Haiku Lovers

[butters]

Alas, poor haiku
Lost at poetic readings
who can even tell

not yorick, i'd be guessin'

 

[bronzeage]

not yorick, i'd be guessin'

I once recorded a series of tankas.

When I replayed the tape, it sounded like I was just talking. Syllable counts and lines vanished into the air.

I used to post on a long defunct poetry board, where we had a forum for form poetry. A few people enjoyed writing pieces with varied line length, which created images of tear drops, triangles, circles, etc. Very clever stuff, but again, when read aloud, depend upon the words and images.

 

[mynameisben]

morning vomit glows
radiant like the summer
my lover boned me

 

[mischiefmonica]

the empty hand


consumed by desire
absolutely exhausted
aware of this at least!

 

[++Encore++]

What kind of beast is this?

naked on the grass
ever so gently
she makes it pop!

Very nice.

 

[philosophygirl]

your words did so shine
tarnish your heart mine did steel
nothing is ever real