Three People Haiku

[mazHur]

can a thousand men
win with impossible odds?
...charm of one woman

this is really great!!;)

[Haunted]

thanks Maz :p

[ampoule]

Troy's trophy Helen
runs her hands down her body

[mazHur]

runs her hands down her body
searching for a bird.:)

[alakungfu]

mysterious chill

[Janine]

Is this the last haiku? I am a bit confused now...


Troy's trophy Helen
runs her hands down her body
searching for a bird

so this is the next line with my line added, right?

mysterious chill
in the silent passageway

[alexar]

mysterious chill
in the silent passageway
someone else's fear

[alakungfu]

inspiring quaint quotes

[Janine]

inspiring quaint quotes
steps in rhythm and balance

[Haunted]

inspiring quaint quotes
steps in rhythm and balance
forms a chorus line

[Janine]

forms a chorus line
shapely legs in unison

[Haunted]

forms a chorus line
shapely legs in unison
skirts flying skyward

[mazHur]

Where are we going?

[kiz_paws]

Where are we going?
horizons that twist and turn

[Sarasvati21]

Where are we going?
Horizons that twist and turn
between dreams and fate.

[mazHur]

Where are we going?
Horizons that twist and turn
between dreams and fate.

Good :)
Let's start again

[Janine]

good, let's start again
make way through experience

[alakungfu]

good, let's start again
make way through experience
a hand out to love

[Janine]

cast in ancient stone

[Dark Muse]

cast in ancient stone
beneath the moon the runes glow

[Janine]

cast in ancient stone
beneath the moon the runes glow
etched in lunar light

[Sarasvati21]

motors growl downtown

[Janine]

motors growl downtown
all hell breaks loose, chase it on

[kiz_paws]

cast in ancient stone
beneath the moon the runes glow
etched in lunar light

Awesome, you poets! :nod:


motors growl downtown
all hell breaks loose, chase it on
cats on hot tin roofs

[alakungfu]

a word to the wise

[Janine]

Awesome, you poets! :nod:


motors growl downtown
all hell breaks loose, chase it on
cats on hot tin roofs

Thanks kiz, your's is cool, too!
I actually meant to write "chase is on"...so much for my typing skills.:lol:


a word to the wise
beware of late night poets

[kiz_paws]

A word to the wise
beware of late night poets
scrambled words for brunch...

[ha ha, ain't this fun?] :p

[BienvenuJDC]

Clouds shifted across

[kiz_paws]

Clouds shifted across
skies of the sleepy prairie

[BienvenuJDC]

Clouds shifted across
skies of the sleepy prairie

**and now we wait for Haunted**

[Haunted]

(thanks for reserving my space, Bien)

Clouds shifted across
skies of the sleepy prairie
gives me dreamy eyes

[BienvenuJDC]

Caressing soft skin

[Haunted]

Caressing soft skin
studying fresh light tan lines

[alakungfu]

Caressing soft skin
studying fresh light tan lines
brushing innocence

[BienvenuJDC]

Beautiful dark hair

[Haunted]

beautiful dark hair
watch it fall, slowly, loosely

[BienvenuJDC]

beautiful dark hair
watch it fall, slowly, loosely
and seductively

[Haunted]

where's utopia?

[BienvenuJDC]

where's utopia?
greatest place in which to live

[just mercedes]

where's utopia?
greatest place in which to live
if you thrive on air

[kiz_paws]

Mad as a March hare

[BienvenuJDC]

Mad as a March hare
Persistent as a tortoise

[Haunted]

Mad as a March hare
Persistent as a tortoise
what a surprise end!

[alakungfu]

lost in a dream chasm

[BienvenuJDC]

lost in a dream chasm
thoughts echoing through my head

[mazHur]

lost in a dream chasm
thoughts echoing through my head
and pictures rolling.

[Haunted]

I don't want to think!

[alakungfu]

I don't want to think!
I'm lost in an unhinged cloud

[BienvenuJDC]

I don't want to think!
I'm lost in an unhinged cloud
waiting for the storm

[mazHur]

Turtle tottering by

[Haunted]

Turtle tottering by
white cotton tailed rabbit waves

[vickib45]

I'm trying to post info on a Lonfellow book I just found. Don't know how to start a new message.

[vickib45]

How do I post a message to all? I could only find how to reply to someone. Completely lost here and that is not a quote!

[mazHur]

I'm trying to post info on a Lonfellow book I just found. Don't know how to start a new message.

better contact the moderators,,,you are on the wrong bus!

[BienvenuJDC]

Turtle tottering by
white cotton tailed rabbit waves
too sure of himself

[alakungfu]

Turtle tottering by
white cotton tailed rabbit waves
confused dog wags back

[alakungfu]

love frozen solid

[Haunted]

love frozen solid
a popsicle on my lips

[Haunted]

love frozen solid
a popsicle on my lips

[just mercedes]

love frozen solid
a popsicle on my lips
iceblock in my heart

[alakungfu]

Guess what's on my mind

[Janine]

guess what's on my mind
must I state my suspicions?

[Sarasvati21]

guess what's on my mind
must I state my suspicions?
would you even hear?

[mazHur]

Turtle tottering by
white cotton tailed rabbit waves
confused dog wags back

looks like a tongue twister.. how many times.can you repeat it-aloud?
:)

[just mercedes]

sounds like tongue twister

[firefangled]

sounds like tongue twister,
Mister, sister said was sung

[Haunted]

sounds like tongue twister,
Mister, sister said was sung
tweak, twang your Tweeter!

[BienvenuJDC]

Such beauty, I see

[Haunted]

Such beauty, I see
in eye of the beholder

[BienvenuJDC]

Such beauty, I see
in eye of the beholder
the only true judge

[Haunted]

crave for eye candy

[BienvenuJDC]

crave for eye candy
calorie free sweet pleasure

[Lynne50]

crave for eye candy
calorie free sweet pleasure
but can be deadly.

[BienvenuJDC]

Physical beauty

[Haunted]

Physical beauty
best consumed in small doses

[BienvenuJDC]

Physical beauty
best consumed in small doses
is corruptible...

[Haunted]

watch! dangerous curves

[BienvenuJDC]

watch! dangerous curves
ahead with both eyes open

[Janine]

watch! dangerous curves
ahead with both eyes open
drunk with destiny

[Janine]

stand I here alone

[Haunted]

watch! dangerous curves
ahead with both eyes open
steer and hold on tight

[Janine]

Haunted, I like yours better.....

[alexar]

Stand I here alone -
Or are you at my shoulder

[Haunted]

(thanks Janine, but yours better with a more serious message and done with alliteration!)


stand I here alone -
or are you at my shoulder
watching over me

[BienvenuJDC]

Escaping trouble

[Haunted]

Escaping trouble
finding refuge in the woods

[ampoule]

Escaping trouble
finding refuge in the woods
a faerie giggles

[redEnrapt]

a faerie giggles
mischievous emanations
wild and burning will

[BienvenuJDC]

Fear found in shadows

[Haunted]

Fear found in shadows
under the curtain of night

[BienvenuJDC]

Fear found in shadows
under the curtain of night
is beauty hidden

[mazHur]

Beauty is skin deep

[Haunted]

Beauty is skin deep
settle for beautiful skin

[BienvenuJDC]

Beauty is skin deep
settle for beautiful skin
But what is under?

[mazHur]

Is that a question?

[just mercedes]

Is that a question?
do you expect a reply

[BienvenuJDC]

Is that a question?
Do you expect a reply?
Or rhetorical?

[just mercedes]

furry green ladder

[Haunted]

furry green ladder
lined with red boa garlands

[BienvenuJDC]

furry green ladder
lined with red boa garlands
ready for Christmas

[Lynne50]

Sorry guys, what's a furry green ladder?

Thinking, at midnight

[Haunted]

(not sure but it sounds like fun to climb up on)

Thinking, at midnight
fearing recurring nightmares

[Lynne50]

Thinking, at midnight
fearing recurring nightmares
of ghosts and goblins

[Haunted]

rain taps my window

[just mercedes]

furry green ladder
lined with red boa garlands
ready for Christmas


I love it - a surreal haiku!

[just mercedes]

rain taps my window
quiet evening visitor

[Haunted]

rain taps my window
quiet evening visitor
serenades my sleep

[Lynne50]

Serenades my sleep
with white knights and warriors

[BienvenuJDC]

Serenades my sleep
with white knights and warriors
romantic battles

[Haunted]

mountaintop castle

[just mercedes]

mountaintop castle
perched between earth and heaven

[firefangled]

mountaintop castle
perched between earth and heaven
nestled like a heart

[firefangled]

snow on pine needles

[Janine]

snow on pine needles
frozen roof's cozy cover

[just mercedes]

snow on pine needles
edge of lace on winter's cloak

[Janine]

Oops a tie; I like yours better just mercedes, we should proceed from there.


snow on pine needles
edge of lace on winter's cloak
dazzling crystal drops

[Lynne50]

dazzling crystal drops
frozen moments in time

[Lynne50]

sorry, i left out one syllable

[Janine]

sorry, i left out one syllable

Plus Lynne, you did what I do all the time; I mix up Haiku's. This is 'three person haiku.'

[mazHur]

dazzling crystal drops
the frozen moments in time
marvels of nature.

[Janine]

We really like that line 'dazzling crystal drops'! hahaha...now we have two completed haiku's with my brilliant line...haha..I liked the last finished haiku a lot; very pretty!

new line:

poetic moment

[alakungfu]

poetic moment
fateful time for soul-searching

[mazHur]

poetic moment
fateful time for soul-searching
a chance to find self.

[alakungfu]

stress the boundary

[Janine]

stress the boundary
the taunt line of sanity

[mazHur]

stress the boundary
the taut line of sanity
have had enough fun.

[alakungfu]

surreal amusements

[Janine]

surreal amusements
splendid etheral pursuits

[kiz_paws]

sounds like tongue twister,
Mister, sister said was sung
tweak, twang your Tweeter!

:lol: Loved it! :thumbs_up

Surreal amusements
splendid etheral pursuits
who lights cigarettes ...

;) [couldn't resist...]

[mazHur]

I will smoke to it!

[kiz_paws]

I will smoke to it!
this fatal vice is charming

[BienvenuJDC]

I will smoke to it!
this fatal vice is charming
just do not inhale

[Janine]

just do not inhale
London's vicious vapours when

[BienvenuJDC]

just do not inhale
London's vicious vapours when
Jack met me below

[mazHur]

Sparrows in the cage

[Annabelle]

Sparrows in the cage
Singing of the latest love

[Haunted]

Sparrows in the cage
Singing of the latest love
a flighty affair

[Janine]

a flighty affair
a frivolous fancy...stop!

[BienvenuJDC]

a flighty affair
a frivolous fancy...stop!
but I cannot stop...

[Haunted]

home is where you are

[Janine]

home is where you are
put those feet up and relax

[Haunted]

home is where you are
put those feet up and relax
here on the sofa

[Janine]

soon safe and secure

[Haunted]

soon safe and secure
but now still in the trenches

[Janine]

soon safe and secure
but now still in the trenches
strange state of limbo

[mazHur]

emancipation

[PoeticPassions]

emancipation
of our self-enslav'ed minds

[Lynne50]

Emancipation
of our self-enslav'ed minds
Confusion ensues

[ampoule]

emancipation
of our self-enslav'ed minds
run free on the edge


OOOPS! Too late, so I'll start another...


the envelope pushed

[Janine]

the envelope pushed
tension now evades the air

[mazHur]

the envelope pushed
tension now evades the air
difficult to breathe

[Janine]

standing motionless

[mazHur]

standing motionless
waiting for door to open

[Janine]

standing motionless
waiting for door to open
blue vistas beyond

[mazHur]

standing motionless
waiting for door to open
blue vistas beyond

I like the last line. Good!


" In search of my roots"

[Janine]

Thanks, Maz!

in search of my roots
beyond parchment scrolls of past

[kiz_paws]

In search of my roots
beyond parchment scrolls of past
shades of sepia

[Janine]

pen in hand, ink smears

[kiz_paws]

Pen in hand, ink smears
Rorschach reveals the secrets

[firefangled]

Pen in hand, ink smears
Rorschach reveals the secrets
words in gravity

[mazHur]

did we meet to part

[Haunted]

did we meet to part
or we part to meet again

[Janine]

did we meet to part
or we part to meet again
in new states of grace

[kiz_paws]

Distant blinking stars

[mazHur]

Distant blinking stars
attract moon's resplendent love

[Haunted]

Distant blinking stars
attract moon's resplendent love
celestial dating

[mazHur]

Distant blinking stars
attract moon's resplendent love
celestial dating

Hahaha!
lovely closing:)!

[Janine]

abstract points of light

[Lynne50]

abstract points of light
emanating from the soul

[Janine]

abstract points of light
emanating from the soul
eyes conveying love

[BienvenuJDC]

All dressed up and now?

[Janine]

All dressed up and now?
Dance you little heart away

[Haunted]

All dressed up and now?
Dance you little heart away
with a deep red veil

[Janine]

swirling skirt of black

[BienvenuJDC]

Swirling skirt of black
Teasing up and down it goes

[Haunted]

Swirling skirt of black
Teasing up and down it goes
for the eyes of one

[BienvenuJDC]

The mighty ship cuts

[Haunted]

The mighty ship cuts
the sea opens like a wound

[Dark Muse]

The mighty ship cuts
the sea opens like a wound
and swallows her down

[Janine]

down down to the depths

[BienvenuJDC]

down down to the depths
Deep in Davy Jones' Locker

[Haunted]

down down to the depths
Deep in Davy Jones' Locker
...lockets of love lost

[dara.cv]

Storms of men's last breaths

[Haunted]

storms of men's last breaths
stirring like hell's first fury

[Janine]

storms of men's last breaths
stirring like hell's first fury
fire of the abyss

[dara.cv]

Pray, tell your secrets

[Janine]

Pray, tell your secrets
reveal to trustworthy ears

[Haunted]

Pray, tell your secrets
reveal to trustworthy ears
harmless confessions

[Indy]

Leaves fall heavy

[Dark Muse]

Leaves fall heavy
with the burdens of my soul

[Haunted]

leaves fall heavy
with the burdens of my soul
land on the cold grave

[BienvenuJDC]

The foaming waves roll

[Haunted]

The foaming waves roll
in anger and agony

[Indy]

The foaming waves roll,
in anger and agony;
Frustrated, forlorn.

[Janine]

wave's tragic turmoil

[firefangled]

wave's tragic turmoil
pushed toward fate by reckless wind

[Dark Muse]

wave's tragic turmoil
pushed toward fate by reckless wind
cast adrift in life

[ampoule]

fold me neatly now

[Haunted]

fold me neatly now
but do wear me tomorrow

[Janine]

fold me neatly now
but do wear me tomorrow
proudly as spun gold

[dara.cv]

Proudly as spun gold
The butterfly's wings reveal

[Indy]

Proudly as spun gold,
The butterfly's wings reveal,
Secrets surreal.

[Lady Otter]

Secrets surreal
TV documentary

[Haunted]

this is 3 People, so it ends with the last line (3rd line) and it doesn't go into the new one. The next person starts a new line...

[Lady Otter]

this is 3 People, so it ends with the last line (3rd line) and it doesn't go into the new one. The next people starts a new line...

OK, I thought that Secrets surreal was the new first line:

Let's go with:

My last burial

[Haunted]

secrets surreal
TV documentary
spooky anchorman


my last burial
ended nothing...pain goes on

[Janine]

my last burial
ended nothing...pain goes on
bruised by dread dreams

[Janine]

embers glowing red

[djy78usa]

embers glowing red
float through the ebony sky

[Haunted]

embers glowing red
float through the ebony sky
a purple heart weeps

[BienvenuJDC]

A timely return

[Lynne50]

A timely return
Let trumpets sound the event

[Haunted]

a timely return
let trumpets sound the event
little air kisses

[BienvenuJDC]

As the ship then docks,

[Haunted]

As the ship then docks,
tears of joy filled the ocean

[Janine]

as the ship then docks,
tears of joy filled the ocean
there's no place like home!

[dara.cv]

There is no place like home
the red light of the district

[mazHur]

There's no place like home
the red light of the district
is too bright for me

[dara.cv]

Is to bright for me
the whiteness of the full moon

[mazHur]

Is too bright for me
the whiteness of the full moon
take a dip in sea!

[BienvenuJDC]

Skinny dip secret

[Haunted]

skinny dip secret
precarious in riptides

[Janine]

skinny dip secret
precarious in riptides
better dive deeper!

[Janine]

brazen little tart

[Lynne50]

did you mean tart or dart? LOL

[Janine]

did you mean tart or dart? LOL

I changed it; I meant tart....:lol:

[Haunted]

brazen little tart
angel face but don't be fooled

[BienvenuJDC]

brazen little tart
angel face but don't be fooled
a devil inside

[dara.cv]

a devil inside
replaced the whole of my heart

[Haunted]

a devil inside
replaced the whole of my heart
with an icy stone

[dara.cv]

oooohhh, i liked your ending Haunted

[Haunted]

oooohhh, i liked your ending Haunted

thanks dara. You gave me a good line to work with :)

[dara.cv]

with an icy stone
i make my threat to release

[Haunted]

with an icy stone
i make my threat to release
heat of the moment

[TheFifthElement]

Moonlight on roses

[mazHur]

Moonlight on roses
falls like an emollient

[Haunted]

Moonlight on roses
falls like an emollient
on a soft pink blush

[Indy]

Five syllables here,

[mazHur]

Five syllables here,
seven in the second line

[Haunted]

Five syllables here,
seven in the second line
another five here

[Indy]

That was a let down,

[Haunted]

that was a let down
fish tales and crocodile tears

[Dark Muse]

that was a let down
fish tales and crocodile tears
for a serpents grin

[toni]

metamorphosing

[DanielBenoit]

Metamorphosing
During the first days of spring

[toni]

Metamorphosing
during the first days of spring
a dream forever

[DanielBenoit]

Strange flower, breathing

[toni]

Strange flower, breathing
flying across the prairie

[DanielBenoit]

Strange flower, breathing
Flying across the praire
A rapturous thought

[toni]

With or without you