Bashō says something unhelpful
Bad Haiku
Horrible poetry for the digital age
29 Years, 319 Days and 78441 Haiku later...
pretty little thing
who freckle in the sunlight
what else can you do?
Haiku # 41828 ↗ September 29, 2008 9:03 am ET
by vince
explosive neurons
a line of zoloft inhaled
to the happy place
Haiku # 41827 ↗ September 29, 2008 5:13 am ET
by sf
It sometimes fools us
Understanding subtleties!
Can also mislead
Haiku # 41826 ↗ September 29, 2008 4:20 am ET
by Tisme
Easily unnerved
by subtleties, I still feel
strong and creative.
Haiku # 41825 ↗ September 29, 2008 1:58 am ET
by snail
The relentless noise
of cars and voices pounds on
splitting through my thoughts.
Haiku # 41824 ↗ September 29, 2008 1:44 am ET
by snail
Tuning out the world,
I can look inward to find
my own music there.
Haiku # 41823 ↗ September 29, 2008 12:42 am ET
by snail
earphones on, i watch
your tongue wagging on and on
an archaic flag
Haiku # 41822 ↗ September 29, 2008 12:19 am ET
by vince
I sit at the keyboard
Listening to D' Agostino
Plays Mano Blanca

I write "Thank you Janis"
And. "Big thank you to snail"
Brrr Its cold outside
Haiku # 41821 ↗ September 28, 2008 5:34 pm ET
by Tisme
in the sense of the
word one could say we live with
what we do deal with
Haiku # 41820 ↗ September 28, 2008 2:15 pm ET
by bs
All I wanted was
a sense of connection, but
I messed it all up.
Haiku # 41819 ↗ September 28, 2008 6:54 am ET
by snail of regret
Has my friend been banned
for something I requested?
It doesn't seem fair.
Haiku # 41818 ↗ September 28, 2008 6:32 am ET
by snail of justice and mercy
line's already long
and she pulls out her coupons
oh god, kill me now
Haiku # 41817 ↗ September 27, 2008 6:10 pm ET
by sf of rip DFW
no person can eat
fifty eggs in one hour
but paul newman could
Haiku # 41816 ↗ September 27, 2008 6:06 pm ET
by sf of rip
I also think that
Janis has made something quite
significant right here
Haiku # 41815 ↗ September 27, 2008 12:45 pm ET
by bs of she being a canadian of toronto
kindness is like the
element of water, it
washes away stone
Haiku # 41814 ↗ September 27, 2008 12:44 pm ET
by bs
Click the link someday
if you want to chat online.
You can find me there.
Haiku # 41813 ↗ September 27, 2008 2:03 am ET
by snail of invitation and acceptance
You make assumptions
about my style. Being nice
is not pathetic.
Haiku # 41812 ↗ September 26, 2008 10:13 pm ET
by snail, loyal and defensive
In front of my house
2-inch long hornets patrol;
Call the Orkin Man!
Haiku # 41811 ↗ September 26, 2008 10:05 pm ET
by "Ferris For President"
Out behind my house
lurks a horde of mosquitoes
small, buzzing horrors
Haiku # 41810 ↗ September 26, 2008 10:03 pm ET
by "Rooney Eats It"
ask her on a date
or visit a singles site
don't be pathetic
Haiku # 41809 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:10 pm ET
by sf
You're an Arse sf
Anything that annoys you
It had to be good
Haiku # 41808 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:09 pm ET
by Fuck off sf
do we really need
more ani difranco types
in the music biz?
Haiku # 41807 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:04 pm ET
by sf
recording starts it
promoting is the hard slog
Where do you perform?
Haiku # 41806 ↗ September 26, 2008 3:57 pm ET
by Tisme
Not recorded yet,
but a new acquaintance has
his own studio.
Haiku # 41805 ↗ September 26, 2008 3:48 pm ET
by snail of hope
I was told peace of
mind was willed by myself and
not by others...hmm
Haiku # 41804 ↗ September 26, 2008 2:37 pm ET
by bs
fear can also cloud
vision for the fear can cause
ice in the spirit
Haiku # 41803 ↗ September 26, 2008 2:32 pm ET
by bs
love is food for thought
for it can be true but does
cloud vision as well
Haiku # 41802 ↗ September 26, 2008 2:31 pm ET
by bs
I am overwhelmed
by the good haiku, is that bad?
no, it's about time
Haiku # 41801 ↗ September 26, 2008 1:14 pm ET
by bs
speeding motorists
motes of dust fly in their wake
death shadows the chase
Haiku # 41800 ↗ September 26, 2008 9:45 am ET
by vince
in work: reality
and in reality: truth
this is why i'm lost
Haiku # 41799 ↗ September 26, 2008 9:43 am ET
by vince
where do you perform?
I would like to hear your songs
Is that possible?
Haiku # 41798 ↗ September 26, 2008 7:59 am ET
by Tisme of Have you recorded them?
such little requests
a hug? is that all you want?
Fall into my arms

Rest awhile your safe
I'll keep the world away from you
I'll comfort your soul
Haiku # 41797 ↗ September 26, 2008 7:55 am ET
by Tisme
Touch is too intense.
Eye contact is invasive.
One hug would save me.
Haiku # 41796 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:28 am ET
by snail of self-destructive desire
Sensitivity
does not decrease with new pain.
It accumulates.
Haiku # 41795 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:09 am ET
by snail
Is there safety in
going out to perform the
secret songs I write?
Haiku # 41794 ↗ September 26, 2008 5:05 am ET
by snail, peeking out from her shell
Seduced by her eyes
i took her into my arms
Swaying to music

I longed to kiss her
Her deep longing, begging me
To rip her clothes off

Lovemaking can wait
I turned ardour into dance
Dancing with passion
Haiku # 41793 ↗ September 26, 2008 4:53 am ET
by Tisme
That's your safety zone
You need the opposite
Vulnerability

You need exposure
That way you build inner strenght
You must balence life
Haiku # 41792 ↗ September 26, 2008 4:28 am ET
by Tisme
For some strange reason,
I repeatedly select
friends my parents' age.
Haiku # 41791 ↗ September 26, 2008 12:59 am ET
by snail
Elderly stoners
always keep a touch of their
old rebelliousness.
Haiku # 41790 ↗ September 25, 2008 5:16 pm ET
by snail, shy and wild
They all remember
when melodic folk music
was still popular.
Haiku # 41789 ↗ September 25, 2008 5:13 pm ET
by snail
This time I played for
a bunch of old ex-hippies.
They always love me.
Haiku # 41788 ↗ September 25, 2008 5:11 pm ET
by snail
recite pick-up line:
"wanna collide my hadron?"
expect mace on face
Haiku # 41787 ↗ September 25, 2008 4:51 pm ET
by vince
pseudo mystical
eastern philosophizing
call now for details
Haiku # 41786 ↗ September 25, 2008 4:39 pm ET
by sf
artistically
intellectualizing
competitiveness
Haiku # 41785 ↗ September 25, 2008 3:56 pm ET
by the wayside
death is in the air
degeneration of soul
smile at the reaper
Haiku # 41784 ↗ September 25, 2008 3:07 pm ET
by sf
the stench of sweat of
the stench of work of the stench
of doing for not enough
Haiku # 41783 ↗ September 25, 2008 2:05 pm ET
by bs
the people are led
by leaders who themselves might
just have some questions
Haiku # 41782 ↗ September 25, 2008 2:01 pm ET
by bs
do we hope for the
end of the world to end one's
own pain of this life?
Haiku # 41781 ↗ September 25, 2008 12:54 pm ET
by bs
I feel walled in by
the news world ideals of spend
fear, eat and thus pray
Haiku # 41780 ↗ September 25, 2008 12:53 pm ET
by bs
now it's good haiku
on a "bad" haiku site and
I am thus, useless
Haiku # 41779 ↗ September 25, 2008 12:51 pm ET
by bs