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[symphony]

Life's endless cycle
The sand pours its way through the
smallest interstice

(Last line of last haiku wasn't of 5 syllables, so I took the liberty of trimming it, sorry. :) )

[AlfredtheGreat]

Smallest interstice
In my floorboards of my house
Has indicted me

[symphony]

"...has indicted me."
Then the returns, revenges...
Red. Black. Red again.

[AlfredtheGreat]

Red. Black. Red again.
Flashed the spirit of my soul
Dead on the floor, babe

[mazHur]

Dead on the floor, babe,
Ah, auto-erotica!
What made you try it?

[aliengirl]

"What made you try it?"
Oh, what a cheek to speak so
You are a cruel judge.

[Greta Kin]

You are a cruel judge
framing the faintest smudge as
a scarlet letter

[aliengirl]

a scarlet letter
to scare me out of my wits.
You fail miserably.

[Greta Kin]

you fail miserably
but grasp bitter victory
swaying from a bough

[Greta Kin]

swaying from a bough
the rickety swing will now
send me to heaven

[aliengirl]

send me to heaven
on the unseen wings of air
melting into mist

[aliengirl]

send me to heaven
on the unseen wings of air
melting into mist

[moonbird]

melting into mist
emotions blend together
into emptiness

[Greta Kin]

into emptiness
I pour our collected dreams
Sleep is too costly

[moonbird]

sleep is too costly
to justify the sinful
acts of indulgence

[Greta Kin]

acts of indulgence-
color yourself tawny with
a day in the sun

[mazHur]

a day in the sun
fills the heart with deep pleasure
in long long winters.

[Greta Kin]

in long long winters
besieged by crystals of a
dispiriting chill

[sadparadise]

dispiriting chill
wind squeezing my window panes
I detest its howl

[mazHur]

I detest its howl
put a damn strap to his mouth
Or get me new ears!

[Greta Kin]

Or get me new ears!
then whisper naughty nothings.
What delicate lobes.

[Calidore]

What delicate lobes
She is carrying up front
Nothing, officer

[sadparadise]

Nothing, officer
guiltless in the blades glimmer
nothing like revenge

[Calidore]

Nothing like revenge
Revenge for a dish served cold
Waiter goes tipless

[Three Sparrows]

Waiter goes tipless
The chef salad was a mess
Or was it a beef?

[Delta40]

or was it beef
that came between two sides
of a single bun?

[mazHur]

of a single bun
you can make crumbs after crumbs
toast it and crumble!

[Greta Kin]

toast it and crumble!
sesame nut flavor of
a humble bagel

[Calidore]

a humble bagel
left out for an entire week
next best thing to bricks

[Greta Kin]

next best thing to bricks
nunchucks wielded skillfully
Instant concussion

[sadparadise]

Instant concussion
a train slams on its brakes or,
Hemingway's shotgun

[Greta Kin]

Hemingway's shotgun
shattered the only silence
that was worth a damn

[Calidore]

that was worth a damn
sight less than I paid for it
leading edge of tech

[sadparadise]

leading edge of tech
destroying intimacy
or is it just me

[Pensive]

or is it just me
who fails to see beyond truth
fully coated lies!

[Calidore]

fully coated lies
carefully formed and shaped to fit
gently dipped in truth

[sadparadise]

gently dipped in truth
mummified and examined
scoured the lenses

[L€lä RËmØ MÅðçÂ]

Hey someone check out my stuff!

Scoured the lenses
Of my life and I'm dying.
I'm alive.Kill me.

[sadparadise]

I'm alive kill me
wishes not worth repeating
brave soul raise the torch

[Greta Kin]

brave soul raise the torch
you have carried all these years
then kill it with tears

[Calidore]

Then kill it with tears
If you must, but kill it quick
Flies are annoying

[Greta Kin]

Flies are annoying
observe how smugly they mark
the passing of time

[Pensive]

the passing of time
never lets dust wipe away
from your memories

[Calidore]

from your memories
I pull your best meal ever
oooh, that was tasty

[Pensive]

oooh that was tasty
but he shall not dare compare
her cooking to Mom

[Greta Kin]

her cooking to Mom
her most dangerous hobby
bedeviling eggs

[Calidore]

Bedeviling eggs
Causes them to hatch into
Dysfunctional chicks

[Greta Kin]

Dysfunctional chicks
are housed in such fragile shells
Crick? Crack! What a mess

[Calidore]

Crick? Crack! What a mess
So said my chiropractor
Walked in and wheeled out

[Greta Kin]

Walked in and wheeled out
herr docktor, the rapist, brings
a chloroformed doom

[Greta Kin]

a chloroformed doom
discombobulated head
a helium balloon.

[Calidore]

A helium balloon
Raises gazes and spirits
And makes chipmunk voices

[Greta Kin]

And makes chipmunk voices
for cartoon girls to squeak at
cartoon boys' roses

[Greta Kin]

cartoon boys' roses
trail Jessica Rabbit with
delicate fragrance

[hack]

delicate fragrance
faith is the greatest poem
man has ever dreamed

[Greta Kin]

man has ever dreamed
of impossible space-time
configurations

[Calidore]

configurations
infinitesimally
incompatible

[Greta Kin]

incompatible
a grim pair of jack boots
at the love parade

[sadparadise]

At the love parade
over top the servile din
I call out to you

[Greta Kin]

I call out to you
Shake yourself safe from the sound
Sail on, sailor man

[hack]

sail on sailor man
a cork above the abyss
riding time and tide

[mazHur]

riding time and tide
the soul fluttered where angels
white, blue and black ruled!

[BienvenuJDC]

White, blue and black... ruled.
The favorites of the box,
Made by Crayola

[mazHur]

Made by Crayola
used by baby Cindrilla
the rainbow colors!

[Calidore]

The rainbow colors
How many more beyond the
Seven we can see

[mazHur]

Seven we can see
the rest are beyond our sight
any dog can tell!!

[Calidore]

Any dog can tell
True comfort is found in a
Pack mentality

[mazHur]

Pack mentality
Al Capone knew it very well
eh, ever met him??

[Elision]

Eh, ever met him?
That lonely sandman of old
Caught in slumber's realm.

[Il Penseroso]

Caught in slumber's realm,
real refracted by the crown
our skies wear in sleep.

[TheFifthElement]

our skies wear in sleep
quilted pjyamas loosely
embroidered with stars

[symphony]

embroidered with stars
and childhood's fleeting fairies-
her own crayon sky

[Calidore]

Her own crayon sky
Not meant to be a photo
Meant to be ideal

[mazHur]

Meant to be ideal
but hard luck it turned out like
a pig in a poke!

[Jakeb]

A pig in a poke
is still worth two in the bush
if you like bacon.

[symphony]

if you like bacon
on eggs, I might make your day
start with crisp sunshine

[cafolini]

Very nice.

[mazHur]

if you like bacon
on eggs, I might make your day
start with crisp sunshine

I've had my breakfast
with glistening morning sunshine
need steak for dinner!:)

[symphony]

But whatever happened to building a haiku from my last line? :(

Anyway... to continue with the last:

Need steak for dinner...
They still let you window-shop,
if you're born a waif.

[mazHur]

if you're born a waif
If you look like a banshee
don't go to bazaar!

[symphony]

Don't go to bazaar.
Those colors that bedazzle,
tincture the night red.

[mazHur]

dewdrops make virgin
rosebuds bloom in the morning
into roses sweet.

[symphony]

MazHur, you're supposed to be building up your haiku from the last one (that is, the first line of your haiku should be the last line of the last haiku). :p

[cafolini]

Dews caress one rose.
Roses brew one drop in four-
letter word for all.

[symphony]

Nobody listens to me :bawling:
This is the Shared Haiku thread, meaning that my haiku's first line has to be the last line of the last poster's haiku. For example, since the last haiku ended with "letter word for all", my haiku is the following:

Letter word for all
they are worth, could not carry
the melancholy

[Calidore]

Symphony is correct. If there isn't already a thread for random haikus, one can be started.

The melancholy
Makes me feel very profound
Depression is deep

[mazHur]

Nobody listens to me :bawling:
This is the Shared Haiku thread, meaning that my haiku's first line has to be the last line of the last poster's haiku. For example, since the last haiku ended with "letter word for all", my haiku is the following:

Letter word for all
they are worth, could not carry
the melancholy

Gosh! I just had been unintentionally oblivious of the rules!! sorry and thanks for 'waking' me up!!:)

[mazHur]

Depression is deep
Pain's even deeper inside
my heart's no more mine!

[Pensive]

my heart's no more mine
It has been to the wild sea
and shall reach to thee

[mazHur]

and (I )shall reach (to) thee
with a garland of roses
hand-picked from garden.

[Calidore]

Hand-picked from garden
Vegetables with bright colors
Best kind of salad

[mazHur]

deleted by self

[mazHur]

Best kind of salad
served by the travails of life
is my daily food!

[krymsonkyng]

Is my daily food
too much or not quite enough?
Bulimia blows.

[mazHur]

Bulimia blows
loose motions , dehydration
go see a doctor!

[RobinHood3000]

Go see a doctor!
That really isn't normal
The spare limb you've grown.

[Pensive]

the spare limb you've grown
must assist with your killings
do not take my help

[mazHur]

do not take my help
self-service is my motto
please do it yourself!

[Pensive]

please do it yourself
if you think the memory can
be fed to the fish

[mazHur]

be fed to the fish
you are a worm of this earth
try water some day

[Pensive]

try water someday
it quenches bodily thirst
how to heal the soul?

[mazHur]

how to heal the soul?
Apply neem leaves to your heart
Or the tree itself.

[Pensive]

Or the tree itself
Will shriek out loudly in pain
oh keep it alive

[RobinHood3000]

Oh, keep it alive!
The birdie touches the floor
Badminton failure.

[mazHur]

Badminton failure
or a bad backhand service?
Oh, you lost the match!

[Calidore]

Oh, you lost the match.
Now you'll have to quit smoking.
Not the flamethrower!

[mazHur]

Not the flamethrower
nor the juggler can do them
the marvels you show...

[cacian]

the marvels you show
are greater then ever more
billions of true stars

[mazHur]

billions of true stars
oblivious of their own
fate keep squandering.

[cacian]

fate keep squandering far
handing out tracks full of words
blurring fame and shame

[mazHur]

blurring fame and shame
the economic guru's
the wall street protest.

[cacian]

the wall street protest
setup tents outside the church
drawn up muse are up!

[sadparadise]

drawn up muse are up
throw down the psalms, grease the palms
coins into the cup

[Pensive]

coins into the cup
your show of power truly
speaks of a game won

[sadparadise]

speaks of a game won
the fighter and his fables
drunk at his table

[cacian]

drunk at the table
spiffingly jolly at games
cards and glasses up!

[sadparadise]

cards and glasses up
our dice rolled into bones
as chance so has it

[cacian]

as chance so has it
the number six appeared fixed
the game is so up!

[mazHur]

the game is so up
dawn has already spread its
wings for a short flight

[cacian]

wings for a short flight
cruising upon those high skies

[Calidore]

wings for a short flight
cruising upon those high skies
seeking the last line

[cacian]

seeking the last line
floating just above the clouds

[mazHur]

seeking the last line
floating just above the clouds
angels all around.

[symphony]

angels all around
it's no time to be human
faith is in fashion.

[cacian]

Faith is in fashion
like blue grey is in season

[symphony]

You need a third line which I can start with. :)
For example, suppose you wrote:

Faith is in fashion
like blue gray is in season
and this too shall pass

Then the next person will start his/her haiku with that last line (and this too shall pass).

[So to keep the flow of the thread, the next poster may choose to start with the above third line. :) ]

[cacian]

Oh sorry ....I thought we were doing aline each.

and this too shall pass
the good the righteous and all
beauty is brave too

[mazHur]

beauty is brave too
she performs in garb skin deep
like a leather bag.

[cacian]

like a leather bag
solid brown and evasive
expect some changes

[Calidore]

Expect some changes
In my next business venture
Like making money

[cacian]

like making money
it does not grow on trees no
it is just paper

[Pensive]

it is just paper
quite nothing more to marriage
better not marry

[mazHur]

better not marry
Best if you are not born
Living does matter!

[sadparadise]

living does matter
through tragic optimism
holding the torch high

[Pensive]

holding the torch light
through thick and thin constantly
Never giving up

[cacian]

never giving up
too precious to let go soon

[mazHur]

never giving up
too precious to let go soon
relentlessly crude.

[Aspirational]

Relentlessly crude,
Sol'tude, buried in my heart
Too deep to be exhumed.

[mazHur]

Too deep to be exhumed
too moth-eaten to be viewed
that corpse of zombie!

[sadparadise]

that corpse of zombie
clawing through worm rotting box
scratching the surface

[Scout]

scratching the surface
none of us will be alive
time to reform us

[sadparadise]

time to reform us
evolving year after year
swimming to the shore

[aliengirl]

swimming to the shore
I left behind shattered dreams
floating in the lava

[cacian]

floating in lava
cooler and soft it is now
appeased from its heat

[Scout]

appeased from its heat
I'm all alone in my room
blissfully I sleep

[b102866]

blissfully I sleep
nytol laced dreams repeating
morn's caffeine detox

[Pensive]

blissfully I sleep
december gone, so must I
can you hear goodbye

[BienvenuJDC]

can you hear goodbye
must I continue to say
sorry for your heart

[sadparadise]

sorry for your heart
it seems I have left it on,
the cutting room floor

[aliengirl]

the cutting room floor
in the dim light of sick stars
eerily aglow

[Scout]

eerily aglow
the candle is gone, no light
I hope we're alone

__________________________________________

[cacian]

I hope we're alone
counting the stars wishing, well!!
our lucks don't run out

[Scout]

our lucks don't run out
we can live so many times
don't waste your own time

[mazHur]

don't waste your own time
you are still too young for that
let your nails grow first

[sadparadise]

let your nails grow first
and scratch away opaque days
a new day brings light

[Pensive]

a new day brings light
new morrow shines very bright
forget earthly plight

[sadparadise]

forget earthly plight
ignore your constant malaise
get lost in a page

[cacian]

get lost in a page
counting the words is the fun
more to come your way

[Pensive]

more to come your way
it is just the beginning
of all disasters

[cacian]

of all disasters
a never ending sage
it should get better

[Il Penseroso]

It should get better
but doesn't. The mind stutters
tragic syllables.

[cacian]

tragic syllables
they come and go in quick waves
they shufflle for tricks

[sadparadise]

they shuffle for tricks
these deep, black, polished, faces
always on the sly

[cacian]

always on the sly
trying to reach for the skies
too high to play fly

[Riesa]

too high to play fly
says chicken to the rooster
have you seen the moon?

[cacian]

have you seen the moon?
or was it the sun you saw?
nothing is for sure

[Riesa]

nothing is for sure
basil and idril get hitched
ah! lit network!

[cacian]

ah! see lit network!
the coolest network on earth
simply brilliant!

[ahsiam]

simply brilliant
the eyes of a falling mind
see it as you see..

[tailor STATELY]

see it as you see..
beyond the sensate; see to
eternal blessings

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[shinigami10]

eternal blessings
come grace me everyday
in the form of love

[Pendragon]

in the form of love
tragically speaking, folks
formless have become

[ampoule]

formless have become
ghosts of ourselves existing
hoping we're alive

[Jaked]

hoping we’re alive
long enough to be happy:
a slow death for joy

[Pensive]

a slow death for joy
a single look you may spare
could do otherwise

[Calidore]

Could do otherwise
But would that be as much fun?
Damn the torpedoes!

[Jaked]

Damn the torpedoes
grandfather whispered softly
as he lay dying

[tailor STATELY]

A Farewell to the Faraglioni

As he lay dying
A lotus blossom appeared
For want of being

12/6/2012

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[Calidore]

For want of being
An idea tickled him
Born as a novel

[sadparadise]

born as a novel
the pages between, are lies
mud slung from shovel

[mazHur]

mud slung from shovel
envelopes the face of earth
while the heavens smile.

[sadparadise]

while the heavens smile
teasing eternal reward
to the destitute

[Calidore]

to the destitute
life means struggle and death means
being forgotten

[sadparadise]

being forgotten
scatter the leaves of autumn
snow conceals the plot

[tailor STATELY]

Graveyards are Snow Fun

Snow conceals the plot
Graveyards are an eerie sight
With snowboards in play

12/31/2012

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[sadparadise]

with snowboards in play
electronics put away
dreams of yesterday

[mazHur]

dreams of yesterday
shall be over by midnight
New Year embracing..

[Calidore]

New year embracing
Crowd vows change! Wait, me change too?
Maybe next new year

[mazHur]

Maybe next new year
you will come across the same
unanswered question.

[sadparadise]

Unanswered question
eons wasted in the dark
science is the light

[mazHur]

science is the light
which sows seeds in the darkness
but cannot reap stars.

[cacian]

but cannot reap stars
and beyond the skies and far
powerful is mars

[mazHur]

powerful is mars
How powerful only you
know my friend or God!

[cacian]

know my friend or god
it is as simple as thought
but beware of falls

[mazHur]

but beware of falls
Humpty Dumpty had a fall
and was just wasted.

[cacian]

and was just wasted
beyond the force of nature
adamantly floated

[mazHur]

adamantly float/ed
over the skin of the sea
a straw from his soul

[cacian]

a straw from his soul
makes him the perfect of all
naturally it's more

[sadparadise]

naturally it's more
soothing praying to heaven
find the real reason

[Twota]

find the real reason
behind your futile life and
make it otherwise.

[jambojersey]

When you only have nine
in those great attempts
it is glorious even to die.

[mazHur]

glorious to die ,.........,,..to laugh is better than cry...........duel let us try

[Calidore]

duel let us try
pistols, swords, or something else
no, not tickling

[mazHur]

no, not tickling ,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,...you know how i felt last time.....,.........,,..when you did this foul

[kiz_paws]

Time to revive this Thread! ;)
Remember the rules: Haiku is 3 lines. Line 1 is 5 syllables. Line 2 is 7 syllables. Line 3 is 5 syllables. The next poster uses the LAST LINE of the previous poster to create a new Haiku! So lets go then.... :)

When you did this foul
I asked myself why I stay
yet I love you so

[tailor STATELY]

yet I love you so -
told with her twinkling eyes
forgiven once more

[kiz_paws]

Forgiven once more
I stand before you in awe
your presence profound

[tailor STATELY]

your presence profound
such unimagined power
a white lotus whirls

[kiz_paws]

A white lotus whirls
amid the cherry blossoms
enchanting lovers

[tailor STATELY]

enchanting lovers -
realm of the eternal flame
affairs of the heart

[Calidore]

Affairs of the heart
Unburdened by good judgment
Surrounded, alone

[kiz_paws]

Surrounded, alone
a small fish in a large pond
make friends with yourself

[tailor STATELY]

make friends with yourself
retire not to the black depths
of your tortured mind

[kiz_paws]

Of your tortured mind
linger still, the memories
'twas a love devine

[tailor STATELY]

'twas a love devine
ever a work in progress
to become divine

[kiz_paws]

To become divine
free thyself of earthly pulls
gravitate to peace

[tailor STATELY]

gravitate to peace
let virtue be your calling
ever unto all

[mazHur]

She lost her temper

[tailor STATELY]

lol... wrong thread mazHur

[mazHur]

lol... wrong thread mazHur

樂樂How come??
I shared first line of a new Haiku?...Am i wrong??

oh sorry...I just caught the mouse! New haiku has to be started with last line of previous haiku. sorry for inconvenience

[mazHur]

Ever unto all
evolution shall prevail
no apes but humans 😊

[kiz_paws]

Ever unto all
evolution shall prevail
no apes but humans ��Good one, Maz! :)

No apes but humans
pretending to know better
but often fall short

[mazHur]

Good one, Maz! :)

No apes but humans
pretending to know better
but often fall short

Thanks Kiz ....you too msde a good continuation..😊😊😘

[tailor STATELY]

but often fall short
do they who never aspire
beyond their comfort

[mazHur]

beyond their comfort
functionally illiterate
are bereft of heart.

[kiz_paws]

Are bereft of heart
to the whims of here and now
savor each moment

[mazHur]

savor each moment
moments within a moment
have a different hue.

[kiz_paws]

Have a different hue
multicolored rainbows bright
plumes of birds so fair

[mazHur]

plumes of birds so fair
blue crimson yellow green white
Crown the head of Chief.

[kiz_paws]

Crown the head of Chief
mantle of woes of the poor
chronic and urgent

[mazHur]

chronic and urgent
maniacal depression
call 911 fast.

[Calidore]

Call 911 fast
I stepped on a slow beetle
Hold on; bird got it

[tailor STATELY]

(lol)

[mazHur]

Hold on; bird got it
before the crow could snatch it
my lucky sparrow

[kiz_paws]

My lucky sparrow
warbles merrily today
tasty treats abound

[mazHur]

tasty treats abound
Only for the lucky ones
Come, come, try your luck!

[tailor STATELY]

Come, come, try your luck!
Try your skill - win a goldfish !
Barked at passersby

[mazHur]

Barked at passersby
day in and day out, that fool
his ugly canine.

[kiz_paws]

His ugly canine
loved to give sloppy kisses
a heart so precious

[mazHur]

a heart so precious
sold for peanuts by my love
was that love at all?

[kiz_paws]

Was that love at all?
number scratched on a napkin
was all that was left?

[tailor STATELY]

was all that was left?
they conjectured together
remains of the day

[mazHur]

Remains of the day
auger the approach of night
that lover's nighmare

[kiz_paws]

That lover's nightmare
lonely buffoon in disguise
but keeps on trying

[mazHur]

but keeps on trying
to reach the higher most rung
of love's tall ladder

[kiz_paws]

but keeps on trying
to reach the higher most rung
of love's tall ladder:nod: Very nicely done!

Of love's tall ladder
the climbing is the challenge
we all try our luck

[mazHur]

:nod: Very nicely done!

Of love's tall ladder
the climbing is the challenge
we all try our luck




We all try our luck
if we are lucky enough
but you never know

Thanks 😊

[North Star]

But you never know
What lurks in the night's shadow
Best carry your torch

[tailor STATELY]

best carry your torch
for a candle will not do
may love yet be kind

[kiz_paws]

May love yet be kind
to bare your soul is madness
listen to your heart