* haiku, try it - you'll feel better

[right is wrong]

I'll go first

bring it on Peter Pan
need a war in never-land
danger, death - not mine

I don't mean to make light of such tragedies. I hope nobody is offended.

[Bluebear]

1. Haiku too

Illiterate fool.
Mission Accomplished? Not quite
Look what you have done.

[EV1Ltimm]

20. <ahem>

we are "focus groups"?
we were right from the get-go.
you wouldn't listen.

(sorry, responded to wrong post! i guess the newbness will wear off after 800? :shrug: )

[ParanoidPat]

2. I thought a true Haiku requires the use of a season.....

.....as in,

Bush* your time is gone
:kick: Setting like the winter sun :kick:

You no longer shine!

:evilgrin:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

3. Haiku rules: 5-7-5 syllables.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. Protest haiku

Senseless war for what?
Never in my name, damnit!
Send our troops home now!

[ParanoidPat]

17. I beg to differ.....

.....from Dictionary.com

hai·ku
n. pl. haiku, also hai·kus

1. A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.
2. A poem written in this form.

Also see, A Dictionary of Haiku
Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods
Jane Reichhold :)

As in,

I beg to differ
Traditional in form they
Must have a season


On Edit: Thanks! Great idea seasons or not! :evilgrin:

[Bread and Circus]

18. I had leaves in mine...does that count ?

[ParanoidPat]

19. Yes! It invokes a natural element!

You get an A+ :)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

21. My bad

Paranoid Pat scores
corrects bad English major
needed refresher.


:)

[eridani]

27. The form without the classical seasonal allusions

is called senryu.

[ParanoidPat]

28. Thank you!

As hard as I tried
that word would not spring to mind
till you brought it up! :)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

7. Great idea for releasing some tension! Thanks.

I needed that.

[JohnLocke]

4. On General Tommy Franks...

Sitting in Tampa
Central Command Post, an office
Combat boots? Not quite.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

6. Victory haiku

Counting down the days
November can't come too soon!
Victory is ours!!!!

:)

[Andy_Stephenson]

8. Here lemme stab at it

Bogus Nukular
war on falsehood is fought
FUBAR now more than ever

[Bread and Circus]

9. Here's mine

Sad leaves falling down
Love, kindness, hope lost in blood
Reflecting conflict

---

This is not just about this war.

[Bread and Circus]

10. And thanks, I do feel better.

[bhunt70]

11. my haiku

Torture pics abound
someone lost their head today
i hate politics

[Bread and Circus]

13. Man, I like that one. It's sad and sassy at the same time.

[Guava Jelly]

12. My first ever Haiku

Bush the Wonder Chimp
everyday the Yes men Pimp
Cover the Stumbles

did I do it right??

[bhunt70]

14. yep...good one.

[sweetheart]

15. Questions of self

We are supposed to be profound
and fit in this rhyming structure
but in fact, poetry is art beyond
structre and no definition of syllabic
prefecture can know
how a dime will fall
or how a bird will sing

[KamaAina]

16. Here goes:

Dark frozen winter
The Electoral College
Gave Bush* his degree.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

22. Let's try another

April's blooms were cruel
Spring's rebirth brought sadness
teardrops, rain and clouds

[ParanoidPat]

23. The trifecta!

Youth was their springtime
Summer brings their fall from grace,
Winter brings their shame

[bolokshi]

24. Very Very Good Now...........................

can we get back to kicking those fat asses over there.

[Bluebear]

25. A seasonal haiku

A Crawford summer,
clearing brush, what a he-man!
while our soldiers die.

[are_we_united_yet]

26. ok

W you suck
So do you're friends.
All of.......suck!

[IHaveADream]

29. ennui

Nick Berg Beheaded
Rumsfeld Still Remains in Charge
Will There be Justice?

[ParanoidPat]

30. Hmmm,

That's a good question
only time will tell for sure
I won't hold my breath!

Welcome to DU! :hi: :evilgrin:

[muriel_volestrangler]

31. Now is the winter

of our discontent made worse
by a fucking chimp

[Lasira]

33. ooh, Shakespeare haiku! I like. n/t

[Bhaisahab]

32. not a haiku, but still....

parched
in the middle of summer
throats are parched
but no matter what the season
broken hearts are forever parched

[OldEurope]

34. time

Lilies and lilac,
wonderful spring. What happend?
Now all blooms are red.



( must have made a mistake: I don´t any feel better now)