P99 Haikus

[Knuckle]

trolling on the boards
so bored at work and so mad
need laptop to game

[Omnimorph]

Originally Posted by Polixenes [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A shadowknight, bold, fierce and callous
Was proud as could be of his phallus
He took bets in a bar
But was out-classed by far
By a dress-wearing shammy from Halas

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[Hasbinbad]

You guys are missing two of the most important aspects of haiku.

One is that there should be some reference to either nature or the insignificance / impermanence of life. References to a season are a common way to accomplish this, as all seasons end and bring forth a new season, and in turn all years end in winter, where life is dark, only to give birth to a new spring, etc. This can be as simple as referring to a cherry blossom, which is a symbol of impermanence because they are so perfect yet last only a very short amount of time before falling and withering.

The second is an "ah ha!" moment, where the audience is supposed to glean some token of wisdom or mirth or just deeper insight into your poem, all at once. It's kind of like a punchline; in haiku, you're supposed to set the audience up for the "ah ha!" moment.

Without these two aspects or a decent attempt to adapt these concepts to other aspects of life, a poem with 5/7/5 syllables is not haiku.

[Hasbinbad]

The fake orgasm..
..but the joke's on you, ladies..
..for thinking we care.

[Tumdumm]

yeah some english major tried to make me feel like a dick once just like hbb just tried to make you all feel like dicks

project ninety nine
i would log in more often
but its nice outside


legit

[Hasbinbad]

"Hey, let's try anal!"
I asked. She smiled and replied:
"I'll get my strap-on."

[azeth]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"Hey, let's try anal!"
I asked. She smiled and replied:
"I'll get my strap-on."

AH HA!

[Hasbinbad]

that's actually pretty good tumm

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The fake orgasm..
..but the joke's on you, ladies..
..for thinking we care.

i laugh heartily
there is no shame in my game
the lonely seed splats

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You guys are missing two of the most important aspects of haiku.

One is that there should be some reference to either nature or the insignificance / impermanence of life. References to a season are a common way to accomplish this, as all seasons end and bring forth a new season, and in turn all years end in winter, where life is dark, only to give birth to a new spring, etc. This can be as simple as referring to a cherry blossom, which is a symbol of impermanence because they are so perfect yet last only a very short amount of time before falling and withering.

The majority of kigo, but not all, are drawn from the natural world. This, combined with the origins of haiku in pre-industrial Japan, has led to the inaccurate impression that haiku are necessarily nature poems. --wikipedia