Do you Haiku?

[Ox]

I do Haiku, why don't you?

Here, here are some of my own little Haikus. I may illustrate them, I may not. Enjoy for the time being.

They say smoking kills

They're probably right y'know.

But, damn, it looks cool.

*

I get hangovers

It's just God's way of saying

not to sober up.

*

Last night I went out,

ended up in some dive bar...

I was very sick.

*

Enter the dragon;

it's a Bruce Lee Kung-Fu film.

I've never seen it.

*

I have a dull job,

but it gets me beer money,

so I am content.

*

Need money quickly?

Try selling drugs to children,

they'll buy ANYTHING!


*

It feels like half four,

but it's only 2 o'clock.

Slowest day ever.

***

[Oofie]

A Tribute to sexy, fantabulous, orgasmic, bootylicious, heteroerotic Italian men:
My GOD they're sexy,
We would like to sex them up,
We'll settle for rape.


A Tribute to those Fabulous Ass Catching Contraptions:
How we love benches,
Gods of our idolatry,
Heaven cant part us.


A Lament for Chips:
OIL?!?! Too transparent…
It smote chips tempting texture.
Soy sauce? Just as cruel…

Me and a friend wrote these while inter-railing. I think they're pretty impressive.

[Ox]

A Tribute to those Fabulous Ass Catching Contraptions:
Oh, how we love benches,
Gods of our idolatry,
Heaven cant part us.
SIX SYLLABLES!!!! BLASPHEMY!

[Oofie]

How we love benches,

I have no idea what you're talking about, Oxy :confused:

[The Fetus]

Aoife is Irish
She chills out in Ireland
She is in college

You are so sexy
Your tits look nice in that shirt
Wait, how old are you?

[Casalen]

I do not haiku, and probably never will... Japan is lame.

I'm not sure if 'lame' should count as two or not.

[Pie_Man]

This is my first post
I don't have an avatar
I will have one soon.

And:

Haikus are easy
Only absolute retards
Get the wrong number of syllables.

[Shmuh]

Mac and cheese. I came.
Can't tell the sauce from my jizz.
I eat anyway.

[Mr Anorexia]

Shmuh is a cutie
He is so adorable
Like a teddybear <3

that little faggot

[Mr. Crow]

This is a Haiku
Five syllables then seven
And then five again

[WiseOldTabbyCat]

Smoke on the water....
Fire in the sky duh duh
duh duh duh duh duh

YAY

Is Cyanide and
Happiness, the funniest
web comic ever?

for something to make
me giggle each day, surely
So? Methinks...Doth thee?

Lasagna, my love
what makes thee stick so to me?
My hips curse thee, scum.

[Ox]

Smoke on the water....
Fire in the sky duh duh
duh duh duh duh duh

YAY

Is Cyanide and
Happiness, the funniest
web comic ever?

for something to make
me giggle each day, surely
So? Methinks...Doth thee?

Lasagna, my love
what makes thee stick so to me?
My hips curse thee, scum.
You're doing it wrong, idiot. Don't post again.

[JW]

Um. I don't Haiku
I do find it quite pointless.
and also too hard.

[Shmuh]

Made KD again.
I came in the bowl once more.
Still eat anyway.
credit 2 rory n shit

[Lamb]

I don't Haiku, man
It's degrading and stupid
I prefer talking

[HappyPalooza]

Did some for Creative Writing a little while back. Only one I can remember, though, is...

Two Girls and One Cup
I'm sure you've heard the legend
I refuse to watch

[Lamb]

Two Girls and One Cup
I'm sure you've heard the legend
I refuse to watch

I have not only heard
But have indeed seen them too
It's atrocious... eew

[Relaps]

Damn, I'm so studly
Women go crazy for me
In my sad, sad dreams.

[GCBC]

Shmuh is a cutie
He is so adorable
Like a teddybear <3

that little faggot

How many syllables is "<3"

Also, I caught ya. Tricky, white font using bastahd.

[Mr Anorexia]

How many syllables is "<3"
Less than three.

[Tyler_Legrand]

Irrestible
Trypanosomiasis.
Enunciated.

[charcoal]

Several issues with this. Firstly, having a seventeen-syllable sentence split up across three lines is different to having the 5,7-5 or 5-7,5 set-up that is intrinsic to haiku. Secondly, the focus is supposed to be on seasons. So hardly any of these are actually haiku.

[Ox]

This series is called Friday.

Terrible weather,
I'm tired, hungry and bored.
Bad start to the day.

This meeting's so dull.
I almost fell asleep there...
Wait, what did he say?

Thank God it's Friday,
I couldn't take one more day
of this boring shit.

Oh God, I'm so bored.
I'm going out tonight though,
should be a good one.

Fancy dress party -
I'm going as Sid Vicious.
Gonna get hammered.

Got the costume on.
Out the door, off to the bar.
This could be trouble

Made it to the bar.
Got a few dodgy looks though.
People are assholes.

Vodka and Coke, please.
Better make that a double,
I'm out to get fucked.

My mate asks for twos,
I've only got one fag left!
Go buy your own, Dave.

The party went well.
Ran out of cigarettes though,
had to bump all night.

Right, it's time for bed.
I've been drinking for ten hours.
I'm gonna pay for this.

Oh my GOD, the pain!
My head really fucking hurts.
I drank waaay too much.

Why do I do this?
Every week, the same thing:
Drink, Drunk, Hangover.

What am I doing?
This isn't a life at all.
I need a hobby.

"Out again tonight?"
"Yeah man, go for it. Why not?!"
...You're only young once.

[P0K3M0N_MA5T3R]

Ha we don't need them!
Not if we do it like this.


What!? You are pregnant!

[GCBC]

Several issues with this. Firstly, having a seventeen-syllable sentence split up across three lines is different to having the 5,7-5 or 5-7,5 set-up that is intrinsic to haiku. Secondly, the focus is supposed to be on seasons. So hardly any of these are actually haiku.

Buzzkill.

[timbot]

Several issues with this. Firstly, having a seventeen-syllable sentence split up across three lines is different to having the 5,7-5 or 5-7,5 set-up that is intrinsic to haiku. Secondly, the focus is supposed to be on seasons. So hardly any of these are actually haiku.

Oh, you're such a traditionalist. The explosm people here are certainly not the first to write a haiku that had nothing to do with nature. What is this 5,7-5 or 5-7, 5 set up you're talking about? I'm not sure what the dash and the comma there are supposed to represent exactly. I think I know what you mean, perhaps.

5-7,5:

Snow falls gently to
The ground outside my window.
Winter will not die.

and then 5, 7-5:

The winter descends.
A day last week was spring, but
Now the winter reigns.

[Ox]

I am Charcoal, I went to a good school and I must ruin all of your fun with semantics, despite this being nought but an internet forum for stick man comics.

[WiseOldTabbyCat]

You're doing it wrong, idiot. Don't post again.

A little tact and diplomacy never hurt anyone, scum.

[Kamazy]

Not sure what a Haiku is.
If this is one please tell me.
i think i need three lines.

[Benjaman]

Ode To My Hero:

Batman is so cool.
You best be not causin' crime.
He will beat your ass.

Emo Kid:

See that emo kid?
I think he's pretty scary.
No! Don't come near me!

Pizza:

So mega-cheesy,
So meaty and delicious.
I am in heaven.

Frog:

Dude, my frog is cool.
We do weird things together.
My tongue is longer.

Frog: The Sequel:

Dude, my frog is cool.
Oh yeah, he sleeps alot, too.
Wait, that is my cat.

Lobster:

I don't like lobster.
Next time I will cook it first.
Try pooping that out.

Top Hat:

Top hats are real fun.
They cannot get fancier,
When worn on your butt.

Anticipation:

Oh how I want you.
I see you in the distance,
Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

[JW]

Not sure what a Haiku is.
If this is one please tell me.
i think i need three lines.


Five syllables here.
Another seven in here.
And here is five more.

[abbey]

I can't remember.
Did I get hit by a truck?
No, just hungover.

[DavidW]

Five syllables here.
Another seven in here.
And here is five more.

That is quite basic,
though I do not pretend that,
I know anymore.

(I know there are other criteria which a Haiku is also based on, but that there, is the main syllabic structure of it yes. Also, MOST haikus were/are to do with nature. However, these days, contemporary haikus [if that's the term] are more popular.)

Don't know if it's already been posted, but I feel the need to post it as well:
Haikus are easy.
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.

[BKS]

Some original works right here.
-


It like to eat grass
When he shudders, to pass gas
My beautiful ass.


-----


Running, road beneath
Please, so sore, I want to rest
I fall, break my teeth.


----

The man in the mask
says "Give me the money bitch!"
And my pants, I piss.

---

Ledger, the Joker
So realistic, and alive
Scared himself to death

[timbot]

snide paraphrase of Charcoal's post

Semantics: meaning
Or interpretation of
Meaning of a word.

Why hate semantics?
Meanings are important for
Communication.

I must concede, though
Perhaps there is a small stick
Lodged inside her bum?

[Tweek]

I sort of agree with charcoal, haikus tend to be more than a bunch of syllables.

[timbot]

I don't think any of the haiku posted here have been just a bunch of syllables. Sure they don't follow all the traditional rules, but then again it's a Japanese form and much of what happens in that Japanese form can't really be translated into a poem in English. Japanese haiku is not written in 3 lines, but one vertical line. It's not really syllables that are counted, but more precisely moras. They have words that do things ours simply can't. In the end, we're dealing with a poetic form that places a huge weight on very few words, yet the original form is from a language that is not at all connected to English. This ultimately means that the idea of what a haiku should be in English is highly debatable. So, let's just have a good time with it. We can call them Anglo-haiku and have our own definition and be done with all this debate.

[Derelict]

You are so sexy
Your tits look nice in that shirt
Wait, how old are you?
My favourite of the whole thread.

I have this damn rash.
It is beginning to spread!
I'm out of ointment.

[dalton]

So what if i'm gay?
Are you a homophobic?
Good, I hate those pricks.

[Jallen]

Haikus are awesome
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

[Ox]

A little tact and diplomacy never hurt anyone, scum.

That's not a Haiku, sillybuns.

[Hypnotic]

The thing with haiku's
is that once you get started
you're already done

[Ox]

The thing with haiku's
is that once you get started
you're already done
The thing is, Jewy,
I'm not really sure that's true.
I can't finish this.

[Hypnotic]

Haiku is lovely
Sometimes, they don't make sense.
Tyrannosaurus

[Ox]

Don't know if it's already been posted, but I feel the need to post it as well:
Haikus are easy.
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Way to go Jewy.
You used someone else's joke.
Silly Jewasaur.

AND you did it wrong.
You missed a syllable out,
in the second line.

[spaj]

I call it, "The Beauty of Nature".

Polychrome trees here
They radiate their beauty
I love them so much.

[Hypnotic]

Way to go Jewy.
You used someone else's joke.
Silly Jewasaur.

AND you did it wrong.
You missed a syllable out,
in the second line.

I hate you ox fail
You think you're so funny
Enjoy your cancer

By the way, asshole
My failed haiku is better
Than the other one

[Ox]

I know I'm funny.
And I can count syllables,
I'm better than you.

[dalton]

You know you're funny
Which makes you very cocky
So shut up, get AIDs

[Dresden]

Haikus are awesome
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

Aahhhh, I was gonna post that one too! Best haiku I've ever read.

I don't write haikus.
I just rip off other folks.
Then I ate some pork.

[Quadros]

Fuck you gay poets
You won't catch me writing one
I'm better tha- ...shit.

[I_Smell]

Haikus are so queer,
I've got better shit to do
Like- Manlier things.

[Quadros]

I wrote a real one
Like, about seasons and shit
here it is, faggots;

Sunlight spotlights us
Finding reflections in clouds
Perfect days can't end

[Werty]

Last week I wrote some
They were not very good, though.
My friends laughed at me.

[timbot]

I want Jewasaur
To post more poems because
Boobies are real neat.

Oh wait, I forgot
Haiku is about nature.
Boobs are neat. . .grass too.

[Quadros]

Summer slips away
Trees hold beauty under gray
I miss longer days.

[Tyler_Legrand]

Pang ji ngo ngaang hon
Ji ping chut yat saang chi la
Hon huet jun chik sam

[Quadros]

Pang ji ngo ngaang hon
Ji ping chut yat saang chi la
Hon huet jun chik sam

Making a Haiku
Tends to be quite difficult
When your mouth is full?

(The jokes on me bro
I can shout English slowly
instead of learning)

[Ox]

You know you're funny
Which makes you very cocky
So shut up, get AIDs

Teehee, an "AIDS" joke...
Oh, how terribly clever!
You are a douchebag.

[timbot]

You know you're funny
Which makes you very cocky
So shut up, get AIDs

Knowing truth of self
Is not cockiness. So go
Hate yourself. Humility sucks.

And Autoimune
Deficiency Syndrome
Is no joke to queers.

Glad I don't believe
In Hell, or that last joke
Would have me burning.

Seriously, though.
I like gay people a lot.
Hooray for rainbows!

[Tyler_Legrand]

Timbot, that was bad.

[dalton]

Teehee, an "AIDS" joke...
Oh, how terribly clever!
You are a douchebag.

You even make a haiku about that?...lame

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[Tyler_Legrand]

Yeah because, you know
Haikus are SOOOOOOOO hard, oh man
My tiny strained brain!

[February Stars]

I too, can haiku.
And now I will just for you.
Prepare yourself.. Jew.

My socks are not long.
They are cut at the ankles.
I dislike tube socks.

Scrambled eggs an ham.
The breakfast that I just ate.
..Swallowed and egg shell.

These get real boring.
So now I leave from this thread.
To post somewhere else.

[timbot]

Timbot, that was bad.

I know it was bad
I admitted it myself.
But you know you laughed.

[Ox]

I know I didn't.
It wasn't funny at all.
You lose, you loser.

[timbot]

I know I didn't.
It wasn't funny at all.
You lose, you loser.

Was gonna be mean
But insults are not my forte.
I bow to the best

[SuEsq]

Do people ever think
Not just about the seasons
But what is being said

[timbot]

You say that I suck?
Please tell me where I have erred
I have learned plenty

[SuEsq]

Not at all timbot
Heaven knows I didnt know
the issues you have

Your haikus are fine
Japanese poetry just
might be your forte

[Kamazy]

I think i got it.
Is this a fucking haiku?
I'm still not sure.

[Quadros]

It's not seasonal
needs to be about seasons
Spring and shit like that.

Also sylables
five then seven and then five
your last line has four.

[spaj]

The tentacle pulls
Out of my gaping bear trap.
I feel empty now.

[Quadros]

Ew ew ew ew ew
ew ew ew ew ew ew ew
ew ew ew ew ew.

[Oofie]

Spaj dedication:
this is very romantic
because I'm a tree.

[Triple J]

The gay man say what
I will say waffle for now
You say what SELF BURN

I did this for my class

You are so different
Just like everyone else
Some rebel are you

[spaj]

You are so different
Just like everyone else
Some rebel are you

First line, six syllables! :mad:

[Quadros]

Works better as 'some rebel you are.'

[Kamazy]

Oh oops my misstake
I'm does not count as i am
i are retarded

[Quadros]

Holy shit sorry
I really didn't know
You're a true retard

[Ox]

Wilson Picket rocks.
"In the Midnight Hour" is top...
Man, he was so high.

[Kamazy]

I don't haiku.
I think it is pointless crap.
Oh crap i just did.

Rain is like water.
But it falls from the sky ok?
Oh look a bee, ouch!

More pointless haikus.
Yeah they are just silly bullplop.
But aren't we all?

If i had a pie
I would eat it in from of
A starving fat chick.

The pink bunny is sad
If he did crack all day long
He might be happier

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[Triple J]

First line, six syllables! :mad:

I meant in the way Minnesotans say it.
Diff-rent
So there

[timbot]

I meant in the way Minnesotans say it.
Diff-rent
So there

Really, who uses
three syllables for different?
That's just silly talk.

[Quadros]

English people do
The ones who wrote the language?
That's who, so fuck you.

[Godly]

I saw a doughnut
I dreamed of eating it
Too bad it was old

(Is dreamed 1 or 2 syllables? I used it as two syllables there.)

Alone on the loo
Trying my hardest to poo
It just won't happen

Childbirth is scary
A birth so vaginary
You came from her crotch

[smake-a-blunt]

Hear my wheels rolling?
On the sidewalk filled with cracks,
Skateboarding haiku.

balls in the meadow.
There are lots of them 2.
magazine ripping hoes hats.

Explosm I know,
I am a big noob to you.
But I still skim, poop.

man, haiku's are gay.
Who likes writing this way man
they are senseless man!

I said man three times,
oops make that 4, I am cool.
Wow this is boring.

damn, I am done now.
Three pages of stupid stuff.
Calculator, balls!

[timbot]

English people do
The ones who wrote the language?
That's who, so fuck you.

And the Brits know all
When it comes to syllables
Hence, Worcestershire: three?

[Godly]

Timbot, try again
The word you used, nice try bud
It's not a real word

[Quadros]

And the Brits know all
When it comes to syllables
Hence, Worcestershire: three?

It's our language mate,
You lot fucking ruined it
We're right, you are wrong.

[timbot]

Timbot, try again
The word you used, nice try bud
It's not a real word

Worcestershire? It is
A place, now is a nice sauce.
Please do look it up.

It's our language mate,
You lot fucking ruined it
We're right, you are wrong.

Hey, tell that to the
Saxons and Angles. You lot
Ruined their language

[Quadros]

There's a difference
between evolving a tongue
and butchering it.

[timbot]

There's a difference
between evolving a tongue
and butchering it.

Still don't understand
Worcestershire and different
three syllables each?

You lot from across
the pond have done plenty of
lingual butchering

[Relaps]

This morning sucks ass
I've been up since 2 AM
Coffee's not working

I got paid Sunday
One Hundred twenty three bucks
Fifty goes to gas

When I'm bored these days
I turn to the ol' TV:
"Married With Children"

[The Fetus]

Something is wrong here
I feel a very slight draft
Oh, my dick is out

[Relaps]

You are right, Fetus
"Slight" is a good description
Your penis is small

[The Fetus]

Ha. Ha. Very funny Relaps. :indiff:

These are kind of mean-spirited, but I just kind of wrote 'em. Sure, I guess they have meanings and such, but it's not directed toward anyone, nor are they my personal feelings.

I hate your fat face
Now you're dead you chubby fuck
I pee on your grave

You know what happened?
She put a snake in her snitch
That's pretty fucked up

I really like her
She's just too good to be true
I murdered her though

[BlackHood]

This is fun for me
Now all I do is think in
Haiku all the time!

[February Stars]

When you find the time,
Try to make your haikus rhyme.
Rhyme rhymes with a lime.

Rhyming is real fun.
Do you see how fun it is?
HOW FUN IS RHYMING?!

[Ox]

I love a good rhyme,
I do it from time to time.
Sometimes I don't though.

[February Stars]

Rhymes can be so fun.
But eventually, they're done.
Let's write more haikus.

[Triple J]

Rhyming is the sheet
To try and also write haikus
They feel so incom-

[February Stars]

Your haiku is wrong.
Ampersands mean the word and.
This one is pointless.

George Carlin is on.
How funny that man can be.
Too bad he's dead now.

I edit this post,
For my facts; they speak a lie.
I guess he ain't dead.

[Triple J]

Luckily for me
That is what edits are for
Ampersand no more

[DavidW]

Way to go Jewy.
You used someone else's joke.
Silly Jewasaur.

AND you did it wrong.
You missed a syllable out,
in the second line.

Wrong you are, I think.
Miscount, I did not, no no!
Five, seven, five, yes!

[John Travolta]

I like to eat cunt.
It's a pretty crazy stunt.
I shit on myself.

[DavidW]

I like to eat cunt.
It's a pretty crazy stunt.
I shit on myself.

Sounds like lots of fun,
Pics or it never happened,
My haikus fail me.

[JW]

Something is wrong here
I feel a very slight draft
Oh, my dick is out

You are right, Fetus
"Slight" is a good description
Your penis is small

Ha ha, that was good.
But look there, Relaps came back.
And now you must too.

:fmita:

[February Stars]

Luckily for me
That is what edits are for
Ampersand no more

Yes, you speak the truth.
Yet the line is not seven.
It is still at eight.

[Tweek]

Still don't understand
Worcestershire and different
three syllables each?

You lot from across
the pond have done plenty of
lingual butchering
It's Worce-ster-shire and
diff-er-ent, is that clear mate?
So fuck off now, yank.

[timbot]

But it is pronounced
Woo-ster-shire, how does r-c
Make an oo sound, mate?

[Quadros]

because our language
isn't based on autism
based on speach, dumbass.

[The Fetus]

Ha ha, that was good.
But look there, Relaps came back.
And now you must too.

:fmita:

Why start a problem?
I do not like being mean
But Relaps eats poop

[Oofie]

None of these haikus
are very poetic, dudes.
Haikus? Or haiku?

:confused:

[Relaps]

Quiet down Aoife
You're ruining all our fun
Fetus, stop bitching.

[The Fetus]

I'm sorry Relaps
I just wanted to fit in
So, am I cool yet?


I have a bunch of old haikus in my old notebook. I forgot it, but I have a few "poetic" ones, Aoife.

[timbot]

because our language
isn't based on autism
based on speach, dumbass.

Hmmm...interesting
Or would be, if it made sense.
Also, it is speech



Twelve items or less
Annoys me at check-outs.
Fewer is correct

Spring sneaked in today,
But I wore my winter coat.
I felt so silly

Haiku, not haikus
Is the proper plural, not
Like fish and fishes

[JW]

because our language
isn't based on autism
based on speach, dumbass.

So much for England.
You say you spawned the language,
Yet no-one speaks it.

Everyone has slang.
You have words for the real words.
I like the voice, though.

You have cool accents,
Like, all English-y and stuff.
And yes, I realize.

[Quadros]

So much for England.
You say you spawned the language,
Yet no-one speaks it.

Everyone has slang.
You have words for the real words.
I like the voice, though.

You have cool accents,
Like, all English-y and stuff.
And yes, I realize.

Shut the fuck up noob
No-one gives a shit about
anything you say.

[JW]

No you shut up, man.
I was just saying my thoughts.
And I ain't a noob.

[The Fetus]

Haikus from my notebook.

I love my toaster
It always makes me fresh toast
Toaster never fails

I play in the snow
Everyday in the winter
But it always melts

He was feeling down
I told him what he should do
"Drop kick a baby"

Blow up a school bus
Then eat the children inside
Bring a fork and knife

Give a bum some change
He needs it more than you do
Now he won't stab you

Yum! Ramen noodles
They are microwavable
They are quite tasty

I once owned a dog
He was hyper and crazy
I miss him a lot

The bullet missed me
I guess I'm greatly lucky
I still hate my life

[Ox]

You may not be new,
but you're certainly a noob,
just not a newbie.

[Triple J]

Talked about Unreal.
My friend said "does not sound real"
I knocked him right flat.

When I inquire things.
In a smarter kind of tone.
I speak like a Brit

Jail orgy, bird boy.
A baby born on a train?
'Tis curious world.

[timbot]

Spelling Bee

Convivial: C-
O-N-V-I-V-I-A-
L, Convivial.

[JW]

What pointless words..
A complete waste of my time.
Try being good now.

[natalie137]

Aoife is lovely
I would like to go see her
And tweak her nipples

*

Oh, how I long for
A beautiful, big penis
To stroke all day long

[Quadros]

What pointless words..
A complete waste of my time.
Try being good now.

you waste your own time
you insufferable twat
stop being bitchy, n00b.

[spaj]

Aoife is lovely
I would like to go see her
And tweak her nipples

*

Oh, how I long for
A beautiful, big penis
To stroke all day long
Beautiful <333

I call it, Bore

When I have nothing
to do I end up feeling
really bored, :sad-face:.

[Homemaster]

a haiku should not only have that structure (and it doesnt have to) but it should also relate something to nature, often the japanese used teh seasons

yes i just learnt this increative writing, cant be botehred finding my attempts

[Ox]

Winter is awesome.
I especially like snow,
It's all cold and shit.

Summer is da bomb.
Who doesn't like bikinis?!
FAGS! That's who doesn't.

Spring is pretty shit.
Who gives a fuck about lambs?!
Not me! Roll on June.

Autumn is boring.
Foliage isn't much fun,
and that's all it's got.

[timbot]

a haiku should not only have that structure (and it doesnt have to) but it should also relate something to nature, often the japanese used teh seasons

yes i just learnt this increative writing, cant be botehred finding my attempts

Didn't we already have the debate about what is a haiku? If you can say that it doesn't have to have that structure, can't you just as easily say it doesn't have to relate to nature?

I didn't feel like
Putting the above into
Haiku form....Nature?

[Homemaster]

yeah yeah whatever mate, nothing HAS to do anything, but traditionally it's 5,7,5 and has nature themes like:

power blackout
frogs boom
in the billabong - by Anna Tambour

Waiting, timing wrong
a fruit drops when ripe to burst
I procrastinate - by ME

EDIT: another by me

A mellow thought comes,
like a sudden thunderstorm.
Life from barren land.

[timbot]

yeah yeah whatever mate, nothing HAS to do anything, but traditionally it's 5,7,5 and has nature themes like:

power blackout
frogs boom
in the billabong - by Anna Tambour

Waiting, timing wrong
a fruit drops when ripe to burst
I procrastinate - by ME

EDIT: another by me

A mellow thought comes,
like a sudden thunderstorm.
Life from barren land.

Actually to say "nothing HAS to do anything" is completely wrong. Carrying out the sentiment of that statement would ultimately destroy all language, because all means of identification would become so loose. You can look back and read what I said about the differences between the Japanese language and the English language, and how that affects syllables and the way words work, and therefore makes the English "haiku" a pretty loose form. Which, just like I was saying above, makes it almost impossible to define.
It's nearly impossible to make a poem in English that fits both the form and function of Japanese haiku. So, if you put one over the other, someone can always argue that it's not a really haiku because you failed to meet either form or function. You can have the right number of syllables (which actually wouldn't necessarily be correct by the Japanese form), but not talk about nature. Or you could talk about nature, but not quite fit the exact form. And even if you could do both, you'd likely not have the nuance of the Japanese form. So, we just have to decide which rules we want to follow. In this thread, the precedent that has been set is to have 5-7-5 format, and talk about nature if you want.
Any argument that says "these aren't really haikus" is pointless, because the possibility of writing a "real haiku" basically got killed by the forum rule that posts must be in English.

[green rubber bands]

Fencing under the Fluorescent Sun

I raise my epee
Lunge, blade bending sharply
"Halt, point left," I win



Envy in the land of the Hopefully Jaded

I sit next to her
Looking at them, cynically
It's different for us

[Ekalb]

Quadros, you faggot,
Leave the poor newbies alone,
Motherfucking troll.

---

The forums went down,
We were all pretty upset,
But it's okay now.

---

I read this topic,
The feeling came over me,
I'm over it now.

[Kippers]

Gotta love haikus, gotta love the whole japanese culture

[Mantaur]

I hate Soulja Boy
YOU YOU YOUUUUUUU is all he says
But man he gets chicks

How? You may ask me
Well If i knew that I say,
I wouldnt be posting

[Tyler_Legrand]

I wouldnt be posting

No, FIVE syllables. Not six, do you understand? It's FIVE syllables.

If, for some reason... You pronounce "wouldn't" as one... Then you're simply WRONG.

[Guerrilla705]

blood in a soft cage,
shells of tightened sour casing,
epitheleal

[Ox]

I hate Soulja Boy
YOU YOU YOUUUUUUU is all he says
But man he gets chicks

How? You may ask me
Well If i knew that I say,
I wouldnt be posting

Actually to say "nothing HAS to do anything" is completely wrong. Carrying out the sentiment of that statement would ultimately destroy all language, because all means of identification would become so loose. You can look back and read what I said about the differences between the Japanese language and the English language, and how that affects syllables and the way words work, and therefore makes the English "haiku" a pretty loose form. Which, just like I was saying above, makes it almost impossible to define.
It's nearly impossible to make a poem in English that fits both the form and function of Japanese haiku. So, if you put one over the other, someone can always argue that it's not a really haiku because you failed to meet either form or function. You can have the right number of syllables (which actually wouldn't necessarily be correct by the Japanese form), but not talk about nature. Or you could talk about nature, but not quite fit the exact form. And even if you could do both, you'd likely not have the nuance of the Japanese form. So, we just have to decide which rules we want to follow. In this thread, the precedent that has been set is to have 5-7-5 format, and talk about nature if you want.
Any argument that says "these aren't really haikus" is pointless, because the possibility of writing a "real haiku" basically got killed by the forum rule that posts must be in English.

Stop wasting the fun, you bastards.

[Homemaster]

Stop wasting the fun, you bastards.

lol, owned

PS. AOLisms are SO useful sometimes...which gives me inspiration to write a poem about them...brb

USER WAS PUT IN TIMEOUT FOR THIS POST. (http://forums.explosm.net/bankamp/)
Reason: AOLisms; they get you banned around here, so GTFO.

[Ox]

lol, owned

PS. AOLisms are SO useful sometimes...which gives me inspiration to write a poem about them...brb

USER WAS PUT IN TIMEOUT FOR THIS POST. (http://forums.explosm.net/bankamp/)
Reason: AOLisms; they get you banned around here, so GTFO.

Would you look at that;
The ban reason's a Haiku!
Aren't I clever?!

[Kamazy]

Aren't you clever?!
Don't you mean arrogant?
I don't want timeout.

But someone must say
What everyone is thinking
i still love you tho

[Ox]

No, I am clever.
I can write proper Haikus.
(Syllables, line two.)

[Kamazy]

Yeah i saw that one
But i had to go real bad
I will post the fix

Aren't you clever?!
You must mean arrogant right?
I don't want timeout.

[Liteboy]

I've got a load of these.

To the Doctor
Doctors one through nine
Can I borrow your Sonic
Screwdriver? No!? Fiiine

Another
Why Hi There Nietzsche,
I Suppose you're not in Heaven.
Just how you'd like it.

another
I Spoke With Helen
But Phone Calls Do Not Work Well,
Not for a dead-mute

[Tyler_Legrand]

Claiming haikus are
correct since it's seperat-
ed into three's dumb.

[hzac]

This here has to be,
one of the gayest threads that
I have ever seen.

[Ambutt]

duh, haikus are cool
you should like use them and stuff
this isn't clever