The Never Ending Haiku Game

[gestalt]

Love in distraction
Techno no-concentration
Wrapped in one big flag

[Nikita]

Wrapped in one big flag
Ideol'gies idiots
Render destruction

[gestalt]

Render destruction
Philosophy of horror
Blueprinted fractal vector

[Nikita]

Blueprinted fractal
vector - he said on the date...
he did not get laid :p

[gestalt]

He did not get laid
Because his mind was flame-wreathed
Salience inspired

[Nikita]

Salience inspired
But lacking the correct tools
Falls short of greatness

[gestalt]

Falls short of greatness
Fingers can only reach so far
Two hot to handle

[Nikita]

Two - hot to handle
Three can flame the fires further
One is just enough

[gestalt]

One is just enough
Death by burnt marshmallow hiccup
Who knew it'd be sticky

[Nikita]

Who knew it'd be sti-
cky - first knowledge of himself
alone in the dark

[gestalt]

Alone in the dark
Webby wibble wobble whoa
She just wanted a

[Nikita]

She just wanted a
hug, but he took it too far,
Now it's Bubba's turn.

[gestalt]

Now it's Bubba's turn
Fathead on a tethered leash
Need epidural

[Nikita]

Need epidural -
Was planted incorrectly...
Paraplegic oops

[gestalt]

Paraplegic oops
Fireball never to blossom
Elegy defused

[Nikita]

Elegy defused.
You attempted a jade's trick;
I know you of old.

[gestalt]

I know you of old
Tata researching
Horoscope baited

[kazzamunga]

horoscope baited
paranormally tainted
by dreamlands sated

[katrin]

By dreamlands sated
Her scales wetted, the mermaid
Emerged from the sea

[kazzamunga]

emerged from the sea
a message in a bottle
grammatically marred

[WoodsWoman]

grammatically marred
the message was still of love
---the voice torn by tears

[jmizell]

The voice torn by tears
The sound, no longer spoken
Forever quiet

[WoodsWoman]

forever quiet
cavern of emptiness
ache of loneliness

[jmizell]

ache of loneliness
burnt up by companionship
now gusting away

[Nikita]

Now gusting away
Memories and truth of you
Confidence betrayed

[OwenF]

confidence betrayed
with a whisper, a nod, the
eyes of a serpent

[jmizell]

Eyes of a serpent
Peer inside innocent hearts
Corrupting goodness

[Nikita]

Corrupting goodness
Greedy hands grasping inside
Innocence destroyed

[jmizell]

Innocence destroyed
Light forever left behind
Now impending doom

[WoodsWoman]

now impending doom
becomes my reality
and yet I survive

[Seriously]

and yet I survive
against all expectation
stronger than I seem

[Nikita]

stronger than I seem
I will survive the flames that
Will destroy you all

[OwenF]

will destroy you all,
will Will’s will, if you will not
will him well in life

[Nikita]

will him well in life
as you plan his destruction
may the best man win

[OwenF]

may the best man win
the laurel and cock it at
a rakish angle

[WoodsWoman]

a rakish angle
may be the only way to
make sense of my life

[Seriously]

make sense of my life
lest it all be for nothing
total waste of time

[Minerva]

Total waste of time
When one tries to show others
Of their own folly

[Seriously]

Of their own folly
No one is ever convinced
Love of self is blind

[Minerva]

Love of self is blind
For self praise is of no worth
Be simple, humble

*hey Seriously!*

[Seriously]

Be simple, humble
Utterly impossible
I am a Goddess

Hey you. :)

[Minerva]

I am a Goddess
Power and intelligence
Unbound within me

[Seriously]

Unbound within me
Unspilled passion simmers high
Soon to be unchained

[Minerva]

Soon to be unchained
This all consuming hunger
Threatens to spill out

[Seriously]

Threatens to spill out
Overturning decorum
Waves of anger lap

[Minerva]

Waves on anger lap
Like the tongues of damned Hell Hounds
Frightening... burning

[Seriously]

Frightening...burning
Dark angels gather round me
Summoned to my fate

[Minerva]

Summoned by fate
In my hands a sword and shield
Come at me, I dare

*have to go to bed soon*

[Nikita]

Come at me, I dare
Prove that you have the courage
Of your convictions

[Minerva]

Of my convictions
I shall stand firm, not give in
Me unshakable

*Last one for the night. Have a good night, Seriously, Niki! :)*

[Nikita]

(:nono: you changed a word! bad minerva! :whip:)

Me unshakable
Like an oak exposed to wind
The storm's survivor

(Night!)

[katrin]

The storm's survivor
Looks over the horizon
The wasteland awaits

[Nikita]

The wasteland awaits
Until you have the courage
And you look within

[WoodsWoman]

and you look within
to find a new seed to plant
growing tomorrow

[Nikita]

growing tomorrow
after today's destruction
at the hands of man

[OwenF]

at the hands of man
are the levers of his own
psyche, his own doom

[OwenF]

psyche (his own doom,
shaped like a butterfly) was
broken on a wheel

[WoodsWoman]

broken on a wheel
torture arrives like grape vines
and tangles branches

[lioness]

And tangles branches
The vanity of martyrs
This restlessly so

[WoodsWoman]

this restlessly so
batters and bruises my mind
re-bruising my heart

[jmizell]

Re-bruising my heart
Hematoma in my mind
Blood pours from my soul

[katrin]

Blood pours from my soul
Blood will pour from my heart if
You pull the knife out



ed note: So emo! Somebody shoot me!

[AtheneNoctua]

You pull the knife out
Cold steel shines with the blood from
A still open wound

(Cheerful stuff, this)

[lioness]

A still open wound
Painting his pale, aging skin
He wanders to me

[katrin]

He wanders to me
I hit him upside the head
Curing amnesia

[kazzamunga]

curing amnesia
the guy needs trepanning like
a hole in the head

[AtheneNoctua]

A hole in the head
Will lead to the brain, but it
Will not show the soul

[kazzamunga]

will not show the soul
till she thinks noone's looking
covert confession

[OwenF]

covert confession
COINTELPRO was a blast
damned dirty hippies

[WoodsWoman]

damned dirty hippies
become activist adults
with naked toddlers

[Seriously]

with naked toddlers
running through sprinklers squealing
hot days of summer

[OwenF]

hot days of summer,
the street sizzles, my beer sweats
tantalizingly

[Seriously]

tantalizingly
beads of perspiration fall
warm cleavage glistens

[OwenF]

warm cleavage glistens
in Tennessee Williams plays
it's just like Baywatch

[Seriously]

it's just like Baywatch
bounce and jiggle in the sun
run Pamela run

[OwenF]

run Pamela run
run away from the surgeon
Dr. Frankenstein

[lioness]

Dr. Frankenstein
Is my dearest advisor
In my deranged mind

[katrin]

In my deranged mind
Anxious souls walk to and fro
Disturbing my dreams

[WoodsWoman]

disturbing my dreams
old memories and longings
time to create new

[katrin]

Time to create new
Dreams, patterns, paradigms
I gather my strength

[lioness]

I gather my strength
Desperately waiting for
Someone to fight me

[kazzamunga]

someone to fight me
make my life a misery...
what use are flowers?

[katrin]

what use are flowers?
in the endless rush of life
they are meaningless

[kazzamunga]

they are meaningless,
unadopted, imperfect;
transient, like clouds

[katrin]

transient, like clouds
shadow people move through life
then are forgotten

[kazzamunga]

then are forgotten
those who'd hang their own mothers
to be remembered

[katrin]

to be remembered
men build empires, so many
pages in a book

[kazzamunga]

pages in a book
fragment of a story, its
subordinate clause

[katrin]

subordinate clause
you must try to stand alone
defying all odds

[kazzamunga]

defying all odds
red fourteen takes all, but I'm
at odds with evens

[jmizell]

at odds with evens
the border of life and death
here I stand solid

[kazzamunga]

here I stand solid
yonder I crumble to dust
better to remain

[katrin]

better to remain
very quiet, very still
'til fear passes by

[jmizell]

'til fear passes by
I wait alone, unhindered
the fork in the road

[kazzamunga]

the fork in the road
an unwitting metaphor,
dropped after dinner

[lioness]

Dropped after dinner,
The conversation halted
Giving us whiplash

[kazzamunga]

giving us whiplash
her car crash of a life drove
over our resolve

[Seriously]

over our resolve
life unceasingly tramples
skid marks on the soul

[jmizell]

skid marks on the soul
the mark of the ones who left
comforting my grief

[katrin]

comforting my grief?
no. one moves through grief, changing
it's a function box

[OwenF]

it’s a function, box
social from hell, think I’ll just
have a Happy Meal

[katrin]

have a Happy Meal
collect toys made in China
then throw them away

[lioness]

Then throw them away
These worthless images here
In my mind deranged

[Seriously]

In my mind deranged
things most wicked do occur
mind reader envy?

[katrin]

mind reader envy
those who live in ignorance
silence in their heads

[kazzamunga]

silence in their heads!
queen of hearts and thought police
embrace Buddhism

[kazzamunga]

embrace Buddhism
drift quietly through life and
death...is life again

[katrin]

death...is life again
blink the frost from your eyes, pull
dead leaves from your hair

[lioness]

Dead leaves from your hair
Fall erratically because
You're shaking from cold.

[Nikita]

You're shaking from cold
Because you've yet to accept
Your inner nature

[lioness]

Your inner nature
Forces you forward yet still
Draws you back in fear

[Nikita]

Draws you back in fear
Back into the womb of man
Birth of creation

[Rudy]

Birth of creation
From time immemorial
Unending cycle

[Stratego]

Unending cycle
Rinse, pre-rinse, soak, tumble dry
Digging out quarters

[katrin]

Digging out quarters
The child finds sandbox treasures!
(Hidden by daddy)

[kazzamunga]

hidden by daddy
Elisabeth (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 15 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) found her way
back to the future

[MassHysteria]

Back to the Future
Greatest film of '85
Unmatched to this day

[Minerva]

Unmatched to this day
Any day I remember
Will another come?

[katrin]

Will another come?
And another, and then what?
As if it mattered.

[OwenF]

As if it mattered,
I typed out a haiku. And
who knows? It just might.

[Minerva]

Who knows? It just might
Be the time for us to fight
Waste of energy

[jmizell]

waste of energy
burning like the time we spent
alone with each other

[nowt]

'lone with each other--
mother oak; hundred saplings--
all kin to kindling.

[WoodsWoman]

all kin to kindling
yet holds fires heat more deeply
choice and loyalty

[nowt]

Choice and loyalty;
accident and betrayal--
sparrows lost in gray.

[lioness]

Choice and loyalty
Burn like memories, although
Never specific

[Nikita]

Never specific
Forum debaters should go
Back to their playpens

[nowt]

forum debaters
like virgin masturbaters
grow old, so quickly.

[WoodsWoman]

grow old so quickly
my once live and tender love
let the pain recede

[nowt]

let the pain recede,
said the sea to the seashore--
come away with me.

[WoodsWoman]

come away with me?
and where would you have me go?
not without telling

[nowt]

not without telling
you a secret of secrets
i keep over here...

[WoodsWoman]

I keep over here*
on this otherworldly home
friends that I cherish


*INTJforum

[nowt]

otherworldly home--
the night noises of the wood
hold up the new moon.

[WoodsWoman]

hold up the new moon
catch dew in a silver cup
and drink to new life

[nowt]

catch dew in a
dew-catcher; catch life
in a dream of death.

[WoodsWoman]

in a dream of death
I woke to find the truth:
death defines all things

[katrin]

Death defines all things
It's a truth that we bury
In back of our minds

[lioness]

In back of our minds
We desperately hide our doubt
But we move forward

[kazzamunga]

but we move forward
through rings of deceit, from a
candid centrepoint

[jmizell]

candid centrepoint
the center of the lost point
forget how to point

[katrin]

Forget how to point
Withhold judgment, consider...
Who is this "other"?

[Seriously]

Who is this "other"
Mirror image of myself
Only slightly warped

[Nikita]

Only slightly warped
The minds of the innocent
At evil's first touch

[Archaic Smile]

At evil's first touch
Strong souls keep their bearing while
The weak will succumb

[Nikita]

The weak will succumb
To promises of genius
Prescribed by labels

[lioness]

Prescribed by labels
Things that make you quenched, lost yet,
In this barren isle.

[Nikita]

In this barren isle
The songs of myths forgotten
Slumber in the sea

[Archaic Smile]

Slumber in the sea
Upon a deep sandy bed
Wrecks of lost tall ships

[Nikita]

Wrecks of lost tall ships
Sentinels guarding treasure
Against greed of man

[Archaic Smile]

Against greed of man
Charity seeks to conquer
A miserly will

[OwenF]

a miserly will
is a nice way to keep your
kids on their tiptoes

[WoodsWoman]

kids on their tiptoes
catching rainbows in the light
through the sprinkler

[Archaic Smile]

Through the sprinkler
Water gushes forth to quench
A parched summer lawn

[OwenF]

a parched summer lawn,
empty classrooms, settled chalk—
ice is colder now

[jmizell]

ice is colder now
leaves begin to fade away
mirroring my will

[katrin]

mirroring my will,
arm wrestling never tires you
i wish i were stone

[jmizell]

I wish I were stone
petrified by loneliness
turned to sand by hurt

[Seriously]

turned to sand by hurt
scattered by a heartless hand
nevermore to love

[stock]

nevermore to hurt
a frost burned wilderness waits
mists dampen my hands

[kazzamunga]

mists dampen my hands
and envelope soft sunlight
tangible rainbow

[Nikita]

tangible rainbow
swimming through my subconscious
embracing the fire

[kazzamunga]

embracing the fire
water soothes with a touch, her
whispers turn to smoke

[WoodsWoman]

whispers turn to smoke
your voice is turned to silence
and yet I listen

[Seriously]

and yet I listen
waiting for confirmation
so much left unsaid

[WoodsWoman]

so much left unsaid
yet I know all I need to
that you wish me well

[Minerva]

That you wish me well
Is all the luck I will need
Wait for my return

[katrin]

wait for my return?
no. when fire turns to embers,
i'll find you sleeping

[kazzamunga]

i'll find you sleeping,
gun in your hand - a daily
crisis of conscience

[Nikita]

crisis of conscience
seeing horrors around you
i, at least, must speak

[OwenF]

I at least must speak
before the axe man collects
before I’m cut short

[Nikita]

before i'm cut short
i must take on the moment
conquer it quickly

[OwenF]

conquer it quickly,
your fear, worse than a north wind,
step onto the rope

[Nikita]

step onto the rope
to keep him suspended there
hanging till he's hung

[katrin]

hanging till he's hung
a girl in a long, black veil looks on
waiting in silence

[WoodsWoman]

waiting in silence
not knowing which way to turn
and then a friend speaks

[katrin]

and then a friend speaks
in a voice heard yet unheard
whispers from the dead

[WoodsWoman]

whispers from the dead
tell me to go forth and live
seek and ye shall find

beware your seeking
focus on desired goals
and think on these things

[katrin]

and think on these things
strewn across the floor like toys
a child abandons

[jmizell]

a child abandons
a mother in solitude
break the bond they have

[lioness]

Break the bond they have
These whispering ambitions
Burning early trust

[jmizell]

Burning early trust
A solemn oath, not to cry
Hiding away love

[WoodsWoman]

hiding away love
it shrivels like old leaves
turning to compost

[kazzamunga]

turning to compost
squirming, writhing, pondering
on turning to God

[jmizell]

on turning to God
turn away from the present
the future is bleak

[Seriously]

the future is bleak
without rose colored glasses
which do you prefer?

[jmizell]

Which do you prefer?
A thought on living alone
Or being alone

[WoodsWoman]

or being alone
do you introspect deeply
drawing conclusions?

[katrin]

drawing conclusions?
i'll just give you the answers
call me a cheater

[WoodsWoman]

call me a cheater
a cheater of time and pain
seeking health again

[maddhatter]

seeking health again
the never ending battle
a tiring process

[WoodsWoman]

a tiring process
learning to keep on living
one day at a time

[maddhatter]

one day at a time
counting teardrops of the sky
turning the sky green

[WoodsWoman]

turning the sky green
makes for odd colored rainbows
something to think on

[maddhatter]

something to think on
curious thinking indeed
to choose left or right

[jmizell]

To choose left or right
This ongoing journey home
Guidance is the key

[maddhatter]

Guidance is the key
Coated with care and concern
open the right door

[jmizell]

Open the right door
Consider all the options
Then decide yourself

[maddhatter]

Then decide yourself
What is the consequences
To go and leave now

[jmizell]

To go and leave now
Walk away without goodbyes
Loneliness, again

[maddhatter]

Loneliness, again
It is dark and depressing
Without happiness

[jmizell]

Without happiness
Now void of life and laughter
Is this how you live?

[maddhatter]

Is this how you live?
You only take and not give
We called you a thief

[Seriously]

Is this how you live?
Shut off from the world around?
Unemotional.

-------------------------

We called you a thief
Because you took our virtue
Then swaggered away

[jmizell]

Unemotional
Only pretending to see
Glass eyes closed tightly

[Seriously]

Glass eyes closed tightly
What you can't see won't hurt you
A life's delusion

[jmizell]

A life's delusion
Or an illusion of life
You decide for me

[Seriously]

You decide for me
Let me rest for a moment
Safely in your arms

[jmizell]

Safely in your arms
Will you share your strength with me
I myself have none

[Seriously]

I myself have none
Love, hate and all emotion
Gone away, bye bye

[WoodsWoman]

gone away, bye bye
now in the cold cold ground
under a tombstone

[lioness]

Under a tombstone
Lay the remnants of what I
Once was, the wise one

[WoodsWoman]

once was the wise one
who held the keys to my heart
which is also gone

[maddhatter]

Which is also gone
The bright sparkle of your eyes
Please look at me now

[OwenF]

please look at me now
please don’t forget my broken
smile while I’m away

[WoodsWoman]

smile while I'm away
at the memories I leave
may they sustain you

[maddhatter]

May they sustain you
The memories of us two
Live a happy life

[WoodsWoman]

live a happy life
make friends and build memories
'tis the best revenge

[katrin]

'tis the best revenge
a parfait laced with absinthe
a dish best served cold

[WoodsWoman]

a dish best served cold
salmon salad on lettuce
smells bad when warmed up

[katrin]

smells bad when warmed up
like old family dramas
rehashed at Christmas

[WoodsWoman]

rehashed at Christmas
of the star in the night sky
and angels singing

[maddhatter]

And angels singing
For they have nothing to do
Give them your best cheers

[WoodsWoman]

give them your best cheers
those who have struggled and won
being persistent

[katrin]

being persistent
like Sisyphus with the rock
sometimes you still lose

[maddhatter]

sometimes you still lose
but don't give up just like that
there must be something

[katrin]

there must be something
some fluffy stuck in my ear
what did you just say?

[OwenF]

What did you just say?
Are you talkin’ to me, pal?
You talkin’ to me?

[Napoleptic]

what did you just say?

What did you just say?
I just couldn't quite hear you.
Don't mutter at me.

[OwenF]

Don’t mutter at me,
Mrytle. Miffed mumbles muddle
my mind’s mathematics.

[WoodsWoman]

sometimes you still lose
like autumn trees lose their leaves
making room for growth


......Lol!!!

my mind’s mathematics
didn't add the newer posts
rhythm was broken

[jmizell]

rhythm was broken
ending the closely timed beat
words no longer match

[WoodsWoman]

words no longer match
vision of reality
new ones must be used

[jmizell]

new ones must be used
when old ones get tossed aside
fear to remember

[WoodsWoman]

fear to remember
only to find when trying
memories are gone

both the good and bad
no longer accessible
the lost good hurts worst

[jmizell]

the lost good hurts worst
tearing apart my cold heart
can I continue?

[WoodsWoman]

can I continue
to endure the painful things
and not lose the good?

[Archaic Smile]

And not lose the good?
When some trace of hope remains
It is possible

[jmizell]

It is possible
The truth can liberate you
If you can let it

[WoodsWoman]

if you can let it
life will continue apace
learn to see the joy

[katrin]

learn to see the joy
bees buzzing in Russian sage
a cat suns herself

[WoodsWoman]

the cat suns herself
beside where the catnip grows
and the sun is warm

[katrin]

and the sun is warm
our picnic basket well-stocked
laughter in our hearts

[maddhatter]

laughter in our hearts
bacon sandwich in your hands
Quickly, give me that

[WoodsWoman]

quickly give me that
roll of duct tape on the floor
he needs restraining

[maddhatter]

he needs restraining
he is losing control fast
we need some garlic

[WoodsWoman]

we need some garlic
to be spread upon the bread
served with spaghetti

[maddhatter]

served with spaghetti
the guest in the dining room
is he satisfied?

[Seriously]

is he satisfied?
heart served on a platter whole
with some fava beans

[OwenF]

with some fava beans
and liver I recommend
a nice Chianti