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Bad Haiku
Horrible poetry for the digital age
29 Years, 78 Days and 78054 Haiku later...
out in sympathy
with so much global warming
markets overheat
Haiku # 41775 September 25, 2008 5:45 am ET
by ash
Sunshine on my face
What a glorious feeling
Colours so vibrant
Haiku # 41774 September 25, 2008 5:15 am ET
by Tisme of So good to be alive when the sun shines
What was it that changed?
How did you connect this time?
Why did you succeed?
Haiku # 41773 September 25, 2008 4:59 am ET
by Tisme for snail
Words are powerful
You're right to be scared
of words
But not the wordsmith

We all have within
Desire to communicate
Commune with the truth

The essence of love?
Total communication!
It's in essence. "Truth"

Haiku # 41772 September 25, 2008 4:49 am ET
by Tisme
This time I got both
friends and fans with my music.
I feel less alone.
Haiku # 41771 September 25, 2008 2:09 am ET
by snail
appreciating
unfuckingbelievable
poetastery
Haiku # 41770 September 25, 2008 12:26 am ET
by the wayside
the end is near so
stockpile your canned goods and buy
lots of firearms
Haiku # 41769 September 24, 2008 7:07 pm ET
by sf
One more boring day
grinding its way through my life
Just one of many
Haiku # 41768 September 24, 2008 6:06 pm ET
by Loseroonie
someone stole my book
scarring makes me dishonest
my heart's a fender
Haiku # 41767 September 24, 2008 3:36 pm ET
by Michael S. Chong of toronto, Canada
I live in fear of
the sorts who would care about
counting syllables.
Haiku # 41766 September 24, 2008 2:33 pm ET
by snail of freedom and rebellion
Tense electric nerves
buzz beneath this skin, waiting,
begging for something.
Haiku # 41765 September 24, 2008 2:21 pm ET
by snail
I cannot forget
his lips gently teasing at
the back of my neck.
Haiku # 41764 September 24, 2008 2:10 pm ET
by snail
His slightest caress
was felt more intensely than
all past sex combined.
Haiku # 41763 September 24, 2008 2:03 pm ET
by snail
"You're mysterious,"
he said, trying to open
me with his kind eyes.
Haiku # 41762 September 24, 2008 1:52 pm ET
by snail
Earplugs shut them out.
Television and traffic
can't disturb me now.
Haiku # 41761 September 24, 2008 1:42 pm ET
by snail
Mother accuses
that I'm always too withdrawn
when I'm overwhelmed.
Haiku # 41760 September 24, 2008 1:36 pm ET
by snail
is it bad haiku
or, increasingly funny
ironic haiku?
Haiku # 41759 September 24, 2008 1:08 pm ET
by bs
What are you doing?
Need a good woman to cure you?
I'll straighten you out
Haiku # 41758 September 24, 2008 10:15 am ET
by Ilean Over
just an empty hole
with not much depth to speak of
a living donut
Haiku # 41757 September 24, 2008 10:08 am ET
by vince ( ._.)
Ya. He's gay alright
What are you doing later?
Want to come home with me?
Haiku # 41756 September 24, 2008 10:05 am ET
by Ben doon & Phil Mcavity
Hi Vince, your gay right!
You ever held a woman
Or are you just talk

Haiku # 41755 September 24, 2008 10:01 am ET
by Jesica Falstits
the space compromised
her warm flesh close to my flesh
i do what i want
Haiku # 41754 September 24, 2008 9:33 am ET
by vince
A Salsa party
For the wealthy upper class
Some posh totty there!

Same night

Another party
We got applause for tango
Tango's my passion
Haiku # 41753 September 24, 2008 6:50 am ET
by Tisme
Your creative mind
Monster or gift from the Gods?
A constant wrestle?
Haiku # 41752 September 24, 2008 6:31 am ET
by Tisme for snail
Wrestling with life
Boredom, creative minds
A heady mixture
Haiku # 41751 September 24, 2008 6:23 am ET
by Tisme
Usually its
More frustration than boredom
"They don't understand"
Haiku # 41750 September 24, 2008 6:21 am ET
by Tisme
Accept their dull minds
lack of insight is normal
Seek some new outlets
Haiku # 41749 September 24, 2008 6:19 am ET
by Tisme
Your music and song
It is your gift to others
You reach them. Touch them!
Haiku # 41748 September 24, 2008 6:17 am ET
by Tisme
When you sing to them
They are able to listen
Understanding!
Haiku # 41747 September 24, 2008 6:15 am ET
by Tisme
Sing a song for "Them"
Make then fall in love with you
The rest will follow
Haiku # 41746 September 24, 2008 6:13 am ET
by Tisme of sensitive and giving
"Boredom isn't for
creative sorts," she tells me.
She thinks I'm lying.
Haiku # 41745 September 24, 2008 4:28 am ET
by snail
Let's see if I can
Use equal numbers of words
in each of these lines.
Haiku # 41744 September 24, 2008 4:20 am ET
by snail
Insomnia is
instantaneously cured
with valerian.
Haiku # 41743 September 24, 2008 4:13 am ET
by snail
bury him in snow
performance art called "chill blaine"
that'd be so cool
Haiku # 41742 September 24, 2008 2:41 am ET
by ash
I sure feel like hell
Maybe it's something I ate
or something I drank
Haiku # 41741 September 23, 2008 6:06 pm ET
by Loser in all directions
Market crashes down
Capitalism dead now?
I will miss the whores
Haiku # 41740 September 23, 2008 4:49 pm ET
by SandmanEsq of NYC
Here we are again
We can't do this forever
Jeez what is that Smell!?
Haiku # 41739 September 23, 2008 4:45 pm ET
by Jonafi
Awe? Perhaps, but how
do I convert it into
something more useful?
Haiku # 41738 September 23, 2008 4:14 pm ET
by snail
Art is like breathing.
Music flows inside and out,
bridging the two worlds.
Haiku # 41737 September 23, 2008 4:08 pm ET
by snail
Finding a boyfriend
Socialising through singing
Men may be in Awe!

Haiku # 41736 September 23, 2008 3:41 pm ET
by Tisme
fans buy the tickets
they are here for the music
your friends? there, backstage
Haiku # 41735 September 23, 2008 3:38 pm ET
by vince
Played on stage. Got fans
instead of friends. Great applause
for social failure.
Haiku # 41734 September 23, 2008 3:17 pm ET
by snail
Wishing for new friends,
I got lost between "Nice song,"
and "Thanks. What's your name?"
Haiku # 41733 September 23, 2008 2:57 pm ET
by snail
Open mic, still shy,
not a virgin to music,
just new locations.
Haiku # 41732 September 23, 2008 2:48 pm ET
by snail
dude, i'll shower you
with irony like urine
on a brand new pledge
Haiku # 41731 September 23, 2008 2:43 pm ET
by sf of Skull and Bones
+
Haiku # 41730 September 23, 2008 2:37 pm ET
by Anonymous Poet
Visit this site, please.
Bad haiku? Judge for yourself.
At least it
Haiku # 41729 September 23, 2008 2:16 pm ET
by Tom S. of Pasadena, CA
Visit this site, please.
Bad haiku? Judge for yourself.
At least it
Haiku # 41728 September 23, 2008 2:15 pm ET
by Tom S. of Pasadena, CA
houdini done it
and there we go, what did him
in, a sucker punch...
Haiku # 41727 September 23, 2008 12:46 pm ET
by Anonymous Poet
playful autumn wind
hushed amongst calm cherry trees
crimson confetti
Haiku # 41726 September 23, 2008 9:46 am ET
by vince