The Never Ending Haiku Game

[venuspop]

Where's my killing knife?
Sharpened and ready to go
To its destiny

[Gerard91]

To its destiny
heads a pig in/on* some farm place.
You cannot stop it.

* couldn't decide whather it should be "in" or "on" :/

[GenessorDios]

Should be in or on
It's a life-or-death issue.
Nazism is fun.

[wrongjargon]

Nazism is fun
They said, but they were caught by
Inglourious Basterds

[QuantumEnigma]

Inglourious Basterds
could not very long elude
the spell check police

[INTJane]

The spell check police
Can go on a coffee break
While I am typing.

[John01]

While I am typing
I eat cake without icing
The mice ate it all.

[venuspop]

The mice ate it all.
Well, the mice ought to be shot
For greed is ugly.

[GenessorDios]

For greed is ugly.
Difficult line to follow.
I shan't even try.

[INTJane]

I shan't even try
To understand your motives
You're an enigma

[wrongjargon]

You're an enigma
Riddle wrapped in mystery
Like last night's meatloaf

[QuantumEnigma]

Like last night's meatloaf
Indeterminate and vague,
bacon optional

[venuspop]

bacon optional
sounds delightfully sinful
My heart is heavy.

[INTJane]

My heart is heavy
VP is feeling distressed
I do not know why

[venuspop]

I do not know why
Life and death should concern me
Does it trouble you?

[WoodsWoman]

does it trouble you
that others have so little
while you have so much?

[venuspop]

While you have so much
Empty portraits hung on walls
Do you call that Art?

[QuantumEnigma]

Do you call that Art?
Baroque wooden panels frame
A hollow still life

[zeroemission]

A hollow still life
Fills me with the urge to just
Yawn and yawn and yawn

[INTJane]

Yawn and yawn and yawn
Will I ever get out of
My pjs today?

[WoodsWoman]

my pjs today
would be inappropriate
only in my cave

[zeroemission]

only in my cave
are socks needed for warm feet
outside it's warmer

[Faux hawk]

Outside it's warmer,
Inside is much safer, though--
Inside out is in

[GenessorDios]

Inside out is in
side out is inside out is
inside out is in

[zeroemission]

inside out is in
visible yet inverted
different than before

[GenessorDios]

Diff'rent than before,
yet inevitably same.
Some things never change.

[Faux hawk]

Something's never change,
Though one is always moving,
Further away from the line.

[zeroemission]

Further away from the line
towing a handcart uphill
moving forward still

[Faux hawk]

Moving forward still,
Progress barely recorded,
Was it all a dream?

[zeroemission]

was it all a dream?
or a planted memory
virtually real

[Faux hawk]

Virtually real
A dream that was so very
It made her almost

[wrongjargon]

It made her almost
Lash out in fury at the
Creepy looking clown

[venuspop]

Creepy looking clown
He is seldom invited
To social dinners.

[Samoan Corleone]

To social dinners
Our etiquette is refined
Faux pas are funny.

[INTJane]

Faux pas are funny
Faux paws, however, are not.
Dogs love their true paws.

[Samoan Corleone]

Dogs love their true paws
They're good for scratching people
Though I'm not itchy

[GenessorDios]

Though I'm not itchy
No wait, actually I am
No I'm not, shut up

[Samoan Corleone]

No I'm not, shut up
It's my internal conflict
Can't tell right from left.

[GenessorDios]

Can't tell right from left,
flip the bird with my pinky;
why am I like this?

[venuspop]

Why am I like this?
Why, that's easy. Too much sun.
Its frying you up.

[wrongjargon]

I'm frying you up
You naughty piece of bacon
You are so tasty

[INTJane]

You are so tasty
I can't get enough of you
I shall eat you up

[zeroemission]

I shall eat you up
with my tongue the hard way babe
you know you like it

[INTJane]

You know you like it
Bacon is hard to resist.
Would you like some eggs?

[zeroemission]

Would you like some eggs?
hard boiled or sunny side up
it's breakfast time now

[WoodsWoman]

it's breakfast time now?
how? what? why? i overslept!
oh, woe unto me!

[INTJane]

Oh, woe unto me!
She hadn't time for breakfast.
Here, have a PopTart.

[zeroemission]

oh, woe unto me!
emotionals wear me down
logic makes them mad

[Faux hawk]

Logic makes them mad,
"As love is a breakfast food",
Eat it the hard way.

[QuantumEnigma]

Eat it the hard way
with sporks and while upside-down
OJ up your nose

[Dancingqueen]

OJ up your nose
Is fun to spit while giggling
Not on your friend's face

[Seriously]

Not on your friend's face
Inappropriate indeed
maybe a lover

[Faux hawk]

Maybe a lover,
Something like significant,
Maybe another.

[venuspop]

Maybe another
way of telling the story
is to tell it slow

[INTJane]

Is to tell it slow
As good as telling it fast?
Story of my life.

[venuspop]

Story of my life
Began with the damn doctor
Spanking my butt red.

[INTJane]

Spanking my butt red
While I bent over his lap
Was not nice of him.

[venuspop]

Was not nice of him
So I bit him really hard
Although I'm toothless.

[zeroemission]

Although I'm toothless.
i can still chew gum and jello
flan's very yucky

[venuspop]

flan's very yucky
My doctor warns me "No Flan!"
For which I am glad.

[INTJane]

"...for which I am glad"
He ended every night.
He was quite thankful.

[Zhen]

he was quite thankful
that he slept soundly each night
as the owls hooted.

[venuspop]

as the owls hooted
a door creaked open slowly
Yes. Very slowly.

[Zhen]

Yes. Very Slowly.

By the hallway arch shadow

an intruder crept.

[venuspop]

an intruder crept
hesitating at corners
peeking carefully

[WoodsWoman]

peeking carefully
from beneath the sodden ground
flowers are waking

[wrongjargon]

Flowers are waking
Springtime is coming on fast
I think I'll sleep in

[zeroemission]

i think i'll sleep in
i'm emotionally spent
penny for your thought

[Faux hawk]

Penny for your thought,
a quarter of the meekest,
A nickel won't mind.

[QuantumEnigma]

A nickel won't mind
But do not offend the dime
He'll feel short changed

[zeroemission]

he'll feel short changed
pulling out of investments
premature withdrawls

[Faux hawk]

Premature withdrawals
Offer stiff penalty Z,
Premature withdrawal.

[zeroemission]

Premature withdrawal
performance anxiety
remains untested

[venuspop]

remains untested
Will you please experiment
And keep us informed.

[zeroemission]

...and keep us informed?
i thought you wanted pictures
i know photoshop

[Faux hawk]

I know photoshop
I wish I'd known more of it
Today than I did

[venuspop]

Today than I did
Is a peculiar first line.
This one is better.

[zeroemission]

This one is better.
that much is true so i've been told
you can surpass this

[venuspop]

You can surpass this
You can beat the argument
I know you are goooood.

[zeroemission]

i know you are good
good dog, YES YOU ARE, good dog!
hey, stop scooching you!

[venuspop]

hey, stop scooching you!
That's not nice, stop it, will ya?
Oooh ... embarrassing.

[zeroemission]

Oooh ... embarrassing.
i can't stop farting cabbage
i once was vegan

[Zhen]

nuts and tofu sausages
and crap plastic shoes

[wrongjargon]

And crap plastic shoes!
The customer screamed loudly
That's why she got slapped.

[INTJane]

"That's why she got slapped.
She deserved what I gave her!",
her lover told me.

[Faux hawk]

her lover told me,
he told me everything, good.
he said, she said, what?

[INTJane]

He said, she said; what
is the truth?, we wonder.
What's reality?

[wrongjargon]

What's reality?
Is it what you remember?
It is what it is.

[Samoan Corleone]

It is what it is.
Just because it is, because.
Think circularly.

[INTJane]

Think circularly
and back and round and back and
Circularly think

[Zhen]

circularly think
don't you hate catch 22s?
they're like big fat knots!

[venuspop]

they're like big fat knots!
which transfixes you, like so
Keeps you immobile.

[Zhen]

Keeps you immobile

Those freaking annoying splints!

I love climbing trees :)

[Faux hawk]

I love climbing trees,
I need to find a tree house,
I worry too much.

[Zhen]

i worry too much

grey hair and bald amassing

stress...it's not worth it!

[Faux hawk]

Stress-- it's not worth it.
If it's important, call back.
Stress-- it's not worth it.

[Zhen]

stress it's not worth it
you really need some time out
when migraines take hold

[Samoan Corleone]

When migraines take hold
Drugs will free you of their grip
Take them to excess

[venuspop]

Take them to excess
My warning bells are ringing
Am I reading right?

[INTJane]

Am I reading right
Samoan Corleone?
Please don't overdose.

[zeroemission]

Please don't overdose
on salami and beans, PLEASE!
things could get roughage

[Faux hawk]

Things could get roughage,
When we get back together,
Don't do that to me.

[zeroemission]

don't do that to me
that say funny things you do
help! i'm in stitches

[Faux hawk]

help I'm in stitches,
My throat was slit quick.
At least it was fast.

[zeroemission]

at least it was fast
i'm hungry but i seem to
lose my appetitite

[Faux hawk]

Lose my appetites,
Translation is easily,
Lost in the last fight.

[wrongjargon]

Lost in the last fight
The sword gathered rust and grime
It was never found

[INTJane]

It was never found
To be true that wrongjargon's
Jokes aren't that funny

[zeroemission]

jokes aren't that funny
when said with a sour puss
neither is miming

[venuspop]

neither is miming
anime, meme, manga
Strange words. Strange to me.

[Zhen]

Strange words. Strange to me.
your mouth full of dynamite
explodes in my face

[zeroemission]

explodes in my face
the things i've said boomerang
i talk much too much

[Faux hawk]

I talk much, too much,
Until a silent me is,
They all watch from a...

[zeroemission]

They all watch from a...
safe distance, vaguely amused
joke's on them, i say

[silvercrystal07]

Joke's on them, I say
They think they know everything
But they know nothing

[zeroemission]

but they know nothing
in this world full of mystery
things aren't as they seem

[Faux hawk]

Things aren't as they seem,
Which can feel unnecessary--
Mean, strength from love.

[WoodsWoman]

mean strength from love
a ferocious mother bear
defending her young

[zeroemission]

defending her young
or abandoning them thus
human nature sucks

[WoodsWoman]

human nature sucks
strengths out of the deepest soil
forcing survival

[n8ey]

Forcing survival
I want to go back to it,
The way things were

[INTJane]

The way things were
Cannot ever be again.
Family destroyed.

[n8ey]

Family destroyed,
Torched house was burning bright
Next time, get my eggs.

[wrongjargon]

Next time, get my eggs.
Just handle them carefully.
They're very precious.

[QuantumEnigma]

They're very precious,
life's full potential inside -
what will hatch and grow?

[zeroemission]

what will hatch and grow?
no people like on the box
these are just brine shrimp

[QuantumEnigma]

these are just brine shrimp
Artemia not Artemis -
inconsequential

[Rovin]

Inconsequential
Black tears of eternal woe
Need Hot Topic trip.

[zeroemission]

Need Hot Topic trip.
i like being malled
on my vacations

[INTJane]

On my vacations
I enjoy myself greatly;
I hope to have more.

[zeroemission]

i hope to have more
time to sort through it all here
devolve to chaos

[INTJane]

Devolve to chaos
After my recent losses;
How is this my life?

[zeroemission]

how is my life?
who are you to ask me that?
i'm in a bad mood

[QuantumEnigma]

i'm in a bad mood
no happy haikus for you
share the joy, not I

[zeroemission]

share the joy, not I
that's what i said already
but kittens are cute

[Faux hawk]

But kittens are cute,
Tragedy sells better,
Though, it's good.

[QuantumEnigma]

Though it's good,
more syllables are better -
five to renew us

[zeroemission]

five to renew us
seven for the middle part
five more for the end

[Faux hawk]

Five more for the end,
The labyrinth, the enigma,
Quatre.

[zeroemission]

(needs another 3 syllables)

[Faux hawk]

Qautre, cat or snake,
My mind goes a complete blank,
I wish it wouldn't.

[INTJane]

I wish it wouldn't
But I can't get what I want
Whenever I want

[zeroemission]

whenever i want
i make something delicious
the meaning of life

[INTJane]

The meaning of life--
Oft contemplated question;
Have you your answer?

[zeroemission]

have you your answer?
sorry, what was the question?
i don't know sometimes

[Faux hawk]

I don't know sometimes,
The air vibrates around them,
She tries to explain.

[INTJane]

She tries to explain
Who she is and what she wants;
It's not difficult.

[zeroemission]

it's not difficult
feeling the love in this room
group hugs are mental

[WoodsWoman]

group hugs are mental
stimulation just as growth
adds to happiness

[zeroemission]

adds to happiness
subtract from the smile column
it averages out

(unless you say it av-er-ag-es in which case i'm totally screwed)

[WoodsWoman]

it averages out
the light and dark, good and bad,
survival happens

[Rovin]

Survival happens
For a brief and intense time
But all things must end

[WoodsWoman]

all things must end
the good always ends too soon
the bad stays too long

[zeroemission]

the bad stays too long
safe in it's ivory tower
where's the joy in that?

[Faux hawk]

Where's the joy in that?
In whispered honesty, she,
Finds shades of memory.

[venuspop]

Finds shades of memory.
in sauteed mushroom, ham, cheese
All I can think of.

[Faux hawk]

All I can think of,
is how I falsely perceive,
Though, there are times that...

[zeroemission]

Though, there are times that..
i'm wrong, i'm more often right
and i'm modest too

[Faux hawk]

And I'm modest, too,
But that doesn't go very far,
To go much further...

[venuspop]

To go much further
Is always better than to
Stay put, immobile.

[INTJane]

Stay put, immobile
Won't lead to your desires
Time to move forward

[Faux hawk]

Time to move forward,
Sometimes the way forward is back,
Other times it is not.

[wrongjargon]

Other times it is not
About you or your problems.
Wake up. Get a grip.

[zeroemission]

wake up. get a grip.
a butterfly awakens
eventually

[INTJane]

Eventually
A new normal will be reached;
Who will I be then?

[zeroemission]

who will i be then?
or now for that matter, huh?
play time is over

[Faux hawk]

Play time is over.
Though, it may have started now;
does anyone know?

[Zhen]

does anyone know?
no, such an age old question
life's a mystery

[QuantumEnigma]

life's a mystery
wrapped up inside a riddle
make the bow nice please

[Rovin]

Make the bow nice please
The planet spins below us
Still a long way home

[zeroemission]

still a long way home
does the voyage ever end?
when does it begin?

[venuspop]

when does it begin?
It began when I said so.
What an odd question.

[wrongjargon]

What an odd question.
Of course this is my real hair.
Is that your real nose?

[venuspop]

Is that your real nose
Maybe ... gee ... I wouldn't know
Is that why you're shocked?

[GenessorDios]

Is that why you're shocked?
Because you in here I've locked
though my world you've rocked?

[INTJane]

Though my world you've rocked,
You are far away from me.
It can never be.

[zeroemission]

it can never be
remembered or forgotten
time marches onwards

[Rovin]

Time marches onward
Along with space Einstein said
He seemed pretty smart

[zeroemission]

he seemed pretty smart
intellect is relative
time to dumb things down

[Faux hawk]

Time to dumb things down,
Or just think in pictured sound,
Unencumbered, now.

[wrongjargon]

Unencumbered, now
Free to do what I want to
... not sure what to do ....

[Faux hawk]

... Not sure what to do ...
Maybe just take some pictures,
and travel more, now.

[zeroemission]

and travel more now?
who likes to travel? i don't
been there and done that

[Faux hawk]

Been there done that,
I prefer to stay in now,
Pictures are out, though.

[venuspop]

Pictures are out, though.
Everything I've ever done
is out on Facebook

[Zhen]

is out on facebook
unauthorised video
for the world to scorn

[GenessorDios]

For the world to scorn
means for these guys to suffer:
Dyslexic squirrels.

[Zhen]

dyslexic squirrels
screeching and hurling chestnuts
then pore over books

[venuspop]

then pore over books
I wish I could see your face
Fine ears you have there.

[wrongjargon]

Fine ears you have there
Red said to her grandmother
Then she got eaten

[INTJane]

Then she got eaten
After describing her dream
Her lover obliged

[zeroemission]

her lover obliged
and got an E for effort
and a smiley face

[QuantumEnigma]

and a smiley face
wins the day over logic. . .
plot accordingly

[zeroemission]

plot accordingly
devise a scheme that backfires
you've egg on your face

[venuspop]

you've egg on your face
I'm sorry. Is it still there?
You won't tell, will you?

[zeroemission]

you won't tell, will you?
secrets of the universe
i think it's watching

[venuspop]

i think it's watching
and quietly recording
our every action

[zeroemission]

our every action
intertwines with others' lines
weaving the future

[wrongjargon]

Weaving the future,
The three sisters smile as they
Twist and cut our lives

[zeroemission]

twist and cut our fates
goths are always dark humored
i do not like goths

[wrongjargon]

I do not like goths
For they have ravens clutching
Their dark, lonely hearts

*spotlight off*

[zeroemission]

their dark, lonely hearts
corrupt by experience
really need a hug

[wrongjargon]

Really need a hug
And just collapse in your arms
As I eat burgers.

[INTJane]

As I eat burgers,
I wonder what I'm doing;
I will regret this.

[zeroemission]

i will regret this
yet can't seem to stop myself
needs five syllables

[GenessorDios]

Needs five syllables?
'kus can be quite demanding.
What if I say no?

[INTJane]

What if I say no,
Will it cause any trouble?
I must say "no" now.

[zeroemission]

^^ what if i say no
to stabbing knifes and such? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
will that grease the wheels?

I must say "no" now.
the haiku continues on
5-4-3-2-1

[GenessorDios]

I must say no now
but I likely won't later.
Relax, my key's yours.

[zeroemission]

Relax, my key's yours.
that shiny metal object
locks and unlocks doors

[INTJane]

"Relax, my key's yours,"
he said, handing it to me.
I took it from him.

[GenessorDios]

I took it from him
but gave it back instantly.
What a wuss I am!

[kazzamunga]

i took it from him
balanced on my palm cast a
sinuous shadow

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what a wuss i am
my heart-rate governed by a
sinuous shadow

[zeroemission]

sinuous shadow
stretches across the pavement
evening approaches

[kazzamunga]

evening approaches
spills muddy water over
watercolour day

[zeroemission]

watercolor day
colors blend organically
the world seems awash

[INTJane]

Watercolour day.
I am captivated by
the words you've painted.




The world seems awash
in elongating shadows;
You provide me light.

[GenessorDios]

The words you've painted
are just amazing but please,
not on my face, eh?

You provide me light.
I'm really grateful but please,
fuck off, it's morning.

[zeroemission]

fuck off, it's morning
stupid birds chirping about
their territory

[GenessorDios]

Their territory?
Well, they can keep all of it.
Smell of piss and that.

[zeroemission]

smell of piss and that
stagnant air on summer day
apathy happens

[GenessorDios]

Apathy happens.
Meh^7.
I can't be bothered.

[QuantumEnigma]

I can't be bothered
and yet I can not let go
back and forth I swing

[INTJane]

Back and forth I swing
Between the old and the new;
It is time to jump.

[QuantumEnigma]

It is time to jump
for one moment I soar - free
then gravity wins

[zeroemission]

then gravity wins
for it always lets me down
this is going to hurt

[INTJane]

"This is going to hurt
me as much as it hurts you,"--
Such unwelcome words.

[zeroemission]

such unwelcome words
used for manipulation
i have feelings too

[INTJane]

I have feelings, too,
Though my mind tries to rule me--
Internal battles.

[venuspop]

I will regret this
The words flow out uncontrolled
They obey me not

Internal battles
What a blunder I have made
I picked the wrong post.

I picked the wrong post
From a page away
How embarrassing.

[zeroemission]

how embarrassing
these emotional outbursts
random though they are

[venuspop]

random though they are
Terrible that you found it
I should lock you up

[zeroemission]

i should lock you up
your insolence knows no bounds
lies should be illegal

[venuspop]

lies should be illegal
That's six syllable, I know
My fingers don't lie.

[zeroemission]

my fingers don't lie
neither does my heart, for real
love is not a game

[venuspop]

love is not a game
There's no winner or loser
Only survivors

[GenessorDios]

Only survivors
survive where others might die.
- Captain Obvious

[wrongjargon]

Captain Obvious
Only says what is obvious
And then flies away

*flies away*

[Zhen]

and then flies away
panicked fluttering of wings
beaten to powder

[zeroemission]

beaten to powder
ingredients are prepared
carefully, with love

[wrongjargon]

Carefully, with love
His strokes are masterfully
Guided on canvas

[INTJane]

Guided on canvas
Fertile imaginations
Depict the essence

[zeroemission]

depict the essence
boiled down to minimum
word economy

[WoodsWoman]

word economy
but with nature thrown in too
the essence of art

[INTJane]

The essence of art
Expression and perception
Screw the nature rules

[zeroemission]

screw the nature rules
this is america! grrrrr!
love it or leave it

[kazzamunga]

love it or leave it
amongst rats and rubbish to
gather neuroses

[zeroemission]

gather neurosis
while ye may INTJs
better yet, blossom

[kazzamunga]

better yet, blossom
adorns my washing line whites
vernal confetti

[zeroemission]

vernal confetti
scattered loosely on the ground
soft perfume scented