Haiku Train

BarrettBenedict · 2009-04-26T07:14:14Z

This is pretty simple and can be lots of fun. The premise is you take the last line of the haiku before yours and make it the first as yours. It doesn't necessarily have to be the exact line either. If you can cleverly change it in subtle ways so that it rhymes or sounds the same that is also cool. Example: This is a haiku five, seven, five syllables would be the format ... could be a doormat were it not for the large head must be tiger's skin etc. So here's a starter haiku: old film reels rotate monochrome images of what dogs imagine

Liminality

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Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:19 am

Liminality says... · Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:19 am

High above the ground
earthworm dangles on cliffside --
it is fast asleep.

she/her

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Kelisot

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Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:22 pm

Kelisot says... · Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:22 pm

Your dreams in a cage
Your wings clipped from the Hunter
Only the darkness

I like Gabber. I recommend that you should also listen to it.

beans

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Sun Mar 12, 2023 3:11 pm

Plume says... · Sun Mar 12, 2023 3:11 pm

Only the darkness
can decide when the light comes;
I long for their love.

I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.

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Hijinks

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Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:17 pm

Hijinks says... · Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:17 pm

I long for their love:
eyelashes tangled in mine,
irises touching.

When you're faced with something you don't understand, I think the most natural thing but also least interesting thing you can be is afraid.

-- Hank Green

they/them
(previously whatchamacallit and Seirre)

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Liminality

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:06 am

Liminality says... · Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:06 am

Irises touching,
sun haloes and the rain drops
while adrift at sea.

she/her

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Kelisot

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Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:33 pm

Kelisot says... · Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:33 pm

While adrift at sea,
The Kraken awaits for you,
Waiting to drown souls

I like Gabber. I recommend that you should also listen to it.

beans

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fatherfig

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Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:39 am

fatherfig says... · Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:39 am

waiting to drown souls
the flower nightshade is poured
over by moonlight

[insert inspirational quote here]

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Liminality

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Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:49 am

Liminality says... · Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:49 am

Over by moonlight,
the song of that lone cricket --
it sleeps so early.

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alliyah

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Wed May 03, 2023 5:25 pm

alliyah says... · Wed May 03, 2023 5:25 pm

the sun sleeps early;
Tomorrow's lullaby hums
songs that sound hopeful

you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now

but i have promised to return

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Buranko

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Thu May 04, 2023 9:00 am

Buranko says... · Thu May 04, 2023 9:00 am

Songs that sound hopeful
shatter the darkest corners,
giggles and laughters

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momonster

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Thu May 04, 2023 2:40 pm

momonster says... · Thu May 04, 2023 2:40 pm

giggles and laughters
house on a hill full of love
home is where joy thrives

previously MomoandAppa, LordMomo, MomoMajesty, and dancingontheclouds

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Kelisot

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Thu May 04, 2023 3:16 pm

Kelisot says... · Thu May 04, 2023 3:16 pm

Home is where joy thrives
But when anger seeps through love
Home is where Hell comes

I like Gabber. I recommend that you should also listen to it.

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Liminality

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Fri May 05, 2023 6:25 am

Liminality says... · Fri May 05, 2023 6:25 am

Home is where Hell comes,
at the end of the day, when
the orange sun sets.

she/her

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alliyah

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Fri May 19, 2023 2:59 am

alliyah says... · Fri May 19, 2023 2:59 am

the orange sun sets
down her cup of tea and yawns,
not fully awake.

you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now

but i have promised to return

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Liminality

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Fri May 19, 2023 7:03 am

Liminality says... · Fri May 19, 2023 7:03 am

Not fully awake,
the black-feathered bird shuffles
along the thin branch.

she/her

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