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Bad Haiku
Horrible poetry for the digital age
29 Years, 74 Days and 78047 Haiku later...
The monkey dances
He moves, shakes, shimmies, and jives
He wears a Fez hat
Haiku # 24341 January 6, 2003 9:11 pm ET
by jer
Cheesey warm goodness
it glows orange from my bowl
more Mac 'n Cheese please
Haiku # 24340 January 6, 2003 9:09 pm ET
by Jer
The monkey points and
Laughs at me. Why must it be,
that he laughs at me
Haiku # 24339 January 6, 2003 9:08 pm ET
by Jer
still sane...but I know
shiny metal hats make the
martians go away
Haiku # 24338 January 6, 2003 9:06 pm ET
by monkeygirl of a tall tree
snowfall at twilight
the sharp sound of ice breaking
walking in the woods
Haiku # 24337 January 6, 2003 4:49 pm ET
by Boston gal

1247
english friar Roger Bacon
photographs eclipse
Haiku # 24336 January 6, 2003 2:17 pm ET
by Camera Obscura
saw cloud that looked like
ufo releasing gas....
oh sooo sleeeepy nowwww....
Haiku # 24335 January 6, 2003 12:28 pm ET
by onjaysun(don't wake me up for the probe)
pheromone exchange
subconscious entanglement
misconstrued as LOVE
Haiku # 24334 January 6, 2003 10:36 am ET
by maestro
purest flakes alight
on curbside tree once adorned
hail suburbia
Haiku # 24333 January 6, 2003 10:23 am ET
by maestro of hell's kitchen visiting bergen county
rhyme? meter? be damned!
sustained theme? such balderdash!
haiku is the way
Haiku # 24332 January 6, 2003 10:18 am ET
by maestro
mute rumination
most inferior haiku
forthcoming, assured
Haiku # 24331 January 6, 2003 10:15 am ET
by maestro
What is this silence?
Inspirational failure
or quiet thinking?
Haiku # 24330 January 6, 2003 10:03 am ET
by R. of PT
heart rent asunder
eviscerated husk falls
bad, lovelorn haiku
Haiku # 24329 January 6, 2003 9:01 am ET
by maestro
They try to explain
They make a real effort -
But nobody hears
Haiku # 24328 January 6, 2003 7:57 am ET
by R. of PT
be that as it may
mishapen contemplation
mankind in smitten vortex
Haiku # 24327 January 6, 2003 1:11 am ET
by HL
beware my mistake
it's really spelt limerence
i love corrections
Haiku # 24326 January 5, 2003 8:32 pm ET
by ash
beware limerance
you might think it's the real thing
until the rush fades
Haiku # 24325 January 5, 2003 8:26 pm ET
by ash
if love is a drug
then lots of people o.d.
or get hangovers
Haiku # 24324 January 5, 2003 8:23 pm ET
by ash
It's bumpy or smooth.
The only variation
in anyone's life
Haiku # 24323 January 5, 2003 3:43 pm ET
by Janis of Toronto
a voice in the wind
heard...then whipped away soundless
is still remembered
Haiku # 24322 January 5, 2003 3:25 pm ET
by ...to gwen whatever
although probably
if it was realer, it would
hurt far more? dunno
Haiku # 24321 January 5, 2003 2:40 pm ET
by sheena
even if it's not
really bad or even real
anguish is still real
Haiku # 24320 January 5, 2003 2:38 pm ET
by sheena
even if it's not
what you would have thought of as
really being love
Haiku # 24319 January 5, 2003 2:37 pm ET
by sheena
those still unaware:
be informed that love is hell,
even if it's not.
Haiku # 24318 January 5, 2003 2:35 pm ET
by sheena
thanks, mellie, for that
extremely nice inclusion--
complimentary
Haiku # 24317 January 5, 2003 2:33 pm ET
by sheena
spider, weave a gown
~silky~ that clings like water
swirled about my hips
as dew it should fall
lit by dawn~like diamonds
the larks have sewn on
then as he comes near
so close to see ~ he'll be caught
content not to pass
Haiku # 24316 January 5, 2003 12:03 pm ET
by Gwenhyfar
Stately Kaga-san
With shiny sequined jacket -
What lies underneath?
Haiku # 24315 January 5, 2003 9:22 am ET
by Anonymous Poet
Slightly evil grin,
Munching yellow peppers,
Kaga should be mine!
Haiku # 24314 January 5, 2003 9:20 am ET
by A. of Kitchen Stadium
mango tree dripping
plump juicy fruit ripening
flying fox squealing
Haiku # 24313 January 5, 2003 8:05 am ET
by mellie
Funny exercise
Might be worth a bad haiku,
maybe even two...
Haiku # 24312 January 5, 2003 7:49 am ET
by R. of PT
Let's see if it works...
Wow! It does work! Mysteries
of HTML
Haiku # 24311 January 5, 2003 7:45 am ET
by R. of PT
this old man, he knows
this old cat well enough to
find a lane, a train..
Haiku # 24310 January 5, 2003 3:48 am ET
by Dr. Claw of ???
this cat has moved,
acted, rendered meaning,
and told a story
Haiku # 24309 January 5, 2003 2:43 am ET
by ComiCat of Jerzey
it's been a whole year
no real result to see
just ponder on that
Haiku # 24308 January 5, 2003 2:24 am ET
by Garik of before, now, later
the perfect hit, ron
this is haiku history
preserved on the web
Haiku # 24307 January 5, 2003 1:55 am ET
by ash
night duty beckons
i wish it would go away
or perhaps i could
Haiku # 24306 January 5, 2003 1:53 am ET
by ash
lesson planning time
looked for haiku history
found awful poems
Haiku # 24305 January 5, 2003 12:04 am ET
by ronald
drizzling sunday cool
boiled egg with toast dippers
lie about reading
Haiku # 24304 January 4, 2003 6:05 pm ET
by mellie
false expectations
catharsis and renewal
a happy new year
Haiku # 24303 January 4, 2003 12:18 pm ET
by ap
welcome paradox
anarchic optimism
i might yet emerge
Haiku # 24302 January 4, 2003 8:16 am ET
by maestro
prime resolution
no interactive haiku
self-indulgence, ho!
Haiku # 24301 January 4, 2003 8:12 am ET
by maestro
brand new calendar
fresh course of nihilism
i love a parade
Haiku # 24300 January 4, 2003 8:08 am ET
by maestro
Domino's Dots kill
local gnome, friends threaten to
release that "noid" tape.
Haiku # 24299 January 3, 2003 7:21 pm ET
by onjaysun (Noid Sez Doesn't Know Sheep)
and it's coming up
the White Mountains when it comes
slam, bang, hills of snow
Haiku # 24298 January 3, 2003 4:44 pm ET
by Mox
Vicious Vermicious
Knid, I miss the old you
please put down that boy
Haiku # 24297 January 3, 2003 2:30 pm ET
by Heather of Port Colborne
listen quietly
the hush of winter silence
snows white peacefulness
Haiku # 24296 January 3, 2003 1:57 pm ET
by Boston gal "snowed in" and lovin' it
she's still roaring and
as always, the gentle voice
silences Morgoth
Haiku # 24295 January 3, 2003 1:17 pm ET
by Anonymous Poet
what's some of the ot?
let others think about it
i gotta sleep now
Haiku # 24294 January 3, 2003 1:14 pm ET
by mellie
oh yeah, forgot
might have been better to say
grandma has a cock
Haiku # 24293 January 3, 2003 1:13 pm ET
by mellie
for read read real
I shoud be asleep in bed
kookaburras laugh
Haiku # 24292 January 3, 2003 1:11 pm ET
by mellie