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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Thu May 26, 2022 8:21 am

Liminality says... · Thu May 26, 2022 8:21 am

And fell to grass dew,
the moonlight, as it appeared
from behind the clouds.

she/her

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NewHope

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Thu May 26, 2022 8:33 am

NewHope says... · Thu May 26, 2022 8:33 am

From behind the clouds
We sang old, old songs of hope
To remind ourselves

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Kelisot

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Thu May 26, 2022 12:07 pm

Kelisot says... · Thu May 26, 2022 12:07 pm

To remind ourselves
Purple hyacinths embrace
A white flag for tears

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NewHope

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Thu May 26, 2022 5:33 pm

NewHope says... · Thu May 26, 2022 5:33 pm

A white flag for tears
Scatters through the sky and grey
War horses thunder

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Kelisot

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Thu May 26, 2022 11:43 pm

Kelisot says... · Thu May 26, 2022 11:43 pm

War horses thunder
An equus gallops across
Now raise your sharp blades

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

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Fri May 27, 2022 3:24 am

alliyah says... · Fri May 27, 2022 3:24 am

"now raise your sharp blades,"
warriors cheered in war-glee
brave bees poised to sting

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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NewHope

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Fri May 27, 2022 3:36 am

NewHope says... · Fri May 27, 2022 3:36 am

Brave bees poised sting
As if starlight glimmers white
And broken shards fall

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Fri May 27, 2022 3:51 am

alliyah says... · Fri May 27, 2022 3:51 am

as broken shards fall
seemingly from night sky, I'm
making sense of stars

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 27, 2022 4:00 am

Liminality says... · Fri May 27, 2022 4:00 am

Making sense of stars,
light too thin to reflect on
the still lake surface.

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NewHope

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Fri May 27, 2022 4:36 pm

NewHope says... · Fri May 27, 2022 4:36 pm

The still lake surface
Crack-cracks as I fall inside
And take a deep breath

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Starve

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Fri May 27, 2022 7:27 pm

Starve says... · Fri May 27, 2022 7:27 pm

And take a deep breath.
Of a scent confused itself,
of jasmine and smoke.

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NewHope

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Fri May 27, 2022 7:46 pm

NewHope says... · Fri May 27, 2022 7:46 pm

Of jasmine and smoke;
The tobacco smell of stores
Drive me far away

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Kelisot

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Sun May 29, 2022 5:26 pm

Kelisot says... · Sun May 29, 2022 5:26 pm

Drive me far away
To a new place to be at
Fly away with me

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

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NewHope

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Sun May 29, 2022 6:02 pm

NewHope says... · Sun May 29, 2022 6:02 pm

Fly away with me
Birds on the horizon flock
Into the sunset

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Sun May 29, 2022 7:50 pm

alliyah says... · Sun May 29, 2022 7:50 pm

into the sunset,
let us walk hand in hand, 'til
we find our flight wings

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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