Matsuo Bashō
Bad Haiku
Haiku #34272
This sharpened moment
prises open a dark thought,
my soul a fulcrum.
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Beaten to a pulp,
my haiku lies in the ditch
with its throat torn out.
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As my mind decays,
Bad Haiku picks the skull clean
to pure polished bone.
Haiku #34272
Posted: February 2, 2006 4:06 pm ET
Poet & location: Mr Happy