Haiku 5-7-5

[8eyedspy]

I dabble in poetry and occassionally write short fictions.

Anyone care to join me in haiku?

3 lines of imagery, separate on their own, but connect as a whole tell a tale or hopefully, elicit an emotion.
BTW any purists out there, I am not a master, and veer off the traditional simply because this is the new millenium and the best haikus are centuries old. I like living in the now.

Example:

first line 5 syllables black panthers pacing
second line 7 syllables animal lover frees cats
third line 5 syllables sillhouettes draw blood

Here's a few to check out.

balmy flamingoes
snow shoveler scrapes sidewalk
pink feather parade

two boats drift downstream
hands paddling against current
pretty waterfall

big fish eat small fish
golden parachutes descend
executives rest

Now for the game.

Take the last line of a haiku and make a new one, then the next player does the same in response.

8I

[8eyedspy]

crystal meth lab burns
palace full of shards explodes
kaleidescope deaths

[deram_scholzara]

Best Friends

Lone birds sigh like wind,
Yet their loves shall always sing.
Their souls always hear.

[8eyedspy]

their souls always hear

soft whispers of devotion
echoes through eons

[andallthatstocome]

echos through eons
take your mind down dark alleys
the trip of your life.

[8eyedspy]

the trip of your life

into her arms, madonna
snug against her breast

[8eyedspy]

snug against her breast

mist vanishes from windshield
cop taps the window

[ThisBirdHasFlown]

Misty window pane
silence in the morning rain
before the downpour

[8eyedspy]

before the downpour
hip-hop throwdowns throughout town
slow ride Compton side

[8eyedspy]

slow ride Compton side

speeder blows stoplight signal
graveside eulogies

[8eyedspy]

graveside eulogies
all in a row friends gone down
one boy stands alone

[8eyedspy]

one boy stands alone
rice paddies steaming at dawn
napalm aftermath

[8eyedspy]

napalm aftermath

green sprouts eaten by orphans
mouthful of ashes

[Sirius]

graveside eulogies
Death needs no introduction
come to me he says......

[8eyedspy]

come to me he says

a soft touch on the shoulder
she joins the harvest

[8eyedspy]

she joins the harvest

at Shiloh the silohs rise
Amber wades through grain

[8eyedspy]

Amber wades through grain

golden, full of summer sun
a farmer boy's dream

[8eyedspy]

a farmer boy dreams
pearl divers collecting shells
one fin breaks the waves

[tink]

one fin breaks the waves

angels fall to earth too fast
darnkness heals my eyes

[teh-horace]

darkness heals my eyes
once i stare into the sun
it begins today

[sylvanlightning]

It begins today,
tomorrow is yesterday;
Now alliterate.

[8eyedspy]

now alliterate

illiterates illustrates
inkling in inking

[Musikero]

inkling in inking
an inkling i do not have
how to ink inklings.

[Duck]

I love the ones form Fight Club:

Worker bees can leave
Even drones can fly away
The queen is their slave

Flowers bloom and die
Wind brings butterflies or snow
A stone won't notice



let's try my own (very stoned) haikus:

Goddamn! I am high
soaring over the Earth's blue sky
a gull over sea

[Malapascua]

a gull over sea

do not look up into sky

you'll get some in eye

[Musikero]

lol, I think I like this the best. :P

[Malapascua]

Flowers bloom and die
Wind brings butterflies or snow
A stone won't notice
A stone won't notice
If you skip it on water
To bad it, can't float

[Sirius]

it begins today
i'll raise my face to the sun
i will start anew

[sylvanlightning]

I will start anew.
blending tantric expansion,
so good it, can float ;)

[Malapascua]

so good it can float

I don't even need my boat

this life jacket rules

[Duck]

so good it can float

I don't even need my boat

this life jacket rulesI liked that one
It made me very happy
You sure are witty


kudos :D

[Malapascua]

I liked that one
It made me very happy
You sure are witty


kudos :DNow that was more clever, and you are very witty.
















(but your first line is only 4 sylibles)..

[Hyphy]

Here are my favorite Haiku's. They were on Southpark:

Fat Ass Cartman was
Not on the school bus today
What a big fat turd

Ass full of pork fat
Jiggles like a jello mold
Mouth is flapping too

I bet you don't win
They don't let big fat asses
Perform on TV

~Kyle

Here's Cartmans attempt at a haiku:

Shut your goddamn mouth
Or else I'm gonna kick you
Square in the balls ...
Goddammit!

[Duck]

(but your first line is only 4 sylibles)..haha, it is :D

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[Bhaskar]

A jugalbandhi
Haikus echo off the walls
silence reigns supreme.

[sylvanlightning]

silence reigns supreme,
Sunyata sparkles breathless,
Sahasranamas.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fe/MahadevShiva.jpg/350px-MahadevShiva.jpg

http://www.yogamag.net/archives/2005/4apr05/orjap.shtml

[Bhaskar]

Sahasranamas
a thousand different names
for the nameless one.

[guinea]

for the nameless one
bestowed unto him wisdom
to help all in need

[Malapascua]

to help all in need
feels like why I was put here
hope I do it well

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

hope I do it well
serving the many hearts
children of the world

[Malapascua]

children of the world
brighten parents lives daily
without them, we're through

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

without them, we're through
beautiful trees of the earth
leaves dancing freely

[Bhaskar]

Leaves dancing freely
to nature's silent cadence
nirvana laughs on.

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

nirvana laughs on
cosmos of smiling Buddhas
what is really real?

[guinea]

what is really real?

all things percieved by the mind

spread your wings and fly

[guinea]

spread your wings and fly

fly up high into the sky

leave yourself behind

[guinea]

leave yourself behind

slip out of your conscience mind

blessings you will find

[Bhaskar]

Blessings you will find
blowing in the summer breeze
but friend, who are you?

[guinea]

but friend, who are you?

i am who i want to be

sailing life's vast sea.

[tink]

sailing lifes vast sea
underneath heavenly skies
I found heaven here

[guinea]

i found heaven here

i decided to stay here

life is wonderful

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

life is wonderful
if only we open our eyes
it is within us

[Bhaskar]

It is within us
sweetly shining forever
My own inner Raam.

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

my own inner Raam
destroys Ravan desire
always Love triumphs

[hippie_chick666]

Always love triumphs
But not today, love is lost
Love is blind, not wise.

Sorry so dark, but that's what I'm feeling today after a break up.

Peace and love

[guinea]

love is blind, not wise
hearts will mend when given time
make love not war....Love

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

make love not war... Love
if only we could see it
we still live with hope

[guinea]

we still live with hope
a better day tomorrow
rid hate from your heart

[hippie_chick666]

rid hate from your heart
Fill it instead with pure love.
Fill it with peace, joy.

Peace and love

[guinea]

fill it with peace, joy
the world that is around you
all is beautiful

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

all is beautiful
from the inside to the out
is it not simple?

[hippy i am]

is it not simple?
the feelings we try to hide?
euphoric senses.

[Malapascua]

euphoric senses
the first time with someone new
new soul to bond with

[hippy i am]

new soul to bond with
while eating chili cheese fries
best friends 'til the end

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

best friends 'til the end
through the cycles of samsar
love always triumphs

[hippie_chick666]

love always triumphs
Over all that it faces
Love is born anew.

Peace and love

[Bhaskar]

Live is born anew
with every step you take
simple, isn't it?

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

simple, isn't it?
our capacity to love
if we access it

[OleFlowerMan]

if we access it
the sweet mother earth tells us
Love is the thread bare

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

Love is the thread bare
and we the salt of the earth
what is there to fear?

[Malapascua]

What is there to fear
but fear itself, it is said
Try facing a gun !

[dragonangelbiker]

try facing the gun
but be careful not to run
the bullets will win

[Malapascua]

:-)
(very nice)

[Malapascua]

the bullets will win
every time over a knife
so chose your weapon

[hippy i am]

so choose your weapon
drugs or infatautation
drugs will always win

[hippie_chick666]

drugs will always win
if you let them take over
you have precious life!

Peace and love

[hippy i am]

you have precious life
all life is pure and golden
the wheel of seasons

[Bhaskar]

The wheel of seasons
spin on, life, death, life, death, life
simply sit and watch.

[Justagrrl420]

simply sit and watch.
children dancing and playing.
Childhood games.

[OleFlowerMan]

Childhood games
Make me think of yesterday
I just want to play

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

I just want to play
in the rapturous sunshine
when will you join me?

[sylvanlightning]

when will you join me?
merging luminosity,
our petals caress...

[hippie_chick666]

Our petals caress,
Oh the delight and caring
Extasy surrounds

Peace and love

[OleFlowerMan]

Ecstacy surrounds
i love all of you..and you
Take me into you

Peace&Love

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

take me into you
until our hearts join as one
only truth we'll know

[OleFlowerMan]

Only truth we'll know
is what we open up to
you and you and me

[tink]

you and you and me
souls entwined till stars go blue
forever we'll be

[OleFlowerMan]

Forever we'll be
the glorius blue of sky
when wil you join me ?

[Bhaskar]

"When will you join me?"
the wave asked. The ocean said:
When were we parted?

[Malapascua]

When were we parted?
Oh, what is the diff-er-ence?
The fight, who started?

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

the fight, who started?
we're all brothers and sisters
can't we live as one?

[OleFlowerMan]

Can't we live as one...
you ask with an idea in
the mind, not "your" mind

[AfricaUnite]

I ate a pizza
then came on to hipforums
and wrote a poem

[hippy i am]

and wrote a poem
and sent it to my daddy
and we smoked a bowl

[hippy i am]

and we smoked a bowl
of californian nugget
it contains no seeds

[hippy i am]

it contains no seeds
for which the flowers won't grow
but i want them to

[OleFlowerMan]

but I want them to
think i am so god damn cute
I am so needy

[hippy i am]

i am so needy
i live inside a matchbox
please stay here with me

[OleFlowerMan]

please stay here with me
are you halucinating
I am not to fried

[hippy i am]

i am not fried, but
i do green tomatoes
when they are deep fried

[hippy i am]

i forgot to put the word 'like' in front of green tomatoes, lol.

[Justagrrl420]

when they are deep fried,
and I'm not too fried.
It's funny to laugh at everything.

[Malapascua]

When they are deep fried
the taste really blows my mind
Just add vinegar

[Dejavu]

just add vinegar
to a cut on your finger
ask your parents first

[Malapascua]

Ask your parents first
If you can stay out all night
They might say NO WAY

[Dejavu]

They might say no way
With no time for me and mine
High time for my way.

[hippy i am]

high time for my way
indescribable feelings
listening to The Dead

[Dejavu]

Listen to the dead
Timelessness told but not wed
It alone life won't shed.

[hippy i am]

alone, life won't shed
searching is necessary
always feed your soul

[Dejavu]

(Thanks for fixing me hippy i am :D)

Always feed your soul
And let it be drunken too
Not just on haiku

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

not just on haiku
should our hearts pour forth sweet words
also in each breath

[hippy i am]

ahh it's all good dejavu, :D
i was confused and the like, lol..

also in each breath
our lungs become filled with air
sometimes ciggarettes

[Dejavu]

Sometimes cigarettes
remind one of better smokes
don't bogart that joint

[hippy i am]

don't bogart that joint
pass it over to my way
puff, puff, cough, cough, pass

[8eyedspy]

puff, puff, cough, cough, pass

burnt beyond recognition

another stoner

[Dejavu]

Another stoner
takes aim and joins in pelting
one who will not beg

[Sirius]

one who will not beg
just pass me the joint okay
I want to be high

[Dejavu]

I want to be high

for the sake of the highest
to dive into chance

[hippyman]

To dive into chance
Take the plunge into darkness
How can we survive

[hippy i am]

how can we survive
on this island of darkness?
play the grateful dead

[guinea]

play the grateful dead

listen to the music play

my soul is on fire

[BlazingDervish]

Haiku 21 - Huron Heights

Opening windows
on an air conditioned bus.
People are stupid.

[sylvanlightning]

A reactive push
may short-circuit our freedom;
respond from the heart.

[hippy i am]

Believe the people
With suits of shining armor
In a giggling fit

[BLACK WOLF]

ancient pond

frog jumps.............

ploppppppppppp

[guinea]

in a giggling fit

lay by the river and sleep

peace and harmony