Original Haiku

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I don't know about you guys, but I dig haiku. I thought I'd post some of my original stuff, and see if anyone else had some to share.

For those that don't already know, a haiku is a form of poetry originating in Japan, consisting of three lines... the first with five syllables, the second with seven, and the third with five again. Those are the only restrictions, you can write about any subject matter imaginable, and no need to rhyme or anything silly like that.

Here's some of my stuff:


Help, I'm prisoner
Frolicking with ribbons and
Forced to look gleeful


Watch the fat lady
Draw circles on the wood floor
I want a tattoo


Find a flat gray stone
And hurl it at a bus stop
Hear the old man howl


A belch of flame licks
The night as high waters suck
Life from the people


I don't like death rays
They make my gums and teeth hurt
Weep for me, Earthling


Crave the beef jerky
Salty, mysterious meats
Do not stay your hand


The blue sky is scarred
By seven ghostly contrails
Close the black curtains


I have the Tourette's
You slimy, worthless crap stacks
Damn you all to hell


...OK, I've subjected you to enough for now. Anybody else have some to offer?

Oh, and this post (C) 2003, Alan Bellows, All Right Reserved. For internal use only, do not induce vomiting.