The Never Ending Haiku Game

[venuspop]

Into your body
Your mind and your soul. Just think.
Poison is, as does.
:)

[Sprelious]

Poison is, as does
Through the pores and to the heart
Dead is as dead does

[WoodsWoman]

dead is as dead does
the past shall never return
only memories

[Sprelious]

Only memories
Survive the passage of time
Hold them to your heart

[venuspop]

Hold them to your heart
Or write them down somewhere if
You can't remember. :p

[Sprelious]

You can't remember
What you did as new year's came
So why such a smile

[WoodsWoman]

so why such a smile?
merely to make you wonder
maybe good exists

[venuspop]

maybe good exists
in some small worldly corner
Next to Timbuktu.

[Sprelious]

Next to Timbuktu
Lies the mall of Africa
Ties at a discount

[Dancingqueen]

Ties at a discount
tie the noose around your neck
and join the right club

[Sprelious]

And join the right club
Tis the motto of students
Who covet college

[venuspop]

Who covet college?
Not me, no siree, not me!
I would rather drool.

[WoodsWoman]

i would rather drool
over pictures of the mountains
green and blue and white

[Sprelious]

Green and blue and white
The flag of a warm climate
Lo Antigua

[Dancingqueen]

Lo Antigua
please get me out of here now
it's minus fifteen!

[Sprelious]

It's minus fifteen.
My knuckles froze to the truck
When I tried get in

[venuspop]

When I tried get in
I couldn't because my knees
Were all frozen up

[WoodsWoman]

were all frozen up
entirely ice coated
a crystal palace

[Dancingqueen]

a crystal palace
made up of ice and diamonds
homage to my heart

[Sprelious]

Homage to my heart
That which ignites internal
Flame, the kiss, the kiss

[venuspop]

Flame, the kiss, the kiss
The passion among lovers
The unquenchable.

[Dancingqueen]

The unquenchable
Always searches for connection
Cannot drown the thirst

[Sprelious]

Cannot drown the thirst
The desert can be brutal
Even in Vegas

[The76thTrombone]

Even in Vegas
Gambling will not satisfy
Human avarice

[venuspop]

Human avarice
is the cause of all our ills
Will we ever learn?

[Seriously]

Will we ever learn?
doomed to repeat forever
stupid mistakes of our life

[venuspop]

stupid mistakes of our life
That is seven syllable
Shouldn't it be five?

[The76thTrombone]

Shouldn't it be five?
Haiku IS five-seven-five
I think that's a yes.

[venuspop]

I think that's a yes?
A yes to my proposal?
You will marry me?

[The76thTrombone]

You will marry me.
Whether you want to or not.
Though I hope you do...

[venuspop]

Though I hope you do
Consider most carefully
Before deciding

[The76thTrombone]

Before deciding
Consider the pros and cons
Regret is not fun.

[venuspop]

Regret is not fun
Remorse is regrettable
Revenge with remorse

[Sprelious]

Revenge with remorse
Is nonsociopathic
This is very good

[venuspop]

This is very good
I'm glad we're in agreement
Let's have no dispute

[kazzamunga]

let's have no dispute,
no prejudice set in stone,
seen by satellites

[alt lit]

seen by satellites
this distance traversable,
mapped through thought & verse

[Dancingqueen]

mapped through thought & verse
a star system in my head
points of connection

[Seriously]

Points of connection
Like the irony of a verse
To subject matter

[venuspop]

To subject matter
and the reference thereof
Let's confine ourselves

[WoodsWoman]

lets confine ourselves
just to dreams of tomorrow
let yesterday rest

[The76thTrombone]

Let yesterday rest
Make today what we live for
May tomorrow come

[WoodsWoman]

may tomorrow come
an arc of light in the east
dressed in scarlet scarves

[The76thTrombone]

Dressed in scarlet scarves
The fashion designer left,
Success in her stride

[venuspop]

Success in her stride
On the wings of victory
Traversing the sky

[Sprelious]

Traversing the sky
Free as a bird and twice as
High, where are my wings?

[venuspop]

High, where are my wings?
Low, among puny hedgehogs
Try seeking between

[Sprelious]

Try seeking between
I really can't type that here
Even I have limits

[venuspop]

Even I have limits
My sense of propriety
Is never questioned.

[Sprelious]

Is never questioned
Is allowed free reign of space
He's the rocketman

[venuspop]

He's the rocketman
He does hang out with the stars
His head? In the clouds

[Sprelious]

His head in the clouds
His feet mired on Earthly soil
How tall is that guy?

[venuspop]

How tall is that guy?
I hear he is nine feet tall
He is Goliath

[Sprelious]

He is Goliath
Unstoppable in a fight
Unless you're David

[venuspop]

Unless you're David
Is that who you are, David?
All Hail King David!

[Sprelious]

All hail King David
And his coat of many er
Wrong guy, I sorry

[venuspop]

Wrong guy, I sorry
An unpardonable sin
You are forgiven.

[Sprelious]

You are forgiven
These words are rarely spoken
When I'm the target

[venuspop]

When I'm the target
of any practical joke
I won't ever smile

[WoodsWoman]

i won't ever smile
that's what i used to feel like
time changes all things

[Sprelious]

Time changes all things
It's swift passage robs our youth
Wisdom is small consolation (the one syllable version)

[Seriously]

Wisdom is small consolation (the one syllable version)
When no fun in equation
Add some humor, do

[Dancingqueen]

Add some humor, do
You see through the illusions
easily that way

[Sprelious]

Easily that way
Hardly t'wards the other, lest
You trample your grapes

[WoodsWoman]

you trample your grapes
do they give you wine or wrath?
both overrated

[venuspop]

both overrated
Hansel and Gretel are not
adorable kids

[WoodsWoman]

adorable kids
as long as they are not mine
i can send them home

[kazzamunga]

i can send them home
white-washed thoughts, cushioned words from
the mud-splattered depths

[venuspop]

the mud-splattered depths
of despair overwhelmed me
leaving me distressed

[Sprelious]

Leaving me distressed
Pales in comparison to
Not leaving at all

[venuspop]

Not leaving at all
Despite assurances made
And I did believe

[kazzamunga]

and I did believe
until reality hit:
we have no chimney

[Sprelious]

We have no chimney
How is it then we have a
Fireplace? by magic?

[WoodsWoman]

fireplace? by magic?
or is it a a supplement
to my reality?

[kazzamunga]

to my reality
she added earth, with all its
rotten potential

[alt lit]

rotten potential
a stranger to you, blue eyes,
coming up iris

[WoodsWoman]

coming up iris
new leaves poking through the dirt
the courage of spring

[venuspop]

the courage of spring
spewed forth from the musty earth
New life emerges

[kazzamunga]

new life emerges
bursts out through the navel scar
problem pregnancy

[WoodsWoman]

problem pregnancy:
is it time for abortion
or will oops be named?

[Sprelious]

Or will oops be named?
Story of my youth in fact
Call him Sprelious

[Dancingqueen]

Call him Sprelious
He is loyal to the last
He won't disappoint

[The76thTrombone]

He won't disappoint.
When he plays his bass guitar
You will fall in love.

[venuspop]

You will fall in love.
Hear ye, Oops The Sprelious sing.
A fine melody.

[Sprelious]

A fine melody
The lyrics are a bit off
Sprelious? Who? What?

[The76thTrombone]

Sprelious? Who? What?
Where did Sprelious come from?
Why did he come here?

[venuspop]

Why did he come here?
If I must tell you why ... then
I'll have to kill you.

[Sprelious]

I'll have to kill you
It's not personal you see
It's just Business

[Dancingqueen]

It's just Business
The excuse when morals fail
Find a better one

[Sprelious]

Find a better one
Look high, Look low, Look careful
It's over there now

[venuspop]

It's over there now
But shut your eyes and don't look
This is scandalous!

[Sprelious]

This is scandalous!
First the shirt and then the pants
Washing clothes is fun

[venuspop]

Washing clothes is fun
Hmmm ... this is debatable
Who does the washing?

[Sprelious]

Who does the washing
The dirtier does the wash
It's only fair, ey

[venuspop]

Its only fair, ey?
Stop pointing that thing at me
I did not do it.

[Sprelious]

I did not do it
But I knew I'd get the blame
I have a guilty face

[venuspop]

I have a guilty face
Never did anything wrong
Except what's not right.

[WoodsWoman]

except whats not right
it exceeds the good that is
it's time to move on

[Sprelious]

It's time to move on
And join my compadres in
Guatemala, Yo.

[Dancingqueen]

Guatemala, Yo.
The land of sun and mind mates
And of course Tikal!

[Liason]

And of course Tikal!
New players enter the Scene
Refreshing the game

[Sprelious]

Refreshing the game
An infusion of new blood
The Vampire is happy

[Liason]

The Vampire is happy
With cold eyes and frigid soul
A husk fills anew

[venuspop]

A husk fills anew
Borrowed mind in borrowed time
There's no certainty.

[WoodsWoman]

there is no certainty
if relationships succeed
or seed germinates

[Sprelious]

Or seed germinates
To plant to grow to nurture
Tis the way of man

[Liason]

Tis the way of man
To rise even as time falls
Forever astray

[Sprelious]

Forever astray
Lost in life's endless morass
Seeking, not finding

[Dancingqueen]

Seeking, not finding
inevitability
death will find us all

[Sprelious]

Death will find us all
It can't be cheated, oh no
We are in it's sites

[Dancingqueen]

We are in it's sites
Target aimed and locked
Into the beyond

[Sprelious]

Into the beyond
Space, the final frontier, yep
I stole that from Kirk.

[Dancingqueen]

I stole that from Kirk.
A line that Kirk never said
"Beam me up Scotty"!

[Sprelious]

Beam me up Scotty
This planet is completely
Devoid of smart folk.

[WoodsWoman]

devoid of smart folk?
then why does this place exist
INTJf?

[Sprelious]

INTJf
Home for many who don't fit
With the normal folk

[Cherlock]

With the normal folk
We stand out like ravens in
A flock of white doves

[Sprelious]

A flock of white doves
Circling above the fray
Looking for "The Man"

[Dancingqueen]

Looking for "The Man"
Lingo survives the ages
So does the meaning

[Sprelious]

So does the meaning
Would a Rose by another
Name still smell as sweet

[venuspop]

Name will smell as sweet
When you are sweet, you are sweet
There's no debating

[Cherlock]

There's no debating
Most of us wish it could be
Eternal summer

[venuspop]

Eternal summer
The stuff that dreams are made of
It does not exist.

[Sprelious]

It does not exist
I've looked high and low for it
Reason eludes me

[WoodsWoman]

reason eludes me
blowing down lanes and behind trees
teasing me along

[venuspop]

teasing me along
till I could bear it no more
Ahh Fate. Cruel fate!

[WoodsWoman]

ahh fate! cruel fate!
you cut me unbearably
but made me stronger

[Sprelious]

But made me stronger
Forged in the vice of turmoil
I arose anew

[venuspop]

I arose anew
like new seedlings bursting forth
through the musty ground

[jkatra]

Through the musty ground
We burrow searching for truth
It will find us soon.

[venuspop]

It will find us soon
deliciously bewildered
pleasantly aroused

[Sprelious]

Pleasantly aroused
Peasantly attired, the search
For the Grail is on

[Dancingqueen]

For the Grail is on
The coffee table by me
It just looks holy

[venuspop]

It just looks holy
smells holy, exudes holy
I should not touch it

[CaelestisPeste]

I should not touch it,
It haunts me under it's veil,
It is my desire.

[venuspop]

It is my desire
To become a circus clown
This did not happen.

[CaelestisPeste]

This did not happen,
But it will happen someday,
I'm optimistic.

[venuspop]

I'm optimistic
About my aspiration
Yes! Most of the time.

[CaelestisPeste]

Yes! Most of the time,
I like to eat; eat a lot
Now I'm fat. Real fat. -- especially VenusPop.

[venuspop]

Now I'm fat, real fat
So fat - the weighing scale broke
Can you believe this?

[Sprelious]

Can you believe this?
VP and CP just filled
Nearly a whole page

[Dancingqueen]

Nearly a whole page
We sure enjoy syllables
Pages of good fun

[venuspop]

Pages of good fun
Recording utter nonsense
A fool's paradise

[Sprelious]

A fool's paradise
Found in each and every
Line of the game threads

[venuspop]

Line of the game threads
where we tiptoed in shadows
spinning words for free

[Sprelious]

Spinning words for free
Lost in a conversation
Like the extroverts

[venuspop]

Like the extroverts
We charmed the rage off the bull
Sometimes, we get maimed.

[Sprelious]

Sometimes, we get maimed
It isn't easy wearing
your under over

[venuspop]

your under over
of scarlet lace entices
You'll get a good *raise.


*in the pay packet, I mean. ;)

[Dancingqueen]

You'll get a good *raise.
And sometimes a good rise too
With lacy undies

[Sprelious]

You'll get a good raise
For the good work you have done
Jolly good I say

Snaked

With lacy undies
You'll be the hit of the ball
Gotta love twirling

[venuspop]

Gotta love twirling
Now you see it, now you don't
Focus. Stay focused.

[WoodsWoman]

focused? stay focused?
but i'm an I N F P
what am i to do?

[venuspop]

what am i to do?
I should put up a new thread
asking for feedbacks

[John01]

asking for feedbacks
opinion variety
which one shall I choose?

[CaelestisPeste]

Which one shall I chose?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G?
Answers my vary.

[venuspop]

Answers my vary?
What the devil do you mean?
I don't understand.

[CaelestisPeste]

I don't understand,
Am I the pawn or the king?
This game of thrones, yes.

[venuspop]

This game of thrones, yes?
You are the pawn. I am KING!
Bow to your great King!

[CaelestisPeste]

Bow to your great King?
Just the arrows from my bow,
You, you charlatan!

[venuspop]

You, you charlatan!
How dare you threaten your KING!
Away with your head!

[CaelestisPeste]

Away with your head!
For I am the rightful king,
You treacherous fiend!

[venuspop]

You treacherous fiend!
The maggot beneath my feet!
Why are you still here?

[CaelestisPeste]

Why are you still here?
I issue for your arrest!
leave this place at once!

[venuspop]

leave this place at once!
Or be you executed!
For you are expelled!

[CaelestisPeste]

For you are expelled!
This isn't the way to behave,
Stop picking your nose!

[venuspop]

Stop picking your nose!
It is unsightly and rude!
And it makes me puke.

[CaelestisPeste]

And it makes me puke,
Do you have to look at me?
Your face! Oh god! Face!

[venuspop]

Your face! Oh god! Face!
What a hideous face! Thank God
I look pretty good.

[CaelestisPeste]

I look pretty good,
A sunflower in the sun,
I am so pretty.

[venuspop]

I am so pretty
I make heads turn all the time
Turn the other way.

[CaelestisPeste]

Turn the other way,
Do you not know left and right?
Why are you doing this?

[venuspop]

Why are you doing this?
Ask me no questions and I
shall tell you no lies

[WoodsWoman]

shall tell you no lies
the innocence of nature
forces raw and wild

[venuspop]

forces raw and wild
dictates the earthly terrain
in this wilderness

[Sprelious]

In this wilderness
Digital in nature it
Lures us to it's flame

[WoodsWoman]

lures us into the flame
the cold flame of lunar glow
reflected glory

[venuspop]

reflected glory
a garish image, it made
I am humbled so

[WoodsWoman]

i am humbled so
that so many others care
for this rural recluse

[The76thTrombone]

For this rural recluse
is too many syllables.
End with five instead.

[venuspop]

End with five instead.
Sometimes my fingers miscount
Did they get this right?

[The76thTrombone]

Did they get this right?
Or did they make a mistake?
We shall never know.

[venuspop]

We shall never know
If fingers are just as good
As our trusty brain.

[The76thTrombone]

As our trusty brain
calculates the solutions,
Our eyes become glazed.

[venuspop]

Our eyes become glazed.
For they are drunk in numbers
Too big to mention.

[The76thTrombone]

Too big to mention
Is the vast size of the sun.
And my blood sugar...

[venuspop]

And my blood sugar
shot up a notch or two when
I hear sweet nothings.

[The76thTrombone]

I hear sweet nothings
My heart goes quite aflutter.
Silence is golden.

[venuspop]

Silence is golden
Children should be seen, not heard
Life is so unfair!

[WoodsWoman]

life is so unfair?
where this idea of fair?
why do we think that?

[jkatra]

why do we think that?
The mind wraps us in thick chains,
Welcome to your life.

[Banannalou]

welcome to your life
burdens you must bear always
struggles never cease

[The76thTrombone]

Struggles never cease
As long as humans remain...
I guess we are doomed.

[jkatra]

I guess we are doomed.
But we might as well have fun,
Who wants to have cake?

[venuspop]

Who wants to have cake?
Is that a genuine offer?
Me, myself and I!

[The76thTrombone]

Me myself and I
Were walking by the river.
Schizophrenia!

[venuspop]

Schizophrenia!
We mustn't talk about it.
It is contagious!

[WoodsWoman]

it is contagious
so they say, to smile and see
if someone responds

[Banannalou]

if someone responds
does that mean they are happy?
perhaps just reflex.

[WoodsWoman]

perhaps just a reflex
but that too may bring new growth
instinctual change

[Seriously]

instinctual change
reactionary movement
the U-Turn of life

[The76thTrombone]

The U-turn of life,
The sudden change of heart is
Sometimes a good thing.

[venuspop]

Sometimes a good thing
is usually a good thing
It is seldom bad. :p

[The76thTrombone]

It is seldom bad
To view INTJf.
We're good people here.

[venuspop]

We're good people here
Impeccably outstanding
Outstandingly nice!

[WoodsWoman]

outstandingly nice
the moonlight on the meadow
dancing at midnight

[venuspop]

dancing at midnight
to the sensual rhythm of
The Bella Luna

[JulietCapulet]

The Bella Luna
A tiny bird flown away
The heart cries out loud

[KelvinDjangoTeo]

The heart cries out loud
Alone by the beach
Lost in time

[venuspop]

Lost in time
Is only three syllables
My fingers said so.

[KelvinDjangoTeo]

My fingers said so
Is this insanity or
hallucination

[venuspop]

hallucination
is a quirky state of mind
My Mama said so!

[WoodsWoman]

my mama said so!
if the birds and the bees can
i can do it too!

[venuspop]

I can do it too
There are no rivers or hills
Too high to be crossed.

[jkatra]

Too high to be crossed.
Can we leap tall buildings now?
Maybe after lunch.

[Seriously]

Maybe after lunch
Or maybe after dinner
Perhaps not at all

[Banannalou]

Perhaps not at all
but there's hope after dinner
we'll just wait and see

[The76thTrombone]

We'll just wait and see
If doomsday is upon us.
Champagne anyone?

[JulietCapulet]

Champagne anyone?
So begets the love of life
A long cupids bow

[Merdstein]

A long cupids bow
Hits her on her ventricle
She ends up in love

[Sprelious]

She ends up in love
It started on a train ride
And ended her wait

[venuspop]

And ended her wait
for her predestined, better
significant half

[Merdstein]

significant half
or significant other
it doesn't matter

[alt lit]

it doesn’t matter:
winter north or summer south,
words unsaid chase, crush

[JulietCapulet]

words unsaid chase, crush
In the winter her heart dies
a new face begins

[venuspop]

a new face begins
at the turn of every spring
This is how things work.

[WoodsWoman]

this is how things work
the raw freshness of new growth
is easily bruised

[venuspop]

is easily bruised
is true for perishables
isn't that quite so?

[WoodsWoman]

isn't that quite so?
or is it yesterday's bloom
only memory

[Fujimoto]

Only memory
saves us from oblivion
anchors us in time

[WoodsWoman]

anchors us in time
of sunrises and sunsets
seasons rolling by

[Fujimoto]

Seasons rolling by
Colors kaleidoscoping
Leaves falling in rain

[WoodsWoman]

leaves falling in rain
to fertilize fields again
i hope for as much

[The76thTrombone]

I hope for as much
As the moderates hope for.
Better candidates.

[venuspop]

Better candidates
Are bound to appear real soon
Candidates like me. :p

[Merdstein]

Candidates like me
When they run for president
Bring change to the world

[venuspop]

Bring change to the world
Change is the only constant
How true can that be?

[Merdstein]

How true can that be?
True as that which is the case
That, which has no doubt

[venuspop]

That, which has no doubt
Is there anything doubtless?
In this dubious world?

[WoodsWoman]

in this dubious world
i mourn the loss of wonder
even seedlings bring

[JulietCapulet]

Even seedlings bring
Another world opens up
A whisper of me

[venuspop]

A whisper of me
which the four winds carry forth
ended up at sea

[alt lit]

^^
a whisper of me
creeps into your restless sleep
alone years later

^
ended up at sea
wading in black ocean’s tide
something underneath

[venuspop]

something underneath
beckons for some attention
some semblance of love

[Merdstein]

^ I posted it late lol

[venuspop]

I posted it late
and nothing followed those words
The rules are broken.

:)

[Merdstein]

The rules are broken
I am afraid I messed up
But I'm back with flair

;)

[KeithP]

But I'm back with flair
The last poster's last line was
inconsiderate

[venuspop]

inconsiderate?
Was it now? That's so unfair.
Let's give him a break.

[Merdstein]

inconsiderate
a word with five syllables
very impressive

---------- Post added 02-14-2012 at 10:00 PM ----------

I posted late
again I ruin the flow
hahahahaha