The Never Ending Haiku Game

[venuspop]

hahahahaha
That's tickle my foot funny
I am lost for words.

[KeithP]

I am lost for words
These should be haiku poems
Not random babble

--- I wasn't going to post this, because it's mean ... then I decided I didn't want to waste it ---

[venuspop]

Not random babble?
But words skilfully structured?
What is a Haiku?

[Merdstein]

What is a Haiku?
It is a poem with a
Five seven five form

[kazzamunga]

five seven five form
numerical palindromes
line of symmetry

[venuspop]

line of symmetry
brought some order to chaos
All is well again

[WoodsWoman]

all is well again
my life will continue on
past and future meet

[Fujimoto]

past and future meet
what was, is now what will be
What will be, is now

[WoodsWoman]

what will be, is now
tomorrows grand adventure
anticipation

[JulietCapulet]

Anticipation
Grows a passionate feeling
A beautiful dream

[alt lit]

a beautiful dream
floating in vastness above
red & black poppies

[Seraphim]

Red and black poppies
beneath a darkening sky
- evening's dying sun

[venuspop]

- evening's dying sun
cast long shadows, eerie ones
Somewhere, a wolf howls.

[Banannalou]

Somewhere, a wolf howls -
how bold and mysterious.
Listen, and marvel.

[KelvinDjangoTeo]

Listen, and marvel
To the legendary sounds
Of Jimi Hendrix.

[Litchee]

Of Jimi Hendrix
I know approximately nothing
But I guess I should.

[KelvinDjangoTeo]

But I guess I should
Have taken notice of her
It is never late.

[Litchee]

It is never late
It is never early
The night never ends.

[kazzamunga]

the night never ends
when you've been appointed as
the sober driver

[venuspop]

the sober driver
emerges time and again
an anomaly

[kazzamunga]

Anna Nomaly
soothed nominal abuse by
wedding Mr Key

[Litchee]

Wedding, Mr. Key !
I asked if you wanted to wed me
Not to bed me

[Fujimoto]

"Not to bed me"
Is only four syllables
Shame on you Litchee

[Litchee]

"Shame on you Litchee"
But I can haz excuse
Fur no being native speeker ? ._.

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For, not being a native speaker,
I fear I broke the game.
I am so sorry !

[Fujimoto]

I am so sorry
For pointing out your errors
You are forgiven.

[JulietCapulet]

You are forgiven
A deep swoon beneath the earth
A heart swells with tears

[Fujimoto]

A heart swells with tears
Grief heavy on her bosom
That b*tch stole her man.

[venuspop]

That b*tch stole her man.
Happens three times in a row
She's one lucky b*tch

[Fujimoto]

She's one lucky b*tch
I gave her my phone number
Now I'm just waiting.

[WoodsWoman]

now I'm just waiting
the snow will melt and seeds sprout
and spring will be here

[Litchee]

And spring will be here
With smells of grilled meat and fruit
And blinding sunlight.

[WoodsWoman]

and blinding sunlight
pours in through open windows
INTJs run

[venuspop]

INTJs run
helter-skelter every way
in blind confusion

[JulietCapulet]

In blind confusion
Trying to survive this life
My heart beats faster

[Bardas]

My heart beats faster
The ground approaches swiftly
Numbness envelops

[venuspop]

Numbness envelops
My consciousness disappear
Until I smell food!

[WoodsWoman]

until i smell food
it seemed i was all alone
morning has broken

[alt lit]

morning has broken
where winter sunlight & jazz
steal us from still dreams

[kazzamunga]

steal us from still dreams
claxons and clamouring steps,
shadows and searchlights

[WoodsWoman]

shadows and searchlights
the dance of relationship
pulses through the veins

[venuspop]

pulses through the veins
banged the insides of my head
Get me out of here!

[Litchee]

Get me out of here
Take me where the sun is high
And the ice cream melts

[Fujimoto]

And the ice cream melts
So you get another bowl
And eat it faster

[Litchee]

And eat it faster
The efficient way, damn it !
-- the INTJs

[JulietCapulet]

--the INTJs
A fascinating display
True intensity

[WoodsWoman]

true intensity
ozone before lightning strike
remember terror

[Litchee]

Remember terror
Reflected in eyes too young
You could smell their pain

[venuspop]

You could smell their pain
It sticks out like a sore thumb
In a sea of pink

[Seablue]

In a sea of pink
Drinking from a crystal cup
I drown my sorrows

[venuspop]

I drown my sorrow
in Coffee Bean's hot cup of
Hazelnut latte

[Fujimoto]

Hazelnut latte
Is almost as good as a
White chocolate mocha

[jkatra]

White chocolate mocha
Might as well drink one right now
And gaze around me.

[alt lit]

and gaze around me:
rainbow masquerade parades
through the esplanade

[venuspop]

White chocolate mocha
Also rather delicious
May I have some please?

[JulietCapulet]

May I have some please?
In flippant complacency
Walk across water

[Dancingqueen]

Walk across water
Superficial perfection
Never has to sink

[venuspop]

Never has to sink
her teeth into hamburgers
Never knew hunger.

[JulietCapulet]

Never knew hunger
After that grave reaction
Drink water from snow

[venuspop]

Drink water from snow
Not the yellow ones, not those
Those are organic.

[JulietCapulet]

Those are organic
It's unadulterated
Perspicacity

[venuspop]

Perspicacity
Big word! Rather impressive.
Anymore of those?

[JulietCapulet]

Anymore of those?
Bereft magnanimity
A quiet stillness

[jkatra]

A quiet stillness
Better than a loud stillness?
Can you hear me now?

[alt lit]

can you hear me now,
a long song never silenced,
gramophone murmur

[venuspop]

gramophone murmur
disguising the scratching of
a broken needle

[DevAnima]

a broken needle
the painfull bleading fingers
searching for excuse

[venuspop]

searching for excuse
deep in the sea of reasons
a fortress of lies

[WoodsWoman]

a fortress of lies
is what he built around me
which is why he lost

[venuspop]

which is why he lost
Oh, knight in shining armor
Come to my rescue

[WoodsWoman]

come to my rescue
modify this heat downward
shadows and moonlight

[Dancingqueen]

shadows and moonlight
can obscure reality
shine the light within

[JulietCapulet]

Shine the light within
Black figure runs on the lake
Silence all around

[DevAnima]

Silence all around
Never seen picture of his sin
Screams out from within

[JulietCapulet]

Screams out from within
Surrounded by a river
From whence came those tears

[venuspop]

From whence came those tears
shed in perpetuity
from obscurity

[WoodsWoman]

from obscurity
loneliness and midnight chill
ache to return home

[JulietCapulet]

Ache to return home
For the sunset on the beach
Crazy city heat

[venuspop]

Crazy city heat
dampens my troubled spirit
I am lost, alone.


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I am lost, alone
Among the sea of faces
Faces I know not.

[Litchee]

Faces I know not
Blinding lights and colors bright
I want the sky back

[WoodsWoman]

i want the sky back
with the stars that i have known
my own nebula

[venuspop]

my own nebula
my personal slumber-mate
Did you forget me?

[WoodsWoman]

did you forget me
in that long, permanent night
that we know as death?

[Archaic Smile]

that we know as death
stolid and silent, draws the
final curtain closed

[WoodsWoman]

final curtain closed
final leaf on waning year
a blanket for life

[venuspop]

a blanket for life
tucked in, warm against the cold
a cold, cold landscape

[alt lit]

a cold, cold landscape
warming though we hide ourselves
sun straining through clouds

[JulietCapulet]

Sun straining through clouds
What would it feel like to fly
Maybe in one's dreams

[alt lit]

maybe in one’s dreams
hourglass grains falling up
lucky second chance

[Seriously]

lucky second chance
now just not to screw it up
deja vu horror

[intjistp]

deja vu horror
returning back through a mirror
to see what's my error

[venuspop]

to see what's my error
and the follies of my way
In a single flash

[WoodsWoman]

in a single flash
all the seed packets were gone
cat's paw to the floor

[Archaic Smile]

cat's paw to the floor
rousing dust in the sunlight
hunter on the move

[venuspop]

hunter on the move
prowling in the semi shade
gets ready to pounce

[intjistp]

gets ready to pounce
your head into sand, play dead
Sun saluting ass

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Sun saluting ass
Suddenly elsewhere... moon beam
Bye bared naked bones

[alt lit]

bye bared naked bones
by blackbird balanced beneath
bright blooms bursting blue

[venuspop]

bright blooms bursting blue
sprouting across arid land
a nice miracle

[intjistp]

a nice miracle
iron ore stands on for blood
red stripes , flimsy moor

[venuspop]

red stripes , flimsy moor
wind echos across the land
a desolate land

[Fujimoto]

a desolate land
Shops shuttered, desperation,
Walmart has arrived.

[Moxiie]

Walmart has arrived
Unearned they purchase your soul
Emptiness prevails

[Fujimoto]

Emptiness prevails
Until the brownies are done.
Now fullness prevails.

[intjistp]

Walmart has arrived.
Liberty goes shopping now.
Whirlpool. Hoover sucks.

[venuspop]

Emptiness prevails
Until the brownies are done.
Now fullness prevails.

Now fullness prevails
connects to the second post
Whirlpool. Hoover sucks.

Walmart has arrived.
Liberty goes shopping now.
Whirlpool. Hoover sucks.

Whirlpool. Hoover sucks.
In the end, everything sucks.
Humanity sucks!

[JulietCapulet]

Quoting Fujimoto:

Walmart has arrived
Sign shines brightly in the dark
It's always open

[intjistp]

It's always open
in one hundred yards, darkness.
dust blows wind away

[WoodsWoman]

dust blows wind away
round about and back again
a seasons turning

[intjistp]

a seasons turning
clouds flag, leaves drop like swallows.
Was so last season.

[Sprelious]

Was so last season
I remember clearly now
The wind chilled my bones

[JulietCapulet]

The wind chilled my bones
I hug my jacket to me
Look up at the stars

[intjistp]

Look up at the stars
Holes in a bowl above us
Crumbs for cosmic mice

[Sprelious]

Crumbs for cosmic mice
Distant suns and distant lands
Await us out there

[intjistp]

Await us out there
A flower, a lie, a song.
Go signals, emit.

[JulietCapulet]

Go signals, emit
Chance becomes reality
Truly vagabond

[WoodsWoman]

truly vagabond
dry leaves blowing down the street
chasing the raindrops

[Sprelious]

Chasing the raindrops
A garage band from Jersey
Their bass player rules

[JulietCapulet]

Their bass player rules
Plays like he is in heaven
He's a real genius

[Sprelious]

He's a real genius
Solving problems at light speed
He's INTJ

[venuspop]

He's INTJ
He should not be suspended
Why, oh why, oh why?

[intjistp]

Why, oh why, oh why?
To bury bones in the ground?
Dig them up, dog's bones

[Sprelious]

Dig them up, dog's bones
Objections fall on deaf ears
Couched in Haiku

[venuspop]

Couched in Haiku
Immortalized between lines
As well it should be

[jkatra]

As well it should be
Well, to be or not to be,
Choice is the best path.

[alt lit]

choice is the best path
inevitability
unfathomable

[WoodsWoman]

unfathomable
unexpected feelings run
a turbulent stream

[JulietCapulet]

A turbulent stream
Cry out love for this planet
Explosion of life

[Nadette]

Explosion of life
Spring for Stravinsky erupts
In just one hour

[venuspop]

In just one hour
I had coffee and donuts
Incredible. Right?

[Sprelious]

Incredible, right
It's finally been proven
Donuts are health food

[WoodsWoman]

donuts are health food
jelly donut in each hand
that's fruit and fiber

[venuspop]

that's fruit and fiber
excellent balanced diet
My doctor is pleased

[intjistp]

My doctor is pleased
My kidney stones are more more
valuable than gold

[venuspop]

valuable than gold?
Is that what the pirates say?
What do pirates know?

[alt lit]

Explosion of life
Spring for Stravinsky erupts
In just one hour

in just one hour
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[venuspop]

What do pirates know?
Trade routes of the seven seas
And buried treasures.

[JulietCapulet]

And buried treasures
Found within a golden heart
Intangible gems

[Sprelious]

Intangible gems
What the body can not feel
Is left for the heart

[venuspop]

Is left for the heart
tired dreams and broken hopes
mind's futility

[WoodsWoman]

mind's futility
buzzing like spring mosquitoes
they won't let me sleep

[alt lit]

they won't let me sleep
go-go gridskipper weekdays
jetsetter weekends

[venuspop]

jetsetter weekends
A lonely coconut tree
in a sea of white

[JulietCapulet]

In a sea of white
The ghost ocean waits for you
Surface quietly

[venuspop]

Surface quietly
Be still ... my battering heart
Blend into silence.

[JulietCapulet]

Blend into silence
Absorbed into a whisper
A white snowflake falls

[venuspop]

A white snowflake falls
broken on the virgin snow
crushed beneath its weight.

[JulietCapulet]

Crushed beneath its weight
Humanity longs for peace
A passionate wish

[venuspop]

A passionate wish
Emblazoned with torpid hopes
Fruitless to the core

[jkatra]

Fruitless to the core
So we need to buy some fruit
I have a coupon.

[JulietCapulet]

I have a coupon
For soul purification
A spirit of light

[sehnsucht]

A spirit of light
Invades our dark cave and there
Casts shadows within

[WoodsWoman]

casts shadows within
doubts and fears like branches block
the full moons bright gaze

[Sprelious]

The full moon's bright gaze
Cast upon the people that
Reside down below

[venuspop]

Reside down below
in the bowels of the earth
eating at it's core.

[jkatra]

Eating at its core
There is nothing like eating
A nice home cooked meal.

[venuspop]

A nice home cooked meal
Wholesome, nutritious and hot
Served on a cold night.

[QuantumEnigma]

Served on a cold night,
Justice leaps into daylight
Banishing the dark.

[venuspop]

Banishing the dark
scattering the shadowy
into oblivion

[QuantumEnigma]

Into oblivion
sunlight travels forever
through deep outer space.

[venuspop]

through deep outer space
to where no man will follow
Point of no return

[Seriously]

Point of no return
Oblivion, off the edge
Nevermore she said

[alt lit]

nevermore she said
withdrawing into herself
chambered nautilus

[WoodsWoman]

chambered nautilus
this the world in which i live
the walls are feelings

[venuspop]

the walls are feelings
they encumber my freedom
they are a nuisance

[QuantumEnigma]

They are a nuisance
these imperfect messy thoughts
yet shells are so cold

[venuspop]

yet shells are so cold
their hard exterior said so
I am safe inside

[QuantumEnigma]

I am safe inside
prisoner of my own self
locked doors rebuff all

[venuspop]

locked doors rebuff all
Snub all except venuspop
my bestest buddy!

:devilish:

[QuantumEnigma]

My bestest buddy!
Four legs and triangle ears,
Purrfect in my arms.

[venuspop]

Purrfect in my arms.
means I am a cat person
You should have perceived

[QuantumEnigma]

You should have perceived
there is enough love for all,
softly blinks the cat's eyes

[venuspop]

softly blinks the cat's eyes
six syllables, I'm quite sure
It should be - just five. :)

[QuantumEnigma]

seek word calc dot com
find, oh!, failure in freeware
"The" is not counted

[jkatra]

"The" is not counted...
Little things are important,
Count your blessings please.

[WoodsWoman]

count your blessings please
the sun, moon with all that is
and technology

[intjistp]

and technology
will save our memes not us
sprawling forever

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sprawling forever
Shadow of the ghost of our
souls manufactured.

---------- Post added 03-22-2012 at 12:49 PM ----------

souls manufactured.
Peculiar bon-bons float
on river Botox

---------- Post added 03-22-2012 at 12:54 PM ----------

on River Botox
consist of body lotion
runs in slow motion

---------- Post added 03-22-2012 at 12:56 PM ----------

runs in slow motion
carrying remains and ruins to
recycling center

[alt lit]

sprawling forever
earth almost flat, yet always
circling to you

[QuantumEnigma]

Circling to you
finality on its wings
buzzard in the sky

[alt lit]

buzzards in the sky
vultures whetting hungry beaks
hearts ripe & ready

[QuantumEnigma]

hearts ripe and ready
passion hidden deep within
bloom flower blossom

[WoodsWoman]

bloom flower blossom
bless the world with your presence
may your small light shine

[alt lit]

may your small light shine
despite the peccadilloes
tucked inside sly nights

[WoodsWoman]

tucked inside sly nights
as a bug within a rose
hidden laughter waits

[venuspop]

hidden laughter waits
for patience and endurance
to tear down the walls

[Dancingqueen]

To tear down the walls
Made up of tissue paper
Is no achievement

[WoodsWoman]

is no achievement
ever enough, to blossom
again and again

[Cepheid]

Again and again
Circling for Eternity
Fly to distant lands

[WoodsWoman]

fly to distant lands
i long to find you again
lover of my youth

but i will go on
this new love anchors me here
new life is budding

[jkatra]

New life is budding,
Old life is not here anymore.
Life goes on with death.

[JulietCapulet]

Life goes on with death
Peel away layers of self
Love all humankind

[Gerard91]

Love all humankind.
And if you have enough strength,
you can heal this world.

[Seriously]

You can heal this world
not likely, crazy moron
illness consumes us

[QuantumEnigma]

illness consumes us
determination heals us
snake devours itself

[Seriously]

snake devours itself
a never ending cycle
despair vs hope

[jkatra]

Despair vs hope
Which one will win in this game?
Insight always wins.

[QuantumEnigma]

despair vs hope
winter orbits with summer
yet sun always shines

----

Insight always wins.
Eagle sees beneath the waves,
dives, finds fish of life.

[WoodsWoman]

dives, finds fish of life
just as the fox seeks its prey
life breeds survivors

[QuantumEnigma]

life breeds survivors
who hunt other survivors
where is the justice?

[jkatra]

Where is the justice?
Have you checked under the rug?
Justice is elusive.

[JulietCapulet]

Justice is elusive
I wonder why all the time
Such a painful truth

[WoodsWoman]

such a painful truth
we are stronger than we know
we don't want to be

[QuantumEnigma]

We don't want to be
stronger than our true merit:
vines choking the oak

[JulietCapulet]

Vines choking the oak
Masters the art of living
Silent vacancy

[Cepheid]

Silent vacancy
empty house upon the hill
Lonely acceptance

[WoodsWoman]

lonely acceptance
dead and falling to the ground
a bright colored leaf

[venuspop]

a bright colored leaf
floats upon the bubbling brook
heading for trouble

[JulietCapulet]

Heading for trouble
Fight for authenticity
A spirit of truth

[Cepheid]

A spirit of truth
Morality among peers
Respectable thoughts

[JulietCapulet]

Respectable thoughts
Shine bright through beautiful eyes
True feelings of love

[Grave]

True feelings of love
feelings only taught
In theory, it doth not rot

[JulietCapulet]

In theory, it doth not rot
Passion grows upon its own
Eyelashes flutter

[alt lit]

eyelashes flutter
inviting swimmers into
infinity pools

[Reizu]

Infinity pools
I don't know how those things work
I should look it up

[QuantumEnigma]

I should look it up,
Or dive right in - hold my breath?
Fisher under the waves

[JulietCapulet]

Fisher under the waves
Cannot reach surface for air
Now I am drowning

[jkatra]

Now I am drowning
Look closely to see the sea
Life starts with water.

[Reizu]

Life starts with water
As it elevates to air
Eternal cycles.

[Minerva]

Eternal cycles,
Is the flow of energy
A gift to us all

[Person056]

A gift to us all
or stolen by lust and greed?
ungrateful humans

[jkatra]

Ungrateful humans
You will have more luck with whales
They feel what they have.

[Reizu]

They feel what they have
But why do they have so much?
Is this thankful greed?

[Person056]

Is this thankful greed?
nay, but contention in strength
their strength to survive

[JulietCapulet]

Their strength to survive
Yearning for love unity
My eyes have tear drops

[QuantumEnigma]

My eyes have tear drops
as crocs in the river do
Instinct or pity?

[jkatra]

Instinct or pity?
Intentions are tough to see,
Are we free or not?

[QuantumEnigma]

Are we free or not?
Who is truly in control,
eagle or airstream?

[jkatra]

Eagle or Airstream?
Naming a band is easy,
Just inspire people.

[Gerard91]

Just inspire people,
they will love you forever.
No. It was a joke.

[Fujimoto]

No. It was a joke.
See, the chicken crosses the...
Dude, just forget it.

[Person056]

Dude, just forget it
Life's too short to really care
always forgive them

[Reizu]

Always forgive them
They don't have to say sorry
You know they are wrong

[Person056]

You know they are wrong
Don't hold it to their account
Teach them to fix it.

[Minerva]

Teach them to fix it
Reduce the wrongs that were done
Improve the future

[Person056]

improve the future
based on mistakes yesterday
reach maturity

[Minerva]

Reach maturity
So many of us cannot
Grow up already.

[Person056]

Grow up already,
I'm so tired of waiting.
Hurry, else I leave.

[Minerva]

Hurry, else I leave
I shall but go without you
It hurts to leave you

[Person056]

It hurts to leave you
But my joy is much greater
Since your smile sparked life.

[Minerva]

Since your smile sparked life
You are my whole universe
You make me happy

[Person056]

You make me happy
In betwixt this hellish night
My ray of sunshine.

[Minerva]

My ray of sunshine
What shall I do without you
The love of my life

[Person056]

The love of my life,
You're not my one and only.
My first who taught me.

[Minerva]

My first who taught me
Was a serious mentor
I lack in no way

[Person056]

I lack in no way
He who says "I AM" provides.
Fight autonomy.

[Minerva]

Fight autonomy
Every man shall have his say
Today, tomorrow

[Person056]

Today, tomorrow,
they all matter but for naught.
Time: Grand Illusion.

[Minerva]

Time: Grand Illusion
Makes you think you can't get old
Too soon it's too late

[Person056]

Too soon it's too late;
it's too little to just wait
so cut your loses.

[Minerva]

So cut your losses
Fly away, free as a bird
Never seen again

[Person056]

Never seen again
your sorrows: lifted away
Peace to fly again.

[Minerva]

Peace to fly again
Never thought I would feel it
So good that it's real