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One of your absolute best haiku! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Perfection achieved Hernia not funny, ouch Yum, menudo, yum
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Oh dear, too late. Too little too late; a day late and a dollar short. The story of my life summed up right there. I'm sorry, it seems I've taken your misfortune and make it about me. I had a client who was so good at this she made it an art form. Here's one particularly amusing example: Dawn: "Something terrible happened to me at the grocery store yesterday." Me: "What happened?" Dawn: "I was standing in line to cash out and the guy in front of me punched the cashier in the face." Me: Me: "That must have been horrible for you. More so perhaps for the cashier?" Dawn: "I was shaking all night. And I had to wait forever to pay for my groceries." |
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The bills went unpaid Yet, when the lights did go out They were still surprised |
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Not a Haiku
Heart ripped out, arteries
Hanging by a thread Blood pooling on the floor Soul vacant, trust gone Sadness moved in No room for anything else
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Bad Haiku, continued
Tears now drying fast
Accepting reality Head removed from vice * n vice (Engineering / Tools) an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws
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• 5 lines of free verse • No set syllable pattern • Short & succinct lines, governed by the duration of a single breath • Captures an idea, memory, observation or feeling in a few compelling words I bet we can have some fun with this... Example: Sole commander of my ship with the flow I go and the pen is my alter-ego. by Ruth Berdah-Canet |
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I tried to write a good Gogyohka...but this happened instead:
Near the shoreline I will go To be near the magnificence of Mother Where the pounding of waves Reminds, that like patterns in sand, most slates wipe clean Though some, May require the power of repetitive rinsing… |
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Somehow, this puts my lack of creativity today into perspective...
Droppings? So, it’s was morning again The coffee brewed While the songbirds sang And there was hope for a revelation But nothing other than bird shit arrived. |
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The beach, whether it be bay or ocean
I can breathe freely and at peace The sadness lifts and my spirit soars I will remember always and forever When I was loved
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Difficult Hollylane!
This is my shorter version trying to use Gogyohka principles. It is difficult!
~The beach sets my spirit Soaring and free Remembering when You loved me~ _________________________ Gogyohka • 5 lines of free verse • No set syllable pattern • Short & succinct lines, governed by the duration of a single breath • Captures an idea, memory, observation or feeling in a few compelling words
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It's been
4 weeks 28 days 672 hours 40, 320 minutes I still breathe
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Bad Gogyohka...
Paper thin walls fail to insulate as screams grow louder the wall banging goes unnoticed one should try turning up the TV |
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Before and after
Joy at finding love Wonder at the feeling Touching your soul, finding it open and receptive We were in the same place My head on your chest Listening to your heart beat Reading your thoughts, feelings, hopes, love and need for me in print Pouring out of you Hearing your ache for me Missing me Wanting me Saying you wanted to grow old with me Then I allowed myself to believe, really believe Loved you unconditionally Openly Totally Completely With my whole heart, soul & body Allowed myself to feel my need for you Now and always Shared that with you Shed tears Missed you so Still believed we were in the same place Only to find A minefield of words My hope and dreams for the future Now gone Still trying to understand How it became Before and after
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No more looking back
Instead, looking ahead now New butch very cute!
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Non Haiku
Enough heartache and pain
Time for healing and forgiveness Honor the love that was Even though it is no more
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I wrote this sometime last month but don't remember when exactly. Hopefully it's not too bad.
I can see you standing over there a reflection passing thousands of miles away a breath a pause eyes a gaze my way but you can't see me loneliness that's like fingernails down a blackboard I see you a shimmer a breath on my neck I want to plunge my hands into your skin to drown in the scent of you like the softest cotton teeshirt that you've had for years my hands on your back I feel like a cat in heat from you that you for me fill me
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Two forward, one back
Trying to move on today Back is the hardest
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