Haiku Threadjacobtothe (70) in writing • 8 years ago (edited)Comment in haiku. Poetic conversations, Elegant disputes. Five syllables first, second line seven, then five. Anglicized format. Upvote cleverness. Mock lazy line-fillers like, "refrigerator." Source writing poetry haiku funny
Responding in kind.
Discipline in using words
brings its own reward.
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Kind rewarding words
Freely given at Christmas
Brighten winter gloom.
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The Grinch stole Christmas.
Whoville still celebrated,
Symbols unneeded.
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The structure reminds:
"Brevity, the soul of wit."
Laconic response.
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If my Dad still lived,
He'd laugh and share, revealing
Immodest humor.
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the old ghosts watch on
proprieties bother us
they say life is short
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A limerick thread:
More likely to be vulgar.
Should I create it?
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Eager, not just I,
Dark eyes bright, those old ghosts smile
Anticipating.
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Haiku to the left
Of us, haiku to the right:
Poets write alone
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Jokers to the right
Jokers to the left of me
Poker cheaters suck.
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The Reservoir Dogs,
Sitting reading Tennyson,
Discussing their ties.
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Films I have not seen.
Cultural references missed.
Fixable problem.
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Agony of Influence
Someone somewhere said before:
I sit in the sun
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Don't Boss me, I say
Don't you tell me what to do.
I'll write any way I please... so there.
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There once was a man from the sticks,
Who liked to compose limericks,
But he failed at the sport,
Since he wrote them too short.
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