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Author:  BushMaid [ February 6th, 2011, 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Haiku Challenge
Since there is a Hemingway Challenge, I thought I might start up one for Haikus. In case you don't know what a Haiku is, it's basically a short story/poem about something specific, with a set amount of syllables.

First Line: Five syllables, e.g.

The snow falls softly

Second Line: Seven syllables, e.g.

Silently drifting white lace

Third Line: Five syllables, e.g.

Blanketing the ground. `

They are a lot of fun, and making sentences with the right amount of syllables can be hard, hence the challenge. :) Give it a go! I hope you have fun experimenting with them.
Author:  Welt Vormalig [ February 6th, 2011, 10:46 pm ]
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Here's a classic:

Haikus are easy,
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Author:  BushMaid [ February 7th, 2011, 2:53 am ]
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*laughing* Awesome, Welt!

Holy Worlds is a site
For writers to sit and chat
About their writing.

Ick...

Little yellow smiles
Grin mischievously at me.
What are they thinking?
Author:  BushMaid [ February 8th, 2011, 3:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
I'm going to break the silent rule and double post. *le gaspeth* Do I need an excuse? Ok, I'm bored.

Running feet action
A blur of motion and speed
Be one who plays sport.
Author:  Aragorn [ February 9th, 2011, 2:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
I wrote four haikus to represent the four seasons:

Summer's heat shadowed
Wind swirling and rain falling
The thunderstorm comes

Leaves shiver and fall
Skeletal trees feel the chill
Animals hiding

Seeds sleep in the ground
On a dark and snowy night
Waiting for the sun

Birds chirp with gladness
Spring is painted emerald
Living things revived
Author:  BushMaid [ February 9th, 2011, 5:25 am ]
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Wow, those are really beautiful, Jonathan. :) Thanks for sharing!

Past the horizon
The road disappears from view
Hiding what's to come.
Author:  Aragorn [ February 9th, 2011, 5:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
BushMaid wrote:
Wow, those are really beautiful, Jonathan. :) Thanks for sharing!

Thank you. :)

BushMaid wrote:
Past the horizon
The road disappears from view
Hiding what's to come.

That's a powerful one.
Author:  Constable Jaynin Mimetes [ February 9th, 2011, 10:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
I keep trying to write the same poem; here's one version. :D

Wind-child hears a song
A song that is forbidden
Turns away and weeps
Author:  Elly [ February 13th, 2011, 3:20 pm ]
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I love haikus. :D I wrote one about my kitty once, I think. :D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 13th, 2011, 5:04 pm ]
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That one says a lot of things, Vanya. Very nice. :)
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ February 13th, 2011, 5:16 pm ]
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I love haikus... I wrote a few from my story titles.

Shattering the Dark
Wet shards of sky fall.
The clouds were holding me in.
But dark is shattered.

A Slave's Song
Freedom is not this
The song tells Truth and shows hope
Chains unbind her soul
Author:  BushMaid [ February 13th, 2011, 10:06 pm ]
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Wow, those are really good, Shawn!

Here's a post just for Airi. :D

The forums are dead,
No one is posting a thing.
I just made it live.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ February 13th, 2011, 10:08 pm ]
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You're so sweet ;)
Author:  BushMaid [ February 13th, 2011, 10:19 pm ]
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It must be catching. ;)
Author:  Aragorn [ February 13th, 2011, 10:22 pm ]
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BushMaid wrote:
The forums are dead,
No one is posting a thing.
I just made it live.

Nice. :D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 6:13 pm ]
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Holding the guitar
Wooden body and steel strings
The guitarist plays
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 6:20 pm ]
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Ooh, I quite like that one. :D

Black and white the keys,
Fingers form a sweet cadence
As soft music flows.

The sun slowly dawns,
Its cheerful face brightly shines
Upon a new day.
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
Thank you. I can't imagine why. ;)

BushMaid wrote:
Black and white the keys,
Fingers form a sweet cadence
As soft music flows.

This is a good companion to it.
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 6:48 pm ]
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No idea why. ;) *pokes signature*

Thanks. :D

The trees drip with rain,
Slowly dropping to the ground,
Watering new life.
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
These two complement each other:

BushMaid wrote:
The sun slowly dawns,
Its cheerful face brightly shines
Upon a new day.

BushMaid wrote:
The trees drip with rain,
Slowly dropping to the ground,
Watering new life.
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 7:35 pm ]
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Oh yeah, they do too! *can't believe she does them without meaning to* :D
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ February 14th, 2011, 7:36 pm ]
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Thanks, y'all. I love all of these! :D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 10:18 pm ]
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:D

Haikus make me think
Of Japanese kind of things...
Or is that Chinese?
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 10:51 pm ]
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Haikus are a form
Of Japanese poetry
As this one explains

:D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 10:56 pm ]
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That helps. :D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 11:00 pm ]
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I'm glad. :D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 11:10 pm ]
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:D

Japanese haikus
Are Japanese, not Chinese
As I have just learnt.

;)
Author:  Aragorn [ February 14th, 2011, 11:15 pm ]
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BushMaid wrote:
:D

Haikus make me think
Of Japanese kind of things...
Or is that Chinese?
Jonathan Garner wrote:
Haikus are a form
Of Japanese poetry
As this one explains

:D
BushMaid wrote:
:D

Japanese haikus
Are Japanese, not Chinese
As I have just learnt.

;)

:rofl:
Author:  BushMaid [ February 14th, 2011, 11:17 pm ]
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:rofl:
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 12:55 am ]
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The words start flowing
Filling the empty white page
A novel is born
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 2:37 am ]
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Wow, that's good.

In his skillful hands,
The pencil makes a silent...
Imagination.
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 4:40 am ]
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Or her skillful hands. ;)
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 3:31 pm ]
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:roll: :D

I have decided
Not to use words 'he' or 'she'
For argument's sake.

;)
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 6:19 pm ]
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What I meant is since
You're a writer who's a "her"
It could describe you

:D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 6:29 pm ]
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I was actually
Referring to drawing art
Not writing novels. :D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 6:41 pm ]
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That does not make it
Any less true, because you
Are an artist, too

;)
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 6:50 pm ]
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Jonathan be good
At creating a haiku
That rhymes very well.

:D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 7:11 pm ]
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I noticed that, and
It was unintentional
...now we're off topic

:D
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 9:02 pm ]
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Holy Worlds rarely
Ever stays true to topic
For very long now.

:D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 15th, 2011, 9:18 pm ]
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The policy of
The Holy Worlds forum is
To stay on topic

:rofl:
Author:  BushMaid [ February 15th, 2011, 9:24 pm ]
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Major oopsie oops...
Now I've blown the policy;
*hides under a rock*

:blush:

(however they do be Haikus! :D)
Author:  Aragorn [ February 16th, 2011, 3:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
With the summer's heat
Come the slithering serpents
And a few loud booms
Author:  BushMaid [ February 16th, 2011, 3:29 am ]
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Baha. :D

Cylinders, round red;
Inserted into shotgun
Buckshot fills the air.
Author:  Constable Jaynin Mimetes [ February 17th, 2011, 12:58 am ]
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Interjects to say
As long as it's a Haiku
It is on topic
Author:  Aragorn [ February 17th, 2011, 2:15 am ]
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:blush:

Thank you, Marcher Lord
It seems I am in error
Forgive me, BushMaid
Author:  BushMaid [ February 17th, 2011, 4:42 am ]
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Thanks, Vanya!

Thou needn't have asked,
We were doing off topic
Haiku subjects though! :D
Author:  Aragorn [ February 18th, 2011, 4:35 pm ]
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I just discovered
The plural is not haikus
But instead, haiku
Author:  BushMaid [ February 19th, 2011, 9:22 pm ]
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Oh, I didn't know that! :D

The plural of things
Can often be humorous;
Such as the word 'sheep'. :D
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ February 21st, 2011, 3:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Haiku Challenge
I... :shock: This is exactly what happened to the Hemingway thread, eh? Now I know why you two were rolling your eyes at each other in the other thread, and I think I'll join. :roll:

Here's a haiku I wrote some time ago. Someone on another forum challenged us to it. :) It refers to the gorgeous historic section of my town and the history behind it...

Quote:
Driving the lane, shaded
Mansions rise, paper barons…
Trading van for buggy
Author:  Aragorn [ February 21st, 2011, 3:31 pm ]
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Philadelphia wrote:
Here's a haiku I wrote some time ago. Someone on another forum challenged us to it. :) It refers to the gorgeous historic section of my town and the history behind it...

It's nice. But can you give more historical detail to enhance it?

Philadelphia wrote:
I... :shock: This is exactly what happened to the Hemingway thread, eh? Now I know why you two were rolling your eyes at each other in the other thread, and I think I'll join. :roll:

I think this is much worse than the Hemingway thread. :roll: :D

:rofl:
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