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[Riesa]

Want a cup of tea?
Why not? He calmly asks for
"Tea. Earl Grey, Hot."

[Weeping Willow]

"Tea. Earl Grey, Hot."
With milk? or just plain simple?
England is damn wierd!

[mir]

England is damn weird!
if pants do the same thing there,
why are they trousers?

[Riesa]

Hi Mir. :)

Why are they trousers?
Rather velveteen head wear,
Like a crab claw rack.

[Riesa]

Like a crab claw rack
Of a long gone buck, in a
Dusty Ozark shack.

[RobinHood3000]

Dusty Ozark shack
Do I hear Dueling Banjos?
Run for your lives, men!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

"Run for your lives! Men
Are only after one thing!"
Feminist Dogma.

[Riesa]

Feminist Dogma,
Or inbred Mamadogs
Made into tacos!

[Virgil]

Made into tacos,
slippery on the tongue
avacado paste.

[chmpman]

Avacodo paste,
Near soylent luster of green;
Charlton Heston's shade.

[Petrarch's Love]

Charlton Heston's Shade
Haunts the TV as Moses
Each year at this time.

[chmpman]

Each year at this time
One questions the processes
Involved in rebirth.

[Riesa]

Involved in rebirth,
New age shamen try to put
Old babies back in.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Old babies back in
Fashion in Australia;
Young kids now passé.

[Petrarch's Love]

Young kids now passe
And Granny's got her groove back
Golden girls are cool.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Golden girls are cool,
They also weigh many tons;
I like real girls more.

[Riesa]

I like real girls more,
They're much taller than Barbies,
And usually soft.

[Petrarch's Love]

And usually soft
Marshmallow peeps appear in
Easter baskets. Sweet.

[chmpman]

Easter baskets. Sweet.
But when found on Good Friday,
Proof of no bunny.

[Petrarch's Love]

Proof of no bunny!
You can't prove a negative.
Harvey does exist.

[Riesa]

Harvey does exist,
Wonderfully wise, and such
A great companion.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

A great companion
Is scant compensation for
A pub with no beer!

[Riesa]

A pub with no beer
Is like Led Zeppelin without
Page and Robert Plant.

[Virgil]

Page and Robert Plant
Townshend and Roger Daltry
Richards and Jagger

[Riesa]

Richards and Jagger
Wrote some great lyrics between
Groupies and parties.

[Virgil]

Groupies and parties
College classes and studies.
Youthful days gone by.

[Riesa]

Youthful days gone by
And melancholy tricks us
To thinking 'twas fun.

[Virgil]

To thinking 'twas fun
that old way of photographs
Exposing plastic film.

[Riesa]

Exposing plastic film
To flames melts it and the stench
Is unbearable

[Virgil]

Is Unbearable
A new member to lit net?
Unnamable's son?
http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/froehlich/a065.gif

[Riesa]

Unamable's son
Has a hard road ahead full
Of dumb jokes like that.

;)JK

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Of dumb jokes like that,
There is one way to comment;
Gong and call the hook!

[Virgil]

Gong and call the hook
I was being so silly
At someone's expense.

[Petrarch's Love]

At someone's expense
They were treated to dinner
So they had seconds.

[Virgil]

So they had seconds.
But seconds add to minutes,
And they missed the bus.

[ktd222]

And they missed the bus.
Not knowing all along the
bus driver was drunk

[Riesa]

Bus driver was drunk
And the Guadalupe was
So unforgiving.

[samercury]

So unforgiving.
Sorry- fed you jellied eyes
Instead of ice cream

[Virgil]

Instead of ice cream
I gave the jerk creamy mud.
He didn't like it.

[samercury]

yikes!

He didn't like it.
And is now seeking revenge.
"Dear mom if you don't

[Virgil]

Dear mom if you don't
hear from me by mid night, call
the police real fast.

[samercury]

The police real fast.
I never trusted those guys
-Guess I'll have to try.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Guess I'll have to try
Using lettuce in my tea;
Ran out of sugar.

[samercury]

http://www.cosgan.de/images/kao/nahrung/h060.gif

Ran out of sugar.
And I can't go to the store
Because of those cats

[Petrarch's Love]

why lettuce Xam?

Because of those cats
None of her dates ever stay
Ninety cats too much.

[Virgil]

Ninety cats too much
For Brandi to pounce upon.
Screach and claws would rule.

[white camellia]

screach and claws would rule
Sphinx's riddles, ominous shadows,
consume strangers' brains

[Virgil]

consume stranger's brains.
A ritual for cannabals,
A delicacy

[white camellia]

a delicacy
wisdom conquers bestial mind
a blemished relief

[Petrarch's Love]

A blemished relief
Plaster chipped so that the arm
Of Mars is missing

[mir]

of Mars is missing
only the spirit, that once
fueled a nation's rage.

[Petrarch's Love]

Fueled a nation's rage
Against the shoking practice
Of eating eggs wrong.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Of eating eggs wrong
Lilliputians wrote and wrote;
Big end v Small end.

[RJbibliophil]

Big end v small end
ends compete together
may the best one win

[Pensive]

May the best one win
And live a happy life
With people he love

[Riesa]

With people he loves
He's cool sparkling water, or
Aloe on sunburn.

[mir]

aloe on sunburn
i run without listening
she still sooths my pain

[Petrarch's Love]

She still soothes my pain.
Though she has left me alone
Memory comforts.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Memory comforts
Those that the world has roughened;
A flash of childhood

[Riesa]

A flash of childhood,
Summer's lazy lullabies
Drift through night windows.

[atiguhya padma]

Drift through night windows
Osmosis. Feel the soil
On your porous soul.

[Petrarch's Love]

On your pourous soul
Like gentle rain from heaven
Drops healing mercy

[Virgil]

Drops healing mercy
One drop in the heart tonight.
Love replenished now.

[tn2743]

Love replenished now.
And will until dawn remain,
With this gentle kiss

[Weeping Willow]

With this gentle kiss
I free your mind little Boy..
Go out now and fly...

[RobinHood3000]

Go out now and fly!
An asteroid aims downtown
Superhero saves

[mir]

superhero saves
but not, as yet, quite enough
to buy the bean chair

[RobinHood3000]

To buy the bean chair
Is risky proposition
For touchy stomach

[tn2743]

For touchy Stomach,
Sweet Palm generously rubs
O so patiently!

[Virgil]

O so patiently
he sits waiting for the voice
to jingle inside.

[tn2743]

To jingle inside
His heart, and for the laughter
To sink in his soul

[white camellia]

To sink in his soul
His smell melt in my skin in
A midsummer night

[Riesa]

A midsummer night
Torn off at the bottom of
July's last hurrah.

[Weeping Willow]

July's last hurrah
But now it's April not june..
Oh you wrote July..

[mir]

oh, you wrote July . . .
i'm sorry for thinking this
cold was still winter

[atiguhya padma]

Cold was still winter
When the snowdrops burst into
A chorus of life

[TBtheG]

A chorus of life
I'll take my beloved wife
to the keg steakhouse

[RobinHood3000]

"To the keg steakhouse!"
Said the Batman to Robin
Gotham burns tonight

[TBtheG]

Gotham burns tonight!
the Riddler shall be joyful
as the Riddler does

[chmpman]

As the Riddler does
His dance of complexity
Show worlds in a grain.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Show worlds in a grain
Of rice and I'll show to you
Worlds that are eaten!

[samercury]

Worlds that are eaten!
Destroyed, no longer here
Fragile existence

[Riesa]

Fragile existence
Dandelion shattered is
But new life waiting.

[Weeping Willow]

But new life waiting
For me to just leave my shell
And find a new home

[Riesa]

And find a new home,
With wide skies and blue-bonnets
And country bumpkins.

[Weeping Willow]

And country bumpkins
Can be seen all over here
Spread all around the place

[Riesa]

Spread all around the place
Whatchamacallits, Red bone
Coon hounds tree Rednecks.

[Petrarch's Love]

Coon hounds tree rednecks
And ornithologists are
Confused by the sight.

[Weeping Willow]

Coon hounds tree Rednecks
Yes Mam' Bob seri yeah ha!
Gotta sckadudle!

[Virgil]

Gotta sckadudle!
CC rider, wang dang doodle,
Blues before sunrise

[Petrarch's Love]

Blues before sunrise
Echoes down Chicago streets
Gives life to concrete

[TBtheG]

Gives life to concrete
jungles in africa cry
i just play guitar

[tn2743]

i just play guitar
And let my sad melodies,
cry with the jungles

[mir]

cry with the jungles
who knows if falling trees sound,
but every axe hurts

[chmpman]

Hey Virgil, is that a reference to the Howlin' Wolf song Wang Dang Doodle?

But every axe hurts,
The splitting springs ache in two
And a whole is gone.

[Riesa]

Nice as usual, chmpman.

And a whole is gone
Part maelstrom, part tornado;
Still a twisted death.

[atiguhya padma]

Still a twisted death
Is just another death by
A different name

[Regit]

A different name
That caught the ears of my grief,
So familiar...

[Xamonas Chegwe]

"So familiar,
Shall we fly by the full moon?"
The frog is silent.

[chmpman]

thanks Riesa

The frog is silent
And creeping he approaches,
Tongue hardly contained.

[Regit]

Tongue hardly contained
so anxious to be released
And to grab the fly

[RobinHood3000]

And to grab the fly,
Said old Mr. Miyagi
Good chopsticks you need.

[Outlander]

Good chopsticks you need
Stap dumb Dumpling from both sides
Toss to hungry Dog

[Virgil]

Hey Virgil, is that a reference to the Howlin' Wolf song Wang Dang Doodle?


Actually there are three classic blues titles in that haiku.


Toss to a hungry dog
A raw sliver of prime rib
and watch her gulp it.

[TBtheG]

And watch her gulp it
with her canine mandibles
cats are much cooler

[Regit]

cats are much cooler
sitting inside all day long
Whilst cattles labour

[Riesa]

Whilst cattles labour
Innards, outards, feathers, the
Remains of the Wren.

[TBtheG]

Remains of the wren
dwell in caverns no longer
they are my dinner

[Virgil]

They are my dinner.
Tastey rascals and ground hogs.
Crunch on their crisp bones.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Crunch on their crisp bones
And sup their poppy red blood;
Vampirism rules.

[chmpman]

Who were the others by Virgil? I'm always interested in hearing new old blues tunes.

Vampirism rules
Change from movie to movie;
Next they'll fear tuna.

[Regit]

Next they'll fear tuna,
The garlic flavoured tuna:
Deadly delicious

[Pensive]

Deadly delicious
The cake I eat
Full of cherry

[Virgil]

Pensy - The second line is required to be seven syllables and the last line is required to be five syllables..


Full of cherry pie
I waddle to the sofa
And nap 'till evening.

[Weeping Willow]

And nap 'till evening
When i'll wake up looking up
For a party night!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

For a party night,
Fill a room with plum jelly
And issue snorkels.

[Riesa]

And issue snorkels
To the humans lost on land
Who'd rather be fish.

[chmpman]

Who'd rather be fish?
Those sleepless creatures did not
Rise to meet the day.

[Regit]

Rise to meet the day.
Though it's not their fault, for they
Live under water

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Live under water?
What a stupid suggestion!
Have I any gills?

[Regit]

Have I any gills
On my big white underside
that you can just kiss?

[RobinHood3000]

That you can just kiss
Astounds me so--how you stay
Within boundaries!

[Regit]

Within boundaries,
I stay and I contemplate
How to end this strife

[TBtheG]

how to end this strife
with a clever use of words
is simpley absurd

[mir]

Is simply absurd.
how you think we find meaning
if not from our deeds?

[Xamonas Chegwe]

If not from our deeds,
How are our thoughts to be known?
No telepathy yet.

[atiguhya padma]

If not from our deeds,
Then from our causes should you
Judge our lives, our selves.

[mir]

i think that got confused . . . so,

no telepathy yet
only by probes can aliens
judge our lives, our selves.

[Riesa]

Judge our lives, ourselves,
For after all, who else can
Know the ins and outs?

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Know the ins and outs,
The backs, forths, ups, downs and throughs;
Learn your dimensions.

[mir]

learn your dimensions -
the first ten have been proposed;
all else is surmise

[Petrarch's Love]

All else is surmise
Unknown and unproven but
Not beyond belief.

[shinigami]

Not beyond belief,
is that we are living lies,
No truth in this world

[TBtheG]

No truth in this world.
Maybe on another planet
the truth is out there.

[amuse]

the truth is out there
when open heart surgeries
expose its dwelling

[Regit]

Expose its dwelling,
But imprisoned once again
When the stitches heal

[Xamonas Chegwe]

When the stitches heal,
They say I can play football;
Never could before!

[ktd222]

Never could before
drive a car with my feet, but
don't tell anyone.

[kilted exile]

Don't tell anyone,
But I spat in his salad,
It looks like dressing

[SmokeBellew]

It looks like dressing
Whenever I'm messing
In thy empty eyes

[TBtheG]

In thy empty eyes
I've seen a reflection of
of smiles in the skies

[Weeping Willow]

Of smiles in the skies
We fear as well as Death
Ignorance is Bless

[shinigami]

Ignorance is Bless,
The less we know the better,
Of Apocalypse

[amuse]

Of Apocalypse
like a blood clot in tea it
strikes without warning

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Strikes without warning;
Picket lines outside the gates
And angry mob scenes.

[chmpman]

And angry mob scenes
Propagated by leaders
Leave a littered wake.

[Riesa]

Leave a littered wake
Behind a leaking gar-barge
In the East River.

[chmpman]

In the East River
Witnesses see only fish
And maybe a tire.

[mir]

and maybe a tire,
far-gone sandwich, small black hole -
i hate spring cleaning.

[TBtheG]

I hate spring cleaning
But boy do I love bacon.
Those sweet thick slices.

[Petrarch's Love]

Those sweet thick slices
Of chocolate cake beckon
To be eaten soon.

[Virgil]

To be eaten soon
salt peanuts and crackerjack,
beer to wash it down.


Hi Petrarch :wave:

[Petrarch's Love]

Beer to wash it down
Then more beer for good measure
Then walk home singing.

Hi Virgil :wave:

[Riesa]

Then walk home singing
The Star Spangled Banner, two
Girls soused in Paris.

Hi Petrach, and Virgil. :wave:

[Virgil]

Girls soused in Paris
stumble up to the hotel
and sing out sad songs

Hi Riesa :wave: I guess we've all waved hi to each other.

[atiguhya padma]

And sing out sad songs
For secret long lost sweethearts
Senile songs of love

[Pensive]

Senile songs of love
Which are in your heart for ages
These songs will never last

[TBtheG]

these songs will never last
the recorder is broken
thats gonna cost me

[SmokeBellew]

Thats gonna cost me
More than a few
Your guts I will sew!

[amuse]

Your guts I will sew!
Your name will I mow! And beans
sow, row upon row.

[chmpman]

Sow, row upon row
Pleasant morrows, and life shall
Link itself to joy.

[amuse]

Link itself to joy
and dance around the maypole
capricious and free


*and ja :nod: i know those are adverbs, please ignore the lack of -ly.

[chmpman]

Capricious and free
I taversed the midnight streets
Unfettered by law.

[Petrarch's Love]

Unfettered by law
'Til one day the cops caught him
And slapped cuffs on him

[Xamonas Chegwe]

And slapped cuffs on him,
Assualted his collar too;
They beat up his shirt!

[ktd222]

They beat up his shirt!
'That is quite a shame!' Thats why
I never wear clothes.

[Petrarch's Love]

I never wear clothes
Except Sundays in memory
Of the eaten fruit.

[TBtheG]

Of the eaten fruit
I most enjoy the Kiwi
bananas are good

[chmpman]

Bananas are good,
Alone in a branching tree
I eat crouching low.

[shinigami]

I eat crouching low,
Hiding my food from the rest,
Afraid of hunger.

[mir]

Afraid of hunger
each insistent calorie
weighs like a boulder

[Rudro]

burn and rage away
Since the waves are too high
To see the blue sky.

You two make it odd
image is a haiku's heart
Often you kill it.

[TBtheG]

For Future reference Rudro, read the first post :)

Often you kill it
but most of the time you dont
ever had live cow?

[Petrarch's Love]

Ever had live cow
Trample your flowers with glee
Safe 'cause you're Hindu

[Virgil]

"Safe cause you're Hindu,"
Is what the umpire ruled
As Rami slid home.
:lol:

[ktd222]

As Rami slid home,
he was safe by a whisker
glued in his nostrils.

[TBtheG]

glued to his nostrils
was one million dollars cash
careful not to sneeze

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Careful not to sneeze
Before the stitches are healed,
I breathe through my mouth.

[Pensive]

I breathe through my mouth
I speak with my tongue
I work with the help of my hands

[Xamonas Chegwe]

5 - 7 - 5 pensive!

[Weeping Willow]

I breathe through my mouth
I wish i would not at all
Under the water

[Pensive]

5 - 7 - 5 pensive!

Ouch, sorry I forgot. I always forgets this thing. *beating her head against the wall*

[TBtheG]

Under the water
Is where I'll live out my days
don't tell me I cant

[Weeping Willow]

Don't tell me I cant
Smoke, Drink or do whatever
I like it this way.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

I like it this way;
Put it that way one more time
And there will be tears!

[Weeping Willow]

And there will be tears
Pouring from my little eyes
Hush little baby.

[Petrarch's Love]

Hush little baby
She sang to her grown-up son
Who rested in peace

[chmpman]

Who rested in peace
Through the infernal clamor
Of bomb blistered nights?

[TBtheG]

of bomb blistered nights
we'll have water baloon fights
we just might, alright!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

We just might, alright,
I mean it's possible, yeah?
Or maybe we won't.

[Regit]

Or maybe we won't
Ever understand how we
Have fallen apart...

[blondeatheart]

trapped in the tower
looking up to the night sky
shooting star afar

made a wish that night
that you would save her again
a vow of the heart

years passed seasons fade
you rode up to the castle
took her by the hand

far or near, now, there
you would love me forever
and save me again

i see it is now
now here once more, one last time
in shining armour

come save me, take me
away from here, far or near
love me forever


gah sorry its not v good made it up on the spot

[RobinHood3000]

Wow, that's very impressive...but you may want to read the rules (aye, I said "rules") on the first page...

[shinigami]

um.. I dunno wat to do now so I'll just try to continue it.. hope it's 'kay with u guyz...

Have Fallen apart,
The connection between us.
I miss you very much.

[Pensive]

I miss you very much
I will never ever forget you
I really miss you

[Riesa]

I really miss you,
Says toes to pink sands, and tongue
To mangoes and rum.

[Weeping Willow]

To mangoes and rum
To Viskey Beer and for home
I shall raise a toast!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

I shall raise a toast
To partly burnt bread, buttered
On one side only.

[amuse]

Under the water
Is where I'll live out my days
don't tell me I cant
mm, very reminscent of 1983...(A Mermaid I Should Turn To Be)!

[amuse]

on one side only
flounders' eyes blink - picasso's
aquatic delight


not that good, but you get the idea, cute aren't they :D

[Xamonas Chegwe]

nice image amuse

[TBtheG]

mm, very reminscent of 1983...(A Mermaid I Should Turn To Be)!

Yeah, thats exactly what I was getting at.

aquatic delight
sounds like a type of desert
I really want one

[Riesa]

I really want one,
Two wont do, neither will three;
One head's all I need.

[mir]

one head's all i need
two ears, two eyes, fourteen mouths,
and half of a brain.

seriously, does anyone know the plural for "mouth"? : )

[Xamonas Chegwe]

You were spot on mir :D

[Xamonas Chegwe]

"...and half of a brain."
"Hmmm, that sounds like quite a brew,
Large cauldron I think."

[TBtheG]

Large cauldron! I think
I will bathe inside of it.
oops, now Im done for.

[Riesa]

Large cauldron? I think
I'll wear it on my head at
The next masquerade.

[RobinHood3000]

The next masquerade
Opera owners reluctant
Last one not so great...

[Virgil]

last one not so great
but one can always hope for
better luck today.

[blondeatheart]

omg i am soooo sorry i never read rules lol newy never mind me go on ill join in some other tym

[mir]

it's okay, blondeatheart - good haiku, though.

better luck today
says the smooth carnival host,
smile shined with bleach

[Riesa]

Smile shined with bleach,
Dangling his greasy mantra,
"It's your lucky day."

[TBtheG]

It's your lucky day
because I'll punch your dogs face
and his dog buddies.

[Riesa]

sheesh.

And his dog buddies
Ascended unto heaven;
A place without cats.

[TBtheG]

A place without cats
probably under water
is waiting for you.

[Riesa]

Is waiting for you,
Like waiting for moonflowers
To open on vines?

[Virgil]

It's your lucky day
because I'll punch your dogs face
and his dog buddies.
Hey, no hitting of animals, especially dogs.

To open on vines,
he approaching the pine tree.
Is it time again?

[ktd222]

Is it time again?
Yes, its time to pass the peace
pipe in this forum.

[Virgil]

Pipe in this forum
and you might get an ear full.
Strange people around.

[Pensive]

Strange people around
People in form of penguins
Trying to steal thoughts

[mir]

trying to steal thoughts
plagarization is the
only way to live.

[blondeatheart]

only way to live
in my thoughts and in my dreams
near far loving you

[chmpman]

Near, far; loving you
Despite such variations,
My heart does circles.

[Riesa]

My heart does circles
While my feet are doing squares
At the night barn dance.

[TBtheG]

At the night barn dance
I'll spike the punch with whiskey
I'll laugh as they puke.

[chmpman]

I'll laugh as they puke
Winding 'round in a circle
While bile rivers flow.

[Virgil]

While bile rivers flow
through the heart of Montana
Into Yellowstone

[ktd222]

Into Yellowstone
from the Montana border,
to find Old Faithful.

[chmpman]

Virgil will have a field day with this one.

To find Old Faithful
Would be a delight to youth;
That rupturous spout.

[Virgil]

:lol:

That ruptuous spout
Used to flow so profusely
First thing to go down.

[Weeping Willow]

First thing to go down
The beer, the meat and the smoke
Get in my belly!

[chmpman]

Get in my belly!
My dear love, so that desire
Is quenched from within.

[xXxBrittanyxXx]

Is quenched from within
But faintly asked a question.
No answer was found.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

No answer was found
To Pendragon's decision;
We can only guess. :(

[ktd222]

We can only guess
what type of replies I'll get
with a home video.

[Virgil]

With a home video
you can remember all the
youthful sweet faces.

[Regit]

Youthful sweet faces,
Lulled by each other's greenness,
Say "love" easily

[Riesa]

Say "love" easily,
But "enamored" twists the tongue
So delightfully.

[Virgil]

So delightfully
The spring air full of sweet lilac
And honeysuckle.
:D

[Riesa]

And honeysuckle
On the breeze carries Caddy's
Innocence adrift.

[Virgil]

Innocence adrift
Bud Powell's piano rhythm
makes one want to dance

[Petrarch's Love]

Makes one want to dance
And shout and sing and cartwheel
Why not? Life is short.

[ktd222]

Why not? Life is short.
But feels so long to me cause
I'm a low 5'0"

[Virgil]

I'm a low 5'0"
But I can high jump eight feet
My dad was a frog.

[ktd222]

My dad was a frog.
My mom ate frogs twice a day.
So shes a widow.

[TBtheG]

So shes a widow
and she deserves it as well
she even told me

[blondeatheart]

she even told me
that he could never be true
why don't you love me?

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Why don't you love me?
Because I still eat kittens?
You know I can't quit.

[shinigami]

You know I can't quit,
My addiction is too strong.
I need my fix soon.