The Never Ending Haiku Game

[gestalt]

Promises to return
Smelling fresh licorice
Peppermint sweated

[hutbug]

Peppermint sweated
Ice injected into veins
Jedi mind games

[gestalt]

Jedi mind games
Elephants weighing blue sharp
Shimmy potpourri

[hutbug]

Shimmy potpourri
shimmy shimmy potpourri
Shimmy shimmy Poe

[Nikita]

shimmy shimmy poe
oh what your mother don't know
get out the window

[hutbug]

get out the window
go play in the April day
play the day away

[Nikita]

play the day away
the blessing of internet
escape from people

[hutbug]

escape from people
people in my face too much
I need space, and air

[Nikita]

I need space, and air
I'm running with abandon
Into the morning

[hutbug]

Into the morning
the ice cold veins thaw anew
Sanity returns

[Nikita]

sanity returns
the veil of deceit lifted
oh what have I done?

[hutbug]

oh what have I done?
stripped away all the comfort
shivers in the sun

[Nikita]

shivers in the sun
the arctic morning presses
in the desert wind

[gius]

In the desert wind
I wear my turban and scarf
My skin, hair, both brown.

[Nikita]

my skin, hair, both brown
tainted by the summer sun
a world lived in bronze

[kazzamunga]

a world lived in bronze
statuesque and immobile
the sculptor's vision

[Nikita]

the sculptor's vision
long lost to pygmallion
galatea's love

[kazzamunga]

galatea's love
ivory softens to skin
now flushed with colour

[Nikita]

now flushed with color
asphalt in the summer sun
stained with his last breath

[Triglav]

stained with his last breath
someone has to mop the floor
caffeine addict

[gius]

caffeine addict
to lower caffeine intake
try a cup of tea

[Triglav]

try a cup of tea
scent of jasmine everywhere
green tea purifies

[kazzamunga]

green tea purifies
cleanses and rejuvenates
healthy and youthful

[Triglav]

healthy and youthful
your days will be much longer
invigoration

[kazzamunga]

invigoration
lively spring awakens swathes
of colours and sounds

[Triglav]

of color and sounds
joy sprouts from cradle of life
Eviva L'arte!

[kazzamunga]

Eviva l'arte!
decadence of Kazimierz
artistic revolt

[Triglav]

artistic revolt
poet's laugh fills the whole room
Ah, Les Fleurs du mal!

[kazzamunga]

Ah, Les Fleurs du mal!
the first morning of the week
worker's ennui!

[Triglav]

worker's ennui!
slavery of tomorrow
Karl Marx' prophecy

[Nikita]

Karl Marx, prophecy,
'Tis a subject most maligned
Yet to be tested

[Triglav]

yet to be tested
Lenin, Pol Pot, Kim Ir Sen
all attempts have failed

[Nikita]

All attempts have failed
Due to kindness in demand
Next time, kill them all!

[kazzamunga]

next time kill them all
bloodthirsty massacre to
cleanse revolution

[Triglav]

cleanse revolution
fiery speech of Robespierre
blade of guillotine

[WoodsWoman]

blade of guillotine
slice the present from the past
amnesia relief

[Triglav]

amnesia relief
all slips into oblivion
bliss of ignorance

[WoodsWoman]

bliss of ignorance
yet knowledge outweighs the pain
for truth will blossom

[Nikita]

for truth will blossom
as winter melts into spring
ice gives way to fire

[Triglav]

ice gives way to fire
Deus Vult! Witches must burn!
To hell with demons!

[Nikita]

To hell with demons!
The angels sing, raising arms
the fight for heaven

[kazzamunga]

to hell with demons
escorted by the experts
infernal tourists

[Nikita]

to hell with demons
escorted by the experts
infernal tourists

You missed one.

[kazzamunga]

the fight for heaven
the literal great divorce
holy violence

[Nikita]

holy violence
the great deceiver unveiled
all behold your "god"

[ArtistTyrant]

all behold your "god"
a testament to folly
real people breathe air

[Nikita]

real people breathe air
definition of humane
unto the fishes

[Triglav]

unto the fishes
Saint Anthony gives sermon
Lo! Holy Madness

[Nikita]

Lo! Holy Madness
In the confines of the church
The children are damned

[Triglav]

The children are damned
The young ones sent for crusade
A thousand blessings

[Nikita]

A thousand blessings
But all perish in the end
Angels and demons

[Triglav]

angels and demons
Welcome to the cabaret!
Make yourself at home

[kazzamunga]

make yourself at home
mark your territory with
paint and wallpaper

[Nikita]

Paint and Wallpaper
In the lounge of the Feelers
"Masterminds" beware

[Triglav]

'Masterminds' beware
The walls of reason crumble
damned emotions!

[Nikita]

Damned emotions!
The true test of inner strength
Intellect on guard

[Triglav]

intellect on guard
rules of science and progress
might of experience

[Nikita]

Might experience
The world better from outside
the walls do confine

[Triglav]

the wall do confines
loot and treasures I hold dear
primodrial logic

[Nikita]

Primordial logic
A fresh line from the ancients
Is present, as past

[kazzamunga]

is present, as past,
distinguishable from a
future? time delay

[Triglav]

Is present, as past
Nothing stops the sands of time
Forgotten glory

---------- Post added 04-19-2010 at 02:33 PM ----------

future? time delay
Hours spent on idle chat
small talk, empty words

[kazzamunga]

small talk: empty words
make negligible impact
on vacuous minds

[Triglav]

on vacuous minds
pestilence of idiocy
Their eyes are hollow

[Nikita]

Their eyes are hollow
Portending the fate of all
In this sepulcher

[kazzamunga]

in this sepulchre
darkness masks the horror but
cannot hide the stench

[Nikita]

cannot hide the stench
the frat house's latest wench
or the belching swell

[kazzamunga]

or the belching swell
the serpentine ripples swirl
round the severed mast

[Nikita]

round the severed mast
lorena giggled with glee
waving victor's "flag"

[taciturn]

waving the victor's "flag"
she skipped and grinned dreadfully
for he was too late

[Nikita]

for he was too late
her life was sadly forfeit
nature's free divorce

[Triglav]

nature's free divorce
separate lives from now on
free from all restraints

[kazzamunga]

free from all restraints
birds spiral and glide, hindered
only by the night

[Minerva]

Only by the night
I am freed from prying eyes
I can be myself

[taciturn]

I can be myself
symphonies ever louder
within my own mind

[Minerva]

Within my own mind
In my heart music echoes
My soul becomes warm

[Triglav]

My soul becomes warm
Swirling particles of light
You have been much missed

[Minerva]

You have been much missed
Been too long since we last met
Unbearably so

[Triglav]

Unbearably so
Yet it was only one day
felt like forever

[Minerva]

Felt like forever
You are like the air I breathe
A necessity

[Triglav]

a neccessity
one good rythm for two hearts
beating like a drum

[Minerva]

Beating like a drum
In perfect tandem they are
A continuum

[Triglav]

A continuum
complexity of passion
one simple answer

[Minerva]

One simple answer
This is all I need from you
Do I have your love?

[Triglav]

Do I have your love?
It is yours, I assure you
'til the end of time

[Minerva]

'til the end of time
You and I with open hearts
Shall not separate

[Triglav]

Shall not separate
We will follow the same path
over horizon

[Minerva]

Over the horizon
Until the ends of the Earth
My hand clutches yours

[Triglav]

my hand clutches yours
feeling of reassurance
lingering kisses

[Minerva]

Lingering kisses
Tingling and shivering
Please pull me closer

[Triglav]

please pull me closer
let our bodies become one
as well as our souls

[Minerva]

And as our souls
Where does one body begin?
Or the other end?

[Triglav]

or the other end?
No wise man on earth knows that
perfect communion

[Minerva]

Perfect communion
Never have I felt this way
Utterly complete

[Triglav]

utterly complete
all pieces fall in their place
nothing is missing

[Minerva]

Nothing is missing
The whole universe is found
Contained within us

[Triglav]

Contained within us
is the garden of delights
fruits of desire

[Minerva]

Fruits of desire
Have ripened with our warmth
Shall we choose and taste?

[Triglav]

Shall we choose and taste?
Blood boils deep down in our veins
thirst unquenchable

[Minerva]

Thirst unquenchable
How shall I help you with this?
With matching hunger

[Triglav]

with matching hunger
beast howls inside in passion
animal instinct

[Minerva]

Animal instinct
With you I become primal
No chain can hold me

[Triglav]

No chain can hold you
Unity with your nature
pure intimacy

[Minerva]

Pure intimacy
I do enjoy nothing more
Take me to beyond

[Triglav]

Take you to beyond
places that are uncharted
fertile lands of love

[Minerva]

Fertile lands of love
What do you think we shall grow?
Offspring proves my love

[Triglav]

offspring proves my love
seed has been planted to grow
eternal summer

[Minerva]

Eternal summer
Bright sunshine and warm breezes
Even in winter

[Triglav]

even in winter
neither of us feels frozen
fire deep inside

[Minerva]

Fire deep inside
Rage within and between us
All consummating

[Triglav]

all consumating
nothing will stand in its path
yield to its power

[Minerva]

Yield to its power
All of the world melts away
To this desire

[Triglav]

to this desire
we give ourselves in fully
it feels like heaven

[Minerva]

It feels like heaven
For the gods watch down and smile
Nothing can compare

[Triglav]

nothing can compare
to your beautiful visage
hunger for your lips

[Minerva]

Hunger for your lips
Gentle hands on my body
Tell me what you want

[Triglav]

Tell you what I want
press your body next to mine
wild thoughts fill my mind

[Minerva]

Wild thoughts fill my mind
Use your body to tell me
Free your desires

[Triglav]

free your desires
as you lay down beside me
curtain falls. Applause!

[kazzamunga]

curtain falls, applause,
thinking the faulty pole to
be part of the act

[temi]

be part of the act
wearing masks, inhibitions
fearing the revealed

[kazzamunga]

fearing the revealed
ascetic shuns clear insight
seeking the concealed

[Nikita]

seeking the concealed
he endeavors to know her
a light in the dark

[Kurinto]

a light in the dark
that reconstructs your nightmare
keeps you from sleeping

[Nikita]

keeps you from sleeping
the headboard banging next door
just released from jail

[Triglav]

just released from jail
He won't be showing mercy
angry nemezis

[Nikita]

angry nemesis
forgotten, betrayed, awake
hunted in the night

[WoodsWoman]

hunted in the night
the goblins come out to play
fear also joins in

[Nikita]

fear also joins in
the introvert on the stage
thousands sit and stare

[Triglav]

thousands sit and stare
roaring standing ovation
blessed with talent

[kazzamunga]

blessed with talent
it's just another facet
pride would be misplaced

[Triglav]

pride would be misplaced
haughty spirit before fall
life of sweet conceit

[kazzamunga]

life of sweet conceit
or life of realism
simple acceptance

[Triglav]

simple acceptance
cast ye your pearls before swine
watch them trample you

[kazzamunga]

watch them trample you
your body is not your own
objectivity

[Seriously]

objectivity
perspective subjective yes?
best remain silent

[kazzamunga]

best remain silent
contentment in sparkling eyes
is verbose enough

[Nikita]

is verbose enough
for deeds speak louder than words
silence is golden

[kazzamunga]

silence is golden
first fingers of sunlight touch
the slumbering sky

[WoodsWoman]

the slumbering sky
hanging low with pent up tears
echoes my darkness

[Seriously]

echoes my darkness
down the well of soul's despair
eternal Sheol

[temi]

eternal Sheol
mysterious underworld
swallowing our souls

[mozi84]

swallowing our souls
the black lamp with a lost wish
corrupted genie

[Kurinto]

corrupted genie
will attempt to steal your soul
so read the fine print

[Nikita]

so read the fine print
or you deserve what you get
caveat emptor

[kazzamunga]

caveat emptor
but the law suit's on his side
cave emptorem!

[Nikita]

cave emptorem
you have bored me with this swill
you're walkin' the plank!

[kazzamunga]

you're walkin' the plank
but knowledge of latin is
useful regardless

[Triglav]

useful regardless
lingua franca helps a lot
elegance and style

[Minerva]

Elegance and style
The marks of a gentleman
Tell how do you do?

[Nikita]

Tell how do you do?
I don't give a damn. Do you?
Hell is other...YOU!

[Seriously]

Hell is other...YOU!
Every ring represented
A Dante burlesque

[Nikita]

A Dante burlesque
Dancing in the hell circles
Fire of redemption

[Triglav]

fire od redemption
cleanses land with holy light
judgment day is here

[kazzamunga]

judgement day is here
but planet keeps revolving
damn Nostradamus

[Triglav]

damn Nostradamus
never trust a french prophet
omlette au fromage

[NYK]

omlette au fromage
add some bacon add some ham
juices for the cup

[Triglav]

juices for the cup
or maybe you prefer tea?
morning newspaper

[kazzamunga]

morning newspaper
footpath to reality
first link in the chain

[Triglav]

first link in the chain
forged in flames by the Blacksmith
on anvil of fate

[Nikita]

on anvil of fate
your chains are forged of iron
forever enslaved

[Triglav]

forever enslaved
crushed under the weight of guilt
living on your knees

[Nikita]

living on your knees
woman's oldest profession
now men live on theirs

[Triglav]

now men live on theirs
machismo's last dying breath
new rules to follow

[Nikita]

new rules to follow
the revolution has come
in all things prepared

[Triglav]

in all things prepared
fortune favors the prepared
meticulous plan

[Nikita]

meticulous plan
annihilated by life
nature found a way

[Kurinto]

nature found a way
through the cracks and crevasses
taking back it's home

[Distance]

Taking back its home
With eyes a-fire and glowing
Fury clear in face

[kazzamunga]

fury clear in face
furrowed brows and beads of sweat
are not becoming

[Distance]

Are not becoming
A blanket phrase that limits
Do I really care?

[kazzamunga]

do i really care
the existential crisis
cure: think less, give more

[Distance]

cure: think less, give more
Everyone is a taker
Even givers want

[cannotseethe]

Even givers want
a smile, nod, or gesture of
appreciation.

[kazzamunga]

appreciation
of the currency would be
appreciated

[WoodsWoman]

appreciated
to be needed by a friend
new life is dawning

[Kurinto]

new life is dawning
it's eyes are just opening
to a cruel new world

[Distance]

To a cruel new world
I say "Put a fork in it"
Make reality yours!

[mozi84]

*"Make reality yours!" has six syllables*

Make reality
For fantasy is useless
To those with no drive

[Nikita]

To those with no drive
Seek out your one true purpose
Accept no limits

[reckful]

Accept no limits
And reject no openings
Unless you're a J

[Nikita]

Unless you're a J
Love the freedom to be free
Unbound by your chains

[kazzamunga]

unbound by your chains
sudden realisation
of pure potential

[Nikita]

of pure potential
have I been borne to command
my will is my law

[kazzamunga]

your will is your law
but we are bound with chains to
the consequences

[Nikita]

the consequences
the price you're willing to pay
the cost of freedom

[kazzamunga]

the cost of freedom
trust society to put
a price on a gift

[WoodsWoman]

a price on a gift
causes me to wince but stay
will it help some way?

[OwenF]

will it help some way
some day some how if now I
make a small gesture

[Nikita]

make a small gesture
one moment can save a life
can you spare the time?

[Seriously]

can you spare the time?
raindrop from the cloud of life
to bring a rainbow?

[kazzamunga]

to bring a rainbow
to colour the drabbest scenes
anything but blue

[Seriously]

anything but blue
the colors I feel for you
kaleidoscope love

[kazzamunga]

kaleidoscope love
emotions transposed into
prismatic spectrum

[OwenF]

prismatic spectrum
bundled up in pure blankness
until it ignites

[Distance]

Until it ignites
Passion is gas on tinder
Spark it and look out!

[kazzamunga]

spark it and look out
of the window at the life
you're leaving behind

[OwenF]

you’re leaving behind
a world with every heartbeat
please pay attention

[hutbug]

please pay attention
all things change, and do you know
that this too shall pass

[OwenF]

that this too shall pass,
is already passing, is
as sure as the moon

[MassHysteria]

As sure as the moon
Laughs at our mortal drama
Your love is a curse

[Kurinto]

Your love is a curse
a drug that gains all my trust
before going rogue

[reckful]

Before going rogue
make peace with your demons and
put your mail on hold

[Seriously]

put your mail on hold
first love's envelope unstamped
return to sender

[reckful]

Return to sender.
The address is correct but
I'm not who I was.

[Seriously]

I'm not who I was
Metamorphosis complete
Butterfly alert

[gius]

Butterfly alert
Trompe l'oeil eyes, leopard spots, teeth
No bite, just poison

[OwenF]

no bite, just poison,
but don’t fall for the cuteness,
that frog’s a killer

[Seriously]

that frog's a killer
no not a prince in disguise
fairytale spoiler

[WoodsWoman]

fairytale spoiler
life intrudes upon my dreams
reality reigns

[reckful]

reality reigns
but my psyche is hosting
an insurrection

[Distance]

An insurrection
The will of all the people
Reality rains

[Minerva]

Reality rains
Would you please give me shelter?
The truth is too much

[WoodsWoman]

The truth is too much
So it comes to us in pieces
Like leaves from a tree

[Minerva]

Like leaves from a tree
I see my world fall apart
Can I reverse this?

[OwenF]

can I reverse this
arrow of time—or grasp it,
as Zeno promised?

[Minerva]

As Zeno promised
Change is illusionary
Am I unmoving?

[mozi84]

Am I unmoving?
Emotionally devoid?
The tin man wondered

[WoodsWoman]

The tin man wondered
If humanity were real
Were dreams possible

[reckful]

Were dreams possible
now that he'd eaten his brain?
"Food for thought," he thought.

[hutbug]

"Food for thought," he thought.
thought ought nought to be too much
inhale the flowers

[reckful]

Inhale the flowers.
Feel the petals fill your lungs.
Sweet suffocation.

[hutbug]

sweet suffocation
sweeter still to breathe again
it is spring, my friend

[kazzamunga]

it is spring, my friend
glitterball sun, nature's dance
world full of promise

[Minerva]

World full of promise
World is for our taking
What will today bring?

[Nikita]

What will today bring?
It will herald misery.
It has been foretold.

[Minerva]

It had been foretold
Darkness will never prevail
So do not lose hope

[kazzamunga]

so do not lose hope
Pandora's legacy, the
all from the nothing

[Minerva]

All from the nothing
How can this be possible?
Ignoring physics?

[kazzamunga]

ignoring physics
would appear to be the key
to finding beauty

[Minerva]

To finding beauty
One simply has to open
One eyes to the truth

[Nikita]

One's eyes to the truth -
Reality...Deception?
Trust not what you see

[reckful]

Trust not what you see.
The truth is fond of hiding.
Check under the bed.

[Nikita]

Check under the bed
The monsters are waiting there
To take the children

[reckful]

To take the children
on a journey they'll enjoy,
dress like a pirate.

[Nikita]

Dress like a pirate?
Remove the mask that conceals
Embrace the true you

[reckful]

Embrace the true you
But avoid heavy petting
If others can see

[hutbug]

if others can see
what are they looking at now
shrouds of ignorance

[Nikita]

shrouds of ignorance
the cloak of the populace
forever encased?

[reckful]

Forever encased?
No! The pupa soon breaks free.
A robin's breakfast.

[gestalt]

A robins breakfast
Wormwood yet still vascular
Cedar fingerlings

[reckful]

Cedar fingerlings
Was a ludicrous pet name
But she married him

---------- Post added 04-25-2010 at 01:30 PM ----------

Sorry. Not a good first line for the next poster. Here's an alternative:

Cedar fingerlings
Was a silly pet name but
She married the guy

[kazzamunga]

she married the guy
whose essence she already
knew from faceless thoughts

[reckful]

knew from faceless thoughts
is not a line I would choose
to start a haiku

[Minerva]

To start Hiaku
One should be simple and clear
With its purity

[kazzamunga]

with its purity
effulgent through the quagmire
the truth simplifies

[Minerva]

The truth simplifies
The way to enlightenment
Do you wish for this?

[temi]

Do you wish for this?
Striving on for perfection?
Guaranteed failure.

[Seriously]

Guaranteed failure.
Is incomprehensible
Hope springs eternal

[MassHysteria]

Hope springs eternal
To torture the optimist
Surrender is bliss