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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.

alliyah

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Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:29 pm

alliyah says... · Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:29 pm

you can't trust the sky
when there aren't any stars, yet
still we move forward

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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Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:38 pm

jster02 says... · Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:38 pm

we hope we will find,
when the darkness yields to light,
our feet lead us home.

What's the point of success if it makes me miserable?

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Sat May 02, 2020 11:32 pm

alliyah says... · Sat May 02, 2020 11:32 pm

walking paths well-worn,
we need no map nor compass,
just courage, just breath.

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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Mon May 02, 2022 3:43 am

NewHope says... · Mon May 02, 2022 3:43 am

Cranes Folded Into Flight

With white stalks elegant
And perched wings ready to fly
The breeze blows afar

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Thu May 02, 2024 12:04 am

Fern says... · Thu May 02, 2024 12:04 am

The wind whistles loud
Filled with melodies of glee
Carrying music

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

Due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. Sorry for the inconvenience.

WAIT.

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theydon'tloveyoulikeiloveyou-

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Sun May 05, 2024 9:39 pm

herb says... · Sun May 05, 2024 9:39 pm

through bleak midnight skies
which hold nothing but broken
hopes & shattered dreams

[soon, i will submit myself to the stars]

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Sun May 05, 2024 11:59 pm

Fern says... · Sun May 05, 2024 11:59 pm

The lonely dark void
Envying the shinning stars
Those who they neighbor

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

Due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. Sorry for the inconvenience.

WAIT.

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theydon'tloveyoulikeiloveyou-

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