♦ Fuego ♦ Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 This is one I wrote after a vision I had a couple of years ago: In the field standsa willow, ancient and huge.At it's base I sit.Water flows nearby.Out in front a green pasture,warm summer morning.Deep into the dirtSolid, grounded, and stable,Drawing strength from Earth.Arms and fingers spreadTen thousand leaves lick the sun,Power from above.Healing branches sway,Dreams of countless lives within.Shelter, quiet calm.Gentle breeze, rustleleaves along the thin branches.I am the willow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Fuego, the imagery is lovely. Great work. You had a vision? Enjoyed this piece a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ Fuego ♦ Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 It was part of a Mind-Body-Spirit expo I went to. Had two visions that day, which is unusual. They were both part of a guided meditation, and in the first one we were led to a place where there was a tree and she let us see what kind of tree we felt should be there. There was a lot more to it, but mine was this weeping willow in a field near a creek that I could hear but not see, warm summer morning, and I was sitting at the base of the tree in cut-offs and a t-shirt. She said that this tree is descriptive of myself, and that willows have long been associated with healing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbit Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Physics haiku: God does not play dice except when he does, you know Einstein had it wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 That's brilliant seven ^^ I enjoy your work very much. Please keep sharing.My shitty thrown together haiku...but it's fitting:Friday night is hereYes, it's my favorite dayMayhem to ensueI think Friday should be an atheist's Sabbath. I like the night/day contrastThere seem to be some multiple entendres,regarding the night as day."...Friday should be an atheist's Sabbath."Had you read or heard of this before, or did you come up with it yourself?The idea bears its own juxtaposed elements of "atheist" and "Sabbath,"making a paradox. I thought it up but if others adore Fridays as much as me, the saying might be floating out there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 My mind is made upDon't try to pull me back inPffft, you had your chance. (oh, this one's not about god...it's about an ex asshole i dated) But in a way, it's still about god, isn't it -- the ex asshole. Lol clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 My mind has been running on haiku since reading this post! Here's one I composed in my head while on a hydrotherapy table at my gym. I tried to stick to some of the haiku rules so there's a season, winter, so I wrote it from the end-of-my-life view, and I tried contrasting the "blind" and "see clearly." The "Free!" at the end is for being free of both god and life. Also, because of the hydrotherapy and its effects on me, I dedicated this one to Zelda Fitzgerald, a complicated, fascinating woman: Ice blinds on my eave Life ebbs, I now see clearly I made my god! Free! This one I borrowed (ok, stole) from the Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK," a song which I noticed years ago was written in haiku format: I am an anti- christ, I am an anarchist. I AM! Yes, I AM!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 My mind is made upDon't try to pull me back inPffft, you had your chance. (oh, this one's not about god...it's about an ex asshole i dated) But in a way, it's still about god, isn't it -- the ex asshole. Lol clever Dee, you could write a creative nonfiction piece comparing the two. haha I just saw this, Human. Maybe! My mind has been running on haiku since reading this post! Here's one I composed in my head while on a hydrotherapy table at my gym. I tried to stick to some of the haiku rules so there's a season, winter, so I wrote it from the end-of-my-life view, and I tried contrasting the "blind" and "see clearly." The "Free!" at the end is for being free of both god and life. Also, because of the hydrotherapy and its effects on me, I dedicated this one to Zelda Fitzgerald, a complicated, fascinating woman: Ice blinds on my eave Life ebbs, I now see clearly I made my god! Free! This one I borrowed (ok, stole) from the Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK," a song which I noticed years ago was written in haiku format: I am an anti- christ, I am an anarchist. I AM! Yes, I AM!! You are a clever one, I like these haikus! You have haiku on the brain, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven77 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Series of Connected Haiku (From my personal collection titled: "Brainfuck Hermit Hemorrhage of Modern Cathartic Art for the Poetically Inclined") By seven77 Antichrist man Bring the end to the earth, yo! C'mon, bring it on! Oh I taunt you for Many reasons, in all seasons, I Stand alone, bored. Waiting, waiting, time. Waiting, waiting, fading, time. Wading, stating, time. I am by your side A dark-hearted wry bride Unbelief, not merely pride Who am I, why try To be a child, have young eyes Broken heart, fell apart. Leave. Weave. Believe. In nothing supernatural. Ghosts, spirits, lies. Gods, psychics, lies. Angels, demons, prophecy, all lies. Open your fucking eyes! Don't cry. It's no surprise. You knew it all along, no? Yes! Accept nothing less! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 That's a nice piece, seven. Thx for sharing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 That's a nice one too, Human! Bunch of talented Haiku artists in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moanareina Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 This is how it ends Imaginary friends Disillusion or confusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moanareina Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 This is how it ends Imaginary friends Disillusion or confusion I like this. There is more than one way to read it. Punctuation is important in prose, but in poetry, punctuation can be limiting. One of my literature professors used to say something about poetry having normal punctuation. But I think sometimes no punctuation is the best. moanareina, may I quote your poem in my signature? Oh wow...haha...my first Haiku ever and someone intends to use it in his signature Yes you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moanareina Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You muse and move meWith your first haiku ever Are you serious? As serious as hell Not selling you shit Be happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Insomniac I wish I could sleep Mister Sandman, where you be? Please bring me a dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 InsomniacI wish I could sleepMister Sandman, where you be?Please bring me a dreamLucidityStardust and moonlightAll you need for sleep tonight'Til dreams awake you I like this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 very nice human ^^ Karma Karma is a place Where we will all pay the price Of our actions...now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Me like ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hereticzero Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 With the minds of fools We disguise ourselves so well We wear many masks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 In humility We care for one another Give until it hurts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 With the minds of fools We disguise ourselves so well We wear many masks In humility We care for one another Give until it hurts Very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Silly little words On my computer screen here I need a beer now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 In humility We care for one another Give until it hurts Did "give until it hurts" come from Mother Teresa? Actually I think she said , "love until it hurts". Nope, didn't get anything from Mommy Terry. I took it from exercising at the gym. A guy used to say 'no pain, no gain.' It goes the same with helping others. A person has to have compassion and empathy for others. Teresa had neither except for herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 The LightWas once lost in faithBut the Light above, shines throughI can't see god's face...(Light, with capital 'L' meaning 'Truth.') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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