the haiku marathon (part 1)
a friend challenged me
to write a haiku a day.
anyone else game?
the haiku marathon (part 1) belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophicala year in haiku
19-01-08
a friend challenged me
to write a haiku a day.
anyone else game?
20-01-08
mud cakes to your hide
on the banks of the river
hippopotamus
21-01-08
two pieces of fruit
rot in a bowl on the shelf.
i throw one away.
22-01-08
leaves fall on my house
like i fell on your doorstep.
time will sweep us up.
23-01-08
red groom stands alone
winter wind teases his hair
she is not coming
24-01-08
we wish to advise
that we will no longer stand
for your insolence
25-01-08
blue groom wearing black
cleans his nails with a feather
turns his face away
26-01-08
i let my guard down
someone stole my prize pumpkin
won’t happen again
27-01-08
fan spins lazily
over the purple sofa
painted eyelids twitch
28-01-08
the three musketeers
quit not, nor will they relent
D’Artagnan makes four
29-01-08
words tangle my tongue
students fume indifference
and itch to be gone
30-01-08
junk mail in my box
despite the warning sticker
cheap pizza be damned
31-01-08
the night comes on slow
tyres squeal on bald bitumen
january ends
01-02-08
strangers packed in tight
eyes an inch away from mine
staring right through me
02-02-08
abandoned keystrokes
too many words left unsaid
untyped, unspoken
03-02-08
english breakfast tea
taken strong and hot with milk
add sugar to taste
04-02-08 – (inspired by voices adrift at 2am)
no, i won’t calm down!
call the cops then, i dare ya
like anyone cares
05-02-08
this is all your fault,
he said to the janitor,
who threw his mop down.
06-02-08
So many soldiers
with nothing to do but dance
barefoot in the grass.
07-02-08
her eyes sparkle still
but in someone else’s night
shining on, like stars
08-02-08
bird woman paces
red backpack low and swinging
fat conductor stares
09-02-08
the world is spinning
and never have i noticed
more than today, love
10-02-08
please submit by mail
expression of interest
resume attached
11-02-08
it’s now or never
i’m my own worst enemy
and other cliches
12-02-08
abandoned summer
bleeding white at the edges
sky burns perfect blue
13-02-08
Fluffy stalks night birds.
He only hangs around here
Because you feed him.
14-02-08
the box lid lifts free
inside the bones of a bird
on red cellophane.
more located in,,, the haiku marathon (part 2)
flower68
i love these.had a half arsed thought about one but too lazy to do it..for now..not every day though.
that’s a lot of haiku?is there a reward for you?
MuscularTeeth
very excellent.
a good mind-game.
you have some real scorchers in there…
bearhat replied
Thanks, Teeth.
saleire
Oh I’ve got one :o)
Hail! Kama Sutra!
Damn, I’m stuck in position!
Please, call 911
:o)
bearhat
oh, saleire,
that is wickedly funny.
i love it. thank you.
fleece
between two full moons
I haikued suburban life
but real succinct like
bearhat replied
Thanks, Fleece, for the contribution.
Feel free to join the challenge.
Natella2020
These haikus are so amazing, so well-thought out and wonderfully constructed. Your friend’s challenge was well-placed. Here’s one, but it doesn’t match your depth:
Dinner is burning
Chatting away on the phone
Hmm, might need some salt.
bearhat replied
Thanks, Natella. depth, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
how deep is a mirror?
yours is just fine.
Natella2020
Where are the other challengers?
screamqueen
I like it, very interesting
atelier
“untyped, unspoken.” Love that. Thanks for the inspiration.
oiseau
one must heed the voice (5)
of the blowing wind of time (7)
else fade forever (5)
Haiku need be meaningful, spiritual and thoughtful, ergo not possible when the soul is unable to decipher peaceful time. xoxox oiseau Read Basho
WarOfTheRoses
on valentine’s day
I gave my dog a chocolate
and he fucked my leg
Maureen Bloesch
WELL DONE!
bertspix
Hi bearhat: you are an inspiration..these are great Haikus…Bert
drewjthomas
the trees are bare now
blown down to be brown autumn
even the fig leaves
—drewjthomas
ELVIS truely lives
nor can ELVIS ever die
he even spells LIVES
—drewjthomas
drewjthomas
wtiting haiku 1602108
i fell in love, then
gold hair over blue eyes; dress;
confetti: we six.
—drewjthomas.
bearhat replied
show off. :)
Ruth08
simplicit beauty
these extractions of the soul
i could read all day
bearhat
these are pretty good. you should start your own haiku entry post on your page.
gracelouise
these are awesome, i love them all. this one caught my eye first:
So many soldiers
with nothing to do but dance
barefoot in the grass.
it is great.
bearhat replied
thanks. glad you like them. the haiku challenge part 2 is growing day by day if you’re interested in reading more as they form.
gracelouise
oh you poet you!
drewjthomas
Title: re “anyone else game?”
drewjthomas is
game to write one haiku, too:
ONE a day, with food
—drewjthomas.
Seanchai
the Haiku Challenge
produced cunning poetry
none cleverly won
clone42
Hey bearhat.
... those soldiers you mentioned, are they Dum ‘n’ Bass Sodiers of the Bass Frontier?
bearhat replied
er…. no.
I’m confused; is this Bass Frontier of which you speak made of fish?
clone42
It should be.
Mental imagery’s a bit like that.
Bass as in Treble and -
Violins
some of these feel like observations, others insightful. i enjoyed them all regardless. thanks for sharing, you’ve inspired me to write haikus now.
ainhoa aparici...
I slept on the heath
while clouds flew across the skies
raindrops woke me up.
The storm began…It
had been but a dream of rain.
I blinked bewildered.
drewjthomas
250208 haiku marathon
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proud as the tree, shed:
leaf by leaf, like Degas-dots,
goosepimples an’ al’
—drewjthomas
bearhat replied
this one is the stuff. “leaf by leaf, like Degas dots”! inspired.
margaretarts
Great stuff!
OK, you inspired me. Go see “haiku marathon—not every day but sometimes.”