Haiku Thread
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June 15th, 2012 at 2:56:51 PM
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Quote: EvenBobCan you put this into a Haiku? Thanks..
I was never good at this sort of thing, and I don't recall the syllables per lines required, but here's my entry:
This important topic
We illuminate
Sixty-nine, one time!
June 15th, 2012 at 3:08:38 PM
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17 syllables....
i think you have 16.
the format is usually 5, 7, 5
i think you have 16.
the format is usually 5, 7, 5
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 15th, 2012 at 3:12:13 PM
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I am a big fan of Haiku. Here is my try:
Hummingbirds in June
The flowers have no desire
For tomorrow's sun
Hummingbirds in June
The flowers have no desire
For tomorrow's sun
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June 15th, 2012 at 3:16:10 PM
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nice edit
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 15th, 2012 at 3:22:11 PM
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Drunk sex with waitress.
Mask on, tied to the bedframe,
Must I stay all night?
Mask on, tied to the bedframe,
Must I stay all night?
"Poker sure is an easy game to beat if you have the roll to keep rebuying."
June 15th, 2012 at 3:25:47 PM
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Alone I stand now
Having stood alone before
Loves disappointment
Having stood alone before
Loves disappointment
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
June 15th, 2012 at 3:26:42 PM
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June 15th, 2012 at 4:35:43 PM
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Spring rain wets the field
Time of planting is coming
A strong oak rises
Hard toil of plowing
Yet with it comes great pleasure
Relief in the end
A new dawn arrives
Get what no longer has use
Out of the house
Time of planting is coming
A strong oak rises
Hard toil of plowing
Yet with it comes great pleasure
Relief in the end
A new dawn arrives
Get what no longer has use
Out of the house
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June 15th, 2012 at 5:02:44 PM
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wizard of vegas
probability expert
seems like a nice guy
probability expert
seems like a nice guy
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 15th, 2012 at 5:04:31 PM
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Eyes across the bar,
Speaking without words saying;
"We'll go really far."
Scotch, Gin, feeling fine,
I approach and deliver;
A weak pick-up line.
She blushed and replied,
"I'm sorry, but I'm the bride,"
I went back outside.
I made some more rounds,
Running into a brunette;
Weighed three-hundred pounds.
"Pardon," I stammered,
"I liked it," was the reply;
Was I that hammered?
I bought her a drink,
Took me ten or twelve, I think;
I gave her a wink.
I picked up the tab,
As dusk became day, quickly;
I called her a cab.
Speaking without words saying;
"We'll go really far."
Scotch, Gin, feeling fine,
I approach and deliver;
A weak pick-up line.
She blushed and replied,
"I'm sorry, but I'm the bride,"
I went back outside.
I made some more rounds,
Running into a brunette;
Weighed three-hundred pounds.
"Pardon," I stammered,
"I liked it," was the reply;
Was I that hammered?
I bought her a drink,
Took me ten or twelve, I think;
I gave her a wink.
I picked up the tab,
As dusk became day, quickly;
I called her a cab.
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June 15th, 2012 at 5:14:25 PM
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Technically, Haikus are not written with 17 syllables. However, the Americanized version of Haikus seem to support this methodology. It's one I like to use as well.
I can't take credit for the following, although I read it recently and love it:
I see you driving
'Round town with the girl I love
And I'm like, haiku
I can't take credit for the following, although I read it recently and love it:
I see you driving
'Round town with the girl I love
And I'm like, haiku
June 15th, 2012 at 5:37:03 PM
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My previous haiku was in fact exactly about the topic of the thread this split from: https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/10214-so-whats-your-views-about-one-time-stand/
Fresh vanity plate
Dice adorning the mirror
A rare one it was
Yet mattered it not
As before eight we pulled up
To the house we sought
So eager to leave
Left the chauffeur a promise
Of smelling him yet
For but a minute
I observed my empire
The end of the road
As time came to be
Bethroned as the prince
Of the town Bel-Air
Quote: Mission146I picked up the tab,
As dusk became day, quickly;
I called her a cab.
Fresh vanity plate
Dice adorning the mirror
A rare one it was
Yet mattered it not
As before eight we pulled up
To the house we sought
So eager to leave
Left the chauffeur a promise
Of smelling him yet
For but a minute
I observed my empire
The end of the road
As time came to be
Bethroned as the prince
Of the town Bel-Air
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June 15th, 2012 at 8:20:12 PM
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Here's my favorite:
Haiku are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator
Haiku are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator
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June 15th, 2012 at 8:26:35 PM
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Big bellied gambler
Stinking stogie in his hand
Seeks a monster roll
Stinking stogie in his hand
Seeks a monster roll
"What, me worry?"
June 15th, 2012 at 8:31:46 PM
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Man from Nantucket
Legendary length and girth
Never goes hungry
Legendary length and girth
Never goes hungry
"What, me worry?"
June 15th, 2012 at 8:33:04 PM
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Finally, a thread where anyone can do the math!
Shooter coming out
Where's that waitress with my Scotch?
No comped room tonight
Shooter coming out
Where's that waitress with my Scotch?
No comped room tonight
June 15th, 2012 at 8:36:47 PM
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While it violates the requirement that the subject be related to one of the four seasons (if I remember correctly without Googling it), here is my video poker haiku:
Four to a royal...
Only need the Jack of clubs...
Damn, missed it again.
Four to a royal...
Only need the Jack of clubs...
Damn, missed it again.
June 15th, 2012 at 8:39:21 PM
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Quote: JBFour to a royal...
Only need the Jack of clubs...
Damn, missed it again.
We have a winner,
But it's only six credits;
Hit the Deuce of Clubs.
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June 15th, 2012 at 8:49:07 PM
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Quote: JBFour to a royal...
Only need the Jack of clubs...
Damn, missed it again.
You went for royal
At Indian casino?
You'll never get it
June 15th, 2012 at 11:09:31 PM
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All these haiku suck
No poets here, just gamblers
Don't quit your day jobs
No poets here, just gamblers
Don't quit your day jobs
"What, me worry?"
June 17th, 2012 at 1:07:47 AM
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The South Pacific
is Paradise in Wenches
with Gold in limbo.
These Wenches are strange.
For after sex on the beach,
we are now married.
I tried to explain
a Pirate can't be tied down...
we tie people up!
Her Father demands
I marry her in the morn
or into the flames.
She is quite angry
I chose fire not marriage,
she adds many logs.
Rum is my saviour!,
the Captain raises a toast.
Thirty bottles drunk.
The Natives passed-out,
I jump out of the kettle
and arrive on-board.
A true Ocean tale
Pirates, Wenches, Fire, Rum
the Rum was best ARRrrg.
is Paradise in Wenches
with Gold in limbo.
These Wenches are strange.
For after sex on the beach,
we are now married.
I tried to explain
a Pirate can't be tied down...
we tie people up!
Her Father demands
I marry her in the morn
or into the flames.
She is quite angry
I chose fire not marriage,
she adds many logs.
Rum is my saviour!,
the Captain raises a toast.
Thirty bottles drunk.
The Natives passed-out,
I jump out of the kettle
and arrive on-board.
A true Ocean tale
Pirates, Wenches, Fire, Rum
the Rum was best ARRrrg.
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
October 30th, 2023 at 5:39:07 PM
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Resurrecting an ancient thread since I saw it referenced in the new Limerick thread.
Trivia: Haiku aren't actually 5-7-5 syllables, they're 5-7-5 onsetsu, which are similar to syllables, but not quite. Take the word "ichiban". That would be 3 syllables in English, but 4 onsetsu (I-CHI-BA-N). Yes, they count the N separately, and even pronounce it separately in slow-read poetry and songs. (e.g., "Velvet Easter") Similarly, "kaiju" would be 2 syllables in English, but 3 onsetsu (KA-I-JU).
Also, true haiku involve nature, not just any random subject.
There, I ruined it.
Trivia: Haiku aren't actually 5-7-5 syllables, they're 5-7-5 onsetsu, which are similar to syllables, but not quite. Take the word "ichiban". That would be 3 syllables in English, but 4 onsetsu (I-CHI-BA-N). Yes, they count the N separately, and even pronounce it separately in slow-read poetry and songs. (e.g., "Velvet Easter") Similarly, "kaiju" would be 2 syllables in English, but 3 onsetsu (KA-I-JU).
Also, true haiku involve nature, not just any random subject.
There, I ruined it.
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October 30th, 2023 at 6:44:07 PM
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I believe if the poem isn't about nature (but follows the other rules), it is senryu.
May the cards fall in your favor.
