The Haiku Thread

[Daemon Sophic]

Just a little thread
that I thought I would start up
just for fun. You know?


Every post must
follow the rules of haiku
numerology

In each stanza write
five, then seven, then five more
syllables per line.

Beyond that don't fret.
Expectations are not high
Just count syllables.
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For those who would like;
true haiku has some more depth.
I'll elaborate.

One line stands alone.
and two lines work together
to make a full thought.

The loner line may
be the first or the last one.
It matters not which.

One stanza of this
haiku poetry should yield ---
A scene in the mind.

Traditionally
The image conveyed is that
of nature's beauty.

The greatest challenge
is stirring the heart with but
so few syllables.

See three examples;
Far beyond my pitiful
ken. True masters' works.

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A world of dew,
and within every dewdrop
a world of struggle

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At a roadside shrine,
before the stony buddha
a firefly burns

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Now I see her face,
the old woman, abandoned,
the moon her only companion

 

[Daemon Sophic]

First post too intense?
Just come here to write haiku
Some must have talent.

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Sunlight filled office.
Frustration and daydreams mix:
I am trapped at work.

 

[Willamena]

A savior at home
In the shadow of the foot;
O the threads he weaves.

 

[monta]

You should stop reading
If you need talent for this
pain will rise from bliss

Like all other days
The not blue sky full with rain
graciously falling

 

[Twilight Hue]

a bird flies over
water stirring in the breeze
leaf floating in air

 

[Kilgore Trout]

The universe ends,
but once it is forgotten
it begins again


I hear the man words,
myths and lies spoken as truth
unquestioned by fools

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I'm a bit hungry
It's still hours until dinner
I should get a snack

 

[Daemon Sophic]

....
I hear the man words,
myths and lies spoken as truth
unquestioned by fools

:clap:


Always keep seeking.
Avoid those that "know" the truth;
that is the fool's path.

You should stop reading
If you need talent for this
pain will rise from bliss

Like all other days ---- 5
The sky is full of rain ----- 6 :cover:
graciously it falls ----5

Subtle irony
is best when it falls upon
sarcastic speakers

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Stands in a towel
On a porch at a locked door
New day awakens

Waves lap around it
Seagulls jockey above it
Smelly fish carcass

Silent car, crisp snow
Peering in, breath curls and clouds
Keys in ignition

As you leave, one hope -
She gives you what she gave me:
Raging syphilis

 

[monta]

:clap:


Always keep seeking.
Avoid those that "know" the truth;
that is the fool's path.


Subtle irony
is best when it falls upon
sarcastic speakers

but I counted it on my fingers and everything

 

[monta]

not yet redeemed
for past errors too quickly made
carefully I check

not yet released
from past judgment so aptly made
carefully I check

no not yet at peace
not yet appeased not yet
finished checking

 

[Willamena]

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A world of dew,
and within every dewdrop
a world of struggle

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It occurs to me
The metaphor is the thing;
There meaning abounds

 

[Kilgore Trout]

you seek mystery,
within reality's eye
I see the magic

held to be sacred,
the smallest of truths reveal
that which is profane

 

[monta]

When I was early
on in the day, I felt the
Breath of spring at hand

Now in the cold night
with hope far away, I must
Be resinged to wait

 

[Seven]

Sunlight falls on stone.
A bird lands there a moment,
Bathing in the warmth.

 

[Daemon Sophic]

not yet redeemed -4
for past errors too quickly made -8
carefully I check -5

not yet released -4
from past judgment so aptly made -8
carefully I check -5

no not yet at peace -5
not yet appeased not yet -6
finished checking -4

An "A" for effort
But past tense "-ed" does not add
extra syllables. :cover:

Past discretions are
easily forgiven with
future successes

When I was early
on in the day, I felt the
Breath of spring at hand

Now in the cold night
with hope far away, I must
Be resinged to wait

:clap :clap


Sleep well through the night.
The dawn and spring cannot help
but rise once again.

 

[Valjean]

This thread is silly.
Why should I waste my time here?
better things to do...

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Nuclear FURY!
Ripping through the void of space!
Gently warms my toes.

This thread is silly.
Why should I waste my time here?
better things to do...

That is the whole point.
A point upon which you have
now been surely hooked.

 

[Valjean]

Nuclear FURY!
Ripping through the void of space!
Gently warms my toes.

That is the whole point.
A point upon which you have
now been surely hooked.

You may have a point
I can't seem to stop myself.
Now what should I do?

 

[Twilight Hue]

Have a tea with cream
stirring ripples in the steam
bright flashes blinding