Haiku Battle

Lumi · 2011-02-04T00:28:34Z

Note: This is not in need of reviews as it is not a literary work. This is a game-type activity. Here's a poetry exercise to sharpen our description with as few words as possible. Could that mean Haiku? That's right, folks. We here at the poetry forum are gonna duke it out--not with swords or guns, but with words. Seventeen syllables worth, to be precise. If you're not aware of what a Haiku is, here's a quick note: Haiku is a form of poetry consisting of three lines, respectively measuring 5/7/5 in beats. A Haiku is typically about nature, and more often than not denotes a particular season in which the poem takes place (though it doesn't have to, by any means). They're beautiful things, and, while small, can take masterful lyricists to craft. Senryu are similar, although they deal with more human ideas/emotions/situations. They're my personal favorite. Same format. So this is our battle, poets! The task is simple: merely post a Haiku or Senryu. The major hitch of the exercise is that the first line of your poem must feed off of the last line of the one above yours. The entire poem may be different, but they'll all be connected. One huge Poem Chain. To begin: Downpours in the south make rivers strong as wildfire; April boasts its strength.

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:47 am

Lumi says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:47 am

(such a mod party in here, guys)

In bushels, in groves,
the wildberries grow plump
and lush in springtime.

I am a forest fire and an ocean, and I will burn you just as much
as I will drown everything you have inside.

-Shinji Moon

I am the property of Rydia, please return me to her ship.

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:49 am

Button says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:49 am

Come summer, they fall
into the hands of the young
and are soon consumed.

(Yeah... maybe a bit.)

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:52 am

Lumi says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:52 am

Consumed, converted,
ordained a new life cycle
like cubs in the dawn.

I am a forest fire and an ocean, and I will burn you just as much
as I will drown everything you have inside.

-Shinji Moon

I am the property of Rydia, please return me to her ship.

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:00 am

Button says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:00 am

But the bears slumber,
the time of wildberries gone,
and the ground is cold.

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:06 am

Jagged says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:06 am

The cypress stands tall
and alone. We buried you
here. The roots are warm.

Lumi: they stand no chance against the JAG SAFETY BLANKET

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:11 am

Button says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:11 am

There are pulses
from below, songs of someone
who has passed from us.

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:21 am

lilymoore says... · Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:21 am

Dancing through veils
that sigh with moonlight breezes
calling out for blood.

Never forget who you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.

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