] Bob
 
Posted by Geraine (Member # 9913) on :
 
Sing a song, now dance
Don't make me beat you again
I really like cheese

(My brother told me this haiku when he was 5. It is still my favorite)
 
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
 
Procrastination
Butt glued to the rolling chair
Castle languishes
 
Posted by Raventhief (Member # 9002) on :
 
My neck hurts again
Pulled muscles are a real pain.
Now I can't work out.
 
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
 
Hatrack Under Siege
One lone hero saves the day
Papa Janitor
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
My heart, forgive me
Don't mind the cold, I promise
It's necessary
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
Papa Janitor
He is no longer with us
Hail JanitorBlade!
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
11:09
I should be doing homework
Haikus are more fun
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
How could I forget
These seven years of summer?
Letting go, hold on
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
Brain stuck in neutral
Procrastination I loathe
And yet here I lie
 
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 
Squid pause and say hi
They intuit that I find
Friendly squid less yum
 
Posted by tda65 (Member # 11846) on :
 
See the clammy man
Hanging on the sharp meat hook
Rotting in the sun
 
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
 
Searching for that star
It's funny how much brighter
A black hole can be
 
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
 
She's my BFS
That means we're Best Friend--Sometimes
That's F'n B.S.
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
TV remote's dead
Have to get up off my ass
Couch potato's blues.

...

To be perfectly
Honest with you I have not
Watched TV in months.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
Truck brakes squeal and hiss
Crash of emptying trash cans
It's Monday morning.

[ August 02, 2010, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Uprooted ]
 
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
2:05 A.M.
Class in less than 6 hours.
Still writing haikus.
 
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
I can never think
of how to end such poems
umm...
 
Posted by deerpark27 (Member # 2787) on :
 
Use the water glass
to see beneath the surface
of your bubblebath:

sunken dinky toys,
your sister's toes that wiggle,
in the underworld.
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Bus stop commuters,
Crossing guards, and dog walkers
Ninja-swathed in scarves.
 
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 
Party animals
Sometimes are the celebrants
Sometimes are the food
 


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