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[alakungfu]

a dust laden soul
spouting philosophical
crackpot misnomers

[mazHur]

crackpot misnomers
emerge from reality
yet not understood.

[kiz_paws]

Yet not understood
quantum physics pulls me in
but I cannot swim

[mazHur]

but I cannot swim
and you live across the brook
how do we meet then?

[kiz_paws]

How do we meet then
when our paths aren't meant to cross
stick to Cyberspace :p

[mazHur]

stick to Cyberspace
keep on clicking and clicking
until earth meets space !

[alakungfu]

until earth meets space
where the snowdrops disconnect
as high-def pixels

[kiz_paws]

As high-def pixels
icicles against the sun
dripping glad rainbows

[asilef73]

dripping glad rainbows
waterfall decends to stream
yearning for ocean

[kiz_paws]

Yearning for ocean
thirsty shells wait for the tide
to carry them home

[alakungfu]

to carry them home,
she shifts baskets of fragrant
sun-warmed blueberries

[asilef73]

sun-warmed blueberries
consumed by eager craving
burst in sweet release

[mazHur]

burst in sweet release,
sip the nectar of my love,
you be me, me YOU!

[asilef73]

you be me, me you
grass is greener on your shore
never satisfied

[alakungfu]

never satisfied
not by violet passions
nor by golden doors

[dramasnot6]

Nor by golden doors
Are dreams,once lost, found again
They drift beyond gods.

[asilef73]

they drift beyond gods
our multitudinous dreams
tenuous beauty

[kiz_paws]

tenuous beauty
wobbly headed sunflowers
keep time with the wind

[dramasnot6]

Keep time with the wind
For fear, being blown away
Gust of existence

[kiz_paws]

Gust of existence
breaths life into ancient caves
where walls contain proof

[dramasnot6]

Where walls contain proof,
struck by echoes of whispers,
Holding their secrets

[kiz_paws]

Holding their secrets
chipmunk cheeks full of treasure
acrobats in trees

[dramasnot6]

Aww, that's such a sweet one Kiz :)

Acrobats in Trees
Leap- Great Circus of the Sky
Performed on green leaves

[asilef73]

Performed on green leaves
a metamorphic wonder
butterfly emerge

[prema]

butterfly emerge
when fumbling girls understand
how to do this thing:banana:

[TheFifthElement]

how to do this thing,
or that thing, is something I...
oh heck, what's the point?

[lucidnightmares]

oh heck what`s the point?
when the stars shine so brightly
the moon loses grace

[mazHur]

the moon loses grace
when my beloved unveils
and looks up at me !

[alakungfu]

and looks up at me
child of my body, trusting
I'll take care of her

[asilef73]

i'll take care of her
this small, fragile, frightened bird
until her wing mends.

[alakungfu]

until her wing mends
this frail bird of paradise
yearns for heaven's fields

[prema]

yearns for heaven´s fields
to come down here on our Earth
and for all to see:angel:

[lucidnightmares]

and for all to see
so silently falls a leaf
into earths embrace

[alakungfu]

into earth's embrace
outside the depths of the Realm
Persephone flees

[Pendragon]

Persephone flees
Hades' hated embrace yet
Remains his wife still...

[Lady Raven]

Remains his wife still
She who cowers and who weeps
Arm broken, face bruised

[alakungfu]

Arm broken, face bruised,
Prince of thugs' still guard is up,
Choice kid's giving out.

[kiz_paws]

Choice kid's giving out
angel, devil on shoulders
think again my friend

[symphony]

think again my friend,
wrinkles dont give off your age,
senility does.

[mazHur]

senility does
play havoc with your senses
if you fall in love

[alakungfu]

if you fall in love
if you feel the tender heat
of amorous thrills

[asilef73]

of amorous thrills
and vast tender sentiments
is my heart composed.

[alakungfu]

Is my heart composed
of the notes I must express
to my truest love?

[Lady Raven]

to my truest love
I sent a dozen roses
she tossed them aside

[dramasnot6]

To my truest love,
My soul with all my being...
But nothing for you.

[toni]

But nothing for you
Just frail skin, velvet desire..
I see, eyes of wax

[mazHur]

I see, eyes of wax
melting into drops of pearl
turned dull with sorrow

[alakungfu]

Turned dull with sorrow
Pasty with torturous stakes
Lodes of mingled woes

[Riesa]

lodes of mingled woes
between veined marble bookends,
mental hills shiver.

[firefangled]

mental hills shiver
I take a deep breath and wake,
now the mountains rise.

[alakungfu]

now the mountains rise,
the day of the volcano
their first vanguard guide

[Pendragon]

their first vanguard guide
position themselves facing
Army of Darkness...

[alakungfu]

Army of Darkness
Mystifying tethered background
In solemn stasis

[asilef73]

in solemn stasis
the dormant soul is waiting
its awakening

[mazHur]

its awakening
in the hereafter is no
wonder if you see

[_JadeRain_]

Wonder if you see
The cat and the rat at play
Always enemies

[alakungfu]

always enemies
hence from here to Kingdom Come
at each others' throats

[kiz_paws]

At each others' throats
the wolf knows this dominance
keep your eyes held low

[mazHur]

keep your eyes held low
diamonds are found on the Earth
stars glitter above

[symphony]

stars glitter above
i have put my silence here
pushed my songs onwards

[mazHur]

pushed my songs onwards
perhaps they fall on deaf ears
in a far far land!

[symphony]

in a far far land
someone with a red guitar
is enjoying life...

[mazHur]

is enjoying life
the only purpose to live?
love the world around!

[_JadeRain_]

Love the world around
So many cultures for you
To fondly embrace

[symphony]

to fondly embrace
dusty old books so close that
i can smell their dust...

(dont eww me, i love the smell of really-old books)

[Il Penseroso]

I would bet most of us do

I can smell their dust,
these pages, they waft an air
coiled by ages.

[mazHur]

coiled by ages
the whirlwind of time blows on
from earth to the sky

[dramasnot6]

From earth to the sky,
World's without inhibition.
Here, freedom explodes.

[mazHur]

Here, freedom explodes,
intellectual voodoo camps
move around unveiled

[Pensive]

Move around unveiled
Veil is a way to attract
Just more attention

[mazHur]

Just more attention
just a word of beauteous
love will make me live

[TheFifthElement]

love will make me live
in an endlessness of fear;
waiting for the end.

[symphony]

waiting for the end
ends my world, ends my heavens,
ends whatever's next.

[alakungfu]

ends whatever's next
with bared memories to come
before new listings

[mazHur]

waiting for the end
I started my unending
journey on time's path

[symphony]

journey on time's path
the sand in the hourglass
uninterrupted

[Il Penseroso]

uninterrupted,
darkened mounds anticipate
the fast glint of day

[symphony]

the fast glint of day
on olive leaves prepared to
bear the risks of rain...

[Il Penseroso]

bear the risks of rain,
plod with heavy steps above
lingering cloud pools

[TheFifthElement]

lingering cloud pools
shatter, insignificant
in sunlight's bold glare.

[alakungfu]

in sunlight's bold glare
the sheen of last night's noon fades
to an opaque quartz

[Oniw17]

To an opaque quartz
Translucent yet hard outside
This is the facade

[mazHur]

This is the facade,
the bulk of the edifice
haunts in Hollywood !

[Oniw17]

Haunts in hollywood
Stalks the troughs of our culture
stupidity comes

[kiz_paws]

Stupidity comes
when we are trying too hard
I need to relax

[Oniw17]

I need to relax
Take a hit and drink some tea
To make things slow down

[asilef73]

to make things slow down
we drag our feet through routine
hoping for more time

[Oniw17]

Hoping for more time
Yet wasting the time given
Is undisciplined

[alakungfu]

Is undesciplined
as the cheesecake customer
after dinner hour

[TheFifthElement]

after dinner hour
fat voices slowly turn to
quiet reflection

[Oniw17]

quiet reflection
Contemplating varied things
Forever thinking

[Il Penseroso]

forever thinking,
abstract incisors chomping
on green grass fulfilled

[symphony]

on green grass fulfilled,
the shadow of a bird's flight
tinctures here and now ...

[alakungfu]

tinctures here and now
with shadowy cast background
behind torrid frills

[TheFifthElement]

Behind torrid frills
hides a sliver of beauty
beyond commonplace

[alakungfu]

beyond commonplace
whose intellect flows over
resilient cliffs

[TheFifthElement]

resilient cliffs
slowly crumble over time
falling to the sea

[Oniw17]

Falling to the sea
Inhale the body or Lir
Drown all consciousness

[TheFifthElement]

Drown all consciousness;
beneath rolling waves all is
insipid darkness.

[Oniw17]

Insipid darkness
the silence of the abyss
Thus is which I crave

[TheFifthElement]

Thus is which I crave;
Night: its iron chains enslaving,
my soul in its grasp.

[Oniw17]

My soul in its grasp
My mind within it's great maw
Indecision reigns

[alakungfu]

Indecision reigns
Peak of high noon, stealth of dusk,
No end arises

[Oniw17]

No end arises
Until that fateful red hue
Muks the horizon

[alakungfu]

Muks the horizon
with a polluted grey sludge
east of the smoke stacks

[TheFifthElement]

East of the smoke stacks
a river; cold mercury
poisoning the land.

[alakungfu]

poisoning the land
globes of acid corruption
mutating ore shreds

[dramasnot6]

Mutating ore shreds
Metal scraps is all that's left
Post-Armageddon

[Il Penseroso]

post-Armageddon
cool ash slides unseen across
endlessly grey skies

[Oniw17]

endlessly grey skies
Danu's terminal illness
Spreads to her children

[dramasnot6]

Spreads to her children
Arms surge forth like a toad's tongue
Parasite of love

[TheFifthElement]

Parasite of love
wriggles beneath my breast, fat
with the thought of you.

[Oniw17]

with the thought of you
past potential's been wasted
but you are my sire

[dramasnot6]

But you are my sire
The gilded words off your lips
Tell me everything

[Oniw17]

Tell me everything
Communicate your story
Exhale your grievance

[lucidnightmares]

burn and rage away
embers of salvation
fade into the night

[kiz_paws]

Fade into the night
chameleon lizard friend
tomorrow is next

[Janine]

tomorrow is next,
today is memory's threshold,
the past but a dream.

[Oniw17]

the past but a dream
and resolve future would be
focus on the now

[TheFifthElement]

Nice to see you back Kiz and, nice haiku!


Fade into the night
chameleon lizard friend
tomorrow is next

focus on the now
tomorrow will forgive you
this small indulgence

[Oniw17]

this small indulgence
will give momentary bliss
it's temporary

[mazHur]

it's temporary-
the beauty of the flowers
cannot match the thorns !

[Pensive]

Can not match the thorns
With the strokes of someone's tongue
Pain is not well-liked

[_JadeRain_]

Pain is not well-liked
Treated like an enemy
To avoid like plauge

[Neo_Sephiroth]

To avoid like plauge
What is a plauge? No, really.
Seriously, man.

[kiz_paws]

Seriously, man
to fly to heaven with wings
we have to earn them

[asilef73]

we have to earn them
these rare moments of triumph
overcoming fears

[kiz_paws]

overcoming fears
tiny bald eagles watch mom
as they learn to fly

[mazHur]

as they learn to fly
Eaglets soon forget their past,
in future they fly

[TheFifthElement]

In future they fly -
fireflies dance over water;
in the distance, stars.

[Il Penseroso]

in the distance, stars
lazily align, as I
drift into a dream

[symphony]

drift into a dream
under dreamly-lit blueness,
the sun in your eyes

[Oniw17]

the sun in your eyes
the wind blowing in your face
why are you running?

[barbara0207]

why are you running?
don't you know that you can't run
away from yourself?

[Il Penseroso]

away from yourself
in crystalline fields staring,
sky empty of stars

[mazHur]

why are you running?
don't you know that you can't run
away from yourself?


Hi Barbara

Welcome!
Simple but beautiful haiku ,,,congrats !:)

[dramasnot6]

Sky empty of stars
Curtains of sickly smog drape
The last hope of land

[pbmn]

The heart, free of love,
Is the wisest being of all.
But who lives loveless?

[TheFifthElement]

But who lives loveless?
Cold waves eat away footsteps
alone on the sand.

[kiz_paws]

Alone on the sand
crustacean awaits the tide
to carry him home

[TheFifthElement]

to carry him home,
sing low; the voices unite
like one voice, as one.

[kiz_paws]

Like one voice, as one
nuptials stand at an altar
and whisper their vows

[asilef73]

and whisper their vows
forever promises made
"'til death do us part"

[alakungfu]

"'Til death do us part"
So sowed we seeds of cherished
Vernal ravages.

[barbara0207]

Hi Barbara

Welcome!
Simple but beautiful haiku ,,,congrats !:)

Thank you, mazHur! :blush: (Sorry I didn't answer earlier, I only visit this thread time and again.)


Vernal ravages -
magnolia's brown blossoms
as summer draws near.

[djy78usa]

As Summer draws near
I think back on my school days
Summer meant more then

[Oniw17]

Summer meant more then
Only to lazy people
I still like to sprint

[asilef73]

i still like to sprint
and the rush of endorphins
free for a moment

[Riesa]

free for a moment
gardens speak of this, listen,
it all ends the same

[Il Penseroso]

it all ends the same,
existence imprinted on
specks from which sprout trees

[Riesa]

specks from which sprout trees
sprout completion. the angelic
will pale, they are white.

[Il Penseroso]

way to make it hard on me!

Will pale; they are white.
he sees the flush of ground swell
to meet their fullness

[Riesa]

to meet their fullness
the spark of constellations
put on a moonglow

[Riesa]

way to make it hard on me!

Will pale; they are white.
he sees the flush of ground swell
to meet their fullness


yet, all challenge is fecund. especially when the earth is pure nutrient.

[asilef73]

put on a moonglow
and revel in the starlight
nighttime becomes you

[Oniw17]

nighttime becomes you
private thoughts cease to be yours
the problem with friends

[kiz_paws]

The problem with friends
you can never have too few
true friends never rust

[firefangled]

true friends never rust
and if they tarnish sometimes
they shine up easy

[djy78usa]

they shine up easy
and they bring me where I need
these old boots of mine

[firefangled]

these old boots of mine
that took me far from my home
will take me back there

[kiz_paws]

Will take me back there
just a whiff of your fragrance
unfurls memories

[TheFifthElement]

unfurls memories
like paper left by the fire
burned at the edges.

[asilef73]

burned at the edges
pumping too fast for too long
my heart is tired

[djy78usa]

my heart is tired
after all these failed attempts
she's out there somewhere

[TheFifthElement]

she's out there somewhere
living someone else's life;
a clever fiction

[kiz_paws]

A clever fiction
me by your side forever
with my fresh clipped wings

[alakungfu]

with my fresh clipped wings
nice colour, right shape, good span,
quite unfair to fly

[Riesa]

quite unfair to fly~
but gives back your heart in song,
So gracious while winged

[symphony]

so gracious while winged
a joyous fire matted
with the skyey white

[TheFifthElement]

with the skyey white
rises the yolk of dawn, spilt
on a toasted earth

[CdnReader]

on a toasted earth
where will we find enough to
water our parched souls

[TheFifthElement]

Water our parched souls;
see, how the roots of change spread
into the unknown.

[CdnReader]

into the unknown
carousel horses built on
imagination

[symphony]

imagination
on a lonely afternoon
white peacocks in flight

[CdnReader]

white peacocks in flight
sacred feathered offerings
of the pure divine

[Lonely_poet]

of the pure divine
rising through
the clouds

[TheFifthElement]

of the pure divine
mysteries unknown to me,
you are the greatest.

[firefangled]

you are the greatest,
peek at me after the rain

[Lonely_poet]

Peek at me after the rain
through drops of dew

[Oniw17]

through drops of dew
see the ants scurry around
their allegory

[Lonely_poet]

their allegory
unseen, untouched.
By two-legged ones.

[TheFifthElement]

By two-legged ones
fives seem ambiguous, but,
oh, curvaceous eight!

[Oniw17]

oh, curvaceous eight!
eight cylinders on the car
save you gas money

[CdnReader]

save you gas money
tie up your frayed shoelaces
and hit the pavement

[symphony]

and hit the pavement
in showers of rapid life
down to existence

[Sarasvati21]

down to existence
scientists believe they have
figured it all out

[Lonely_poet]

figured it all out
while we were
In the midst of nowhere

[TheFifthElement]

In the midst of no-
where, where bluebells grow and birds
sing of stolen love.

[CdnReader]

sing of stolen love
mocking my pain and theirs too
your tune bleeds me dry

[Lonely_poet]

Your tune bleeds me dry
In a blink.
returns what was forgotten.

[symphony]

returns what was for-
gotten in times when we were
far more heroic

Lonely poet: The rules of this game are here in the first post (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1375). Yours are lovely haikus. Fixing them into the given form will just make it easier for others to continue. :)

[asilef73]

far more heroic
to love without restriction
i am a coward

[alakungfu]

I aa a coward
my flag, a scrap of wrung lace
washed pale by frail winds

[CdnReader]

washed pale by frail winds
that caress the earth in folds
of spring-fragrant rains

[Lonely_poet]

of spring-fragrant rains
reminds me the sweet
smell of your hair.

[CdnReader]

LonelyPoet, you write beautifully. Welcome to LitNet. You may want to note that this thread requires traditional haiku syllable counts of 5-7-5. Since it's a "shared" thread, it helps if we're all on the same page. ;) I know we're all looking forward to more contributions from you! For now, may I borrow a word from your 2nd line to fill up the fifth syllable of line three?

* * * * *

Sweet smell of your hair
Inhaled, transformed, becoming
My being in you.

[Sarasvati21]

my being in you
hearts beating, songs being sung
my hand held by yours

[symphony]

my being in you
merges with the selfless thoughts
you adore later

Edit: you beat me to it :D

my hand held by yours
softened in the confident
summer in your hands

[CdnReader]

my hand held by yours
a child's warm tight fist opens
with delightful love

Edit: Now I was late!! Haha.

* * * * *

summer in your hands
daisy petals, count and fall,
a carpet of white

[Sarasvati21]

with delightful love
my thoughts are taken from me
blown through the sunlight

[CdnReader]

Oh! What a mix-up! Everyone is so fast this morning! :D

* * * * *

blown through the sunlight
wisps of song disappearing
leaving only love

[symphony]

with delightful love
there will be less than needed,
love's never enough

[symphony]

man!
well see i can be fast too :D but it will be stupid like this:

leaving only love
we conjure the madness, and
the bad sadnesses

:D

[CdnReader]

love's never enough
for those who have never been
loved enough to bloom

[Sarasvati21]

loved long enough to bloom
roses in the autumn sun
lengthening shadows

[Sarasvati21]

how confusing! :D

the bad sadnesses
the kind that have no beauty
painful to the soul

[symphony]

both last lines are beautiful, couldnt help:

lengthening shadows
are what hold me in myself
i stand, shadowbound

painful to the soul
torn apart from bodies, selves,
i stand, shadowbound

[CdnReader]

^^^ Magnificent, Symphony!!

i stand, shadowbound
greyness behind, black ahead,
i am paralyzed

[Sarasvati21]

i stand, shadow-bound
trapped outside of the window
ease this choking dark

[Sarasvati21]

goodness...

I am paralyzed
caught within this spider's web
poor struggling fly

[symphony]

poor struggling fly
it's slow, steady, although it
never wins the race!

(like me! :D )

[Sarasvati21]

never wins the race,
the honest competitor.
cheat, and then succeed.

[CdnReader]

cheat, and then succeed,
play a spade, and keep your heart
safe for the next hand

[Sarasvati21]

safe for the next hand--
you. I am reserved for the
only hand to hold.

[CdnReader]

only hand to hold...
full house? straight flush? ace-high run?
i'll take two...hit me

[Sarasvati21]

i'll take two...hit me
my money's on the table
i will win yours, too ;)

[CdnReader]

i will win yours, too,
given half a chance, but watch...
sometimes no one wins.

[Sarasvati21]

sometimes no one wins,
sometimes there might be a tie...
this is not that time

[symphony]

this is not that time
the time for myths are long gone,
we live in stark truths.

[Sarasvati21]

we live in stark truths
a place of no forgiveness
grey, colourless, hard

[CdnReader]

grey, colourless, hard,
transform me from drab clay to
a shining brilliance

[Lonely_poet]

LonelyPoet, you write beautifully. Welcome to LitNet. You may want to note that this thread requires traditional haiku syllable counts of 5-7-5. Since it's a "shared" thread, it helps if we're all on the same page. ;) I know we're all looking forward to more contributions from you! For now, may I borrow a word from your 2nd line to fill up the fifth syllable of line three?

* * * * *

Sweet smell of your hair
Inhaled, transformed, becoming
My being in you.

Thanks for the welcome cdnReader.:) And thanks for showing that too. I'll try to keep up with it;)

[alakungfu]

a shining brilliance
stills my beating heart in time
with a steamy pulse

[Sarasvati21]

with a steamy pulse
absorbing the warm water
fishes in the sea

[alakungfu]

fishes in the sea
mermaids in lieu of tridents
shark-led battalions

[Sarasvati21]

shark led battalions
marching off to their pleasure
striding through the waves

[asilef73]

striding through the waves
to swim away from shoreline
i will not look back

[Sarasvati21]

i will not look back
i will abandon the world
following behind

[alakungfu]

following behind
in single file after dusk
eyes of liquid fire

[Lonely_poet]

eyes of liquid fire
brings fear, Yet gives
courage to my heart

[CdnReader]

courage to my heart
i strike out alone again
now turns into then

[Sarasvati21]

now turns into then
it feels like forever love
night eclipses day

[CdnReader]

night eclipses day
sunsets fade, fireflies wink out,
consciousness recedes

[Sarasvati21]

consciousness recedes
as the curtains draw away
dream ballet begins

[CdnReader]

^^^ lovely!

dream ballet begins
a silent symphony of
interpretation

[Sarasvati21]

thank you =]

interpretation
clearing the sands from waters
see anew the depths

[motherhubbard]

see anew the depths
as you peer into the pool
afraid to jump in

[alakungfu]

afraid to jump in
but still exhiliarated
to lose dry status

[CdnReader]

to lose dry status
tiptoe into the tidepool
scooping up wet sand

[asilef73]

scooping up wet sand
to fashion my sand empire
make the moat wider

[Sarasvati21]

make the moat wider,
for many alligators
require more room

[asilef73]

require more room
my breathing is a labor
trapped in this tangle

[Sarasvati21]

trapped in this tangle
this web of intricate plans
figuring a way

[symphony]

figuring a way
you have to be a snake, slew
out of the labyrinth

[Sarasvati21]

out of the labyrinth
where shades of indigo whirl
yellows greet the day

[CdnReader]

yellow greets the day
a horizontal sun-glow
how i welcome you

[Lonely_poet]

how I welcome you
with this naked hands and
tears of joy

[CdnReader]

Hands and tears of joy
mingle in the meanings of
birth and renewal

[alakungfu]

birth and renewal
sceptred as the powers of fate
leading each again

[Sarasvati21]

leading each again
walking away hand in hand
not to be alone