comunal haikus

[Marcus Bales]

the new Stephen King

[treekisser]

the new Stephen King
is a kinder, gentler man

[Anna]

the new Stephen King
is a kinder, gentler man
with pink frilly curls

[Marcus Bales]

flowers bud and bloom

[MoJoRiSin]

flowers bud and bloom
as they have for centuries

[treekisser]

flowers bud and bloom
as they have for centuries
with the aid of bees

[Marcus Bales]

light in the window

[treekisser]

light in the window
frames the buxom figure of

[lukkucairi]

light in the window
frames the buxom figure of
Henry Kissinger

[lukkucairi]

soapy sudsy wash

[treekisser]

soapy sudsy wash
Henry Kissinger's laundry

[MoJoRiSin]

soapy sudsy wash
Henry Kissinger's laundry
before electricity


this was meant to be

[Marcus Bales]

this was meant to be
not that I believe in fate

[treekisser]

this was meant to be
not that I believe in fate
but assumpsit rules

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

Cold May wind, no rain

[Anna]

Cold May wind, no rain[
white cotton trusses hold fast

[treekisser]

Cold May wind, no rain
white cotton trusses hold fast
to their assumpsits

[Marcus Bales]

foxy's assumpsits

[lukkucairi]

foxy's assumpsits
crouch quietly on their heels

[treekisser]

foxy's assumpsits
crouch quietly on their heels
waiting for godot

[lukkucairi]

too much in my crate

[Marcus Bales]

too much in my crate
runway short trees looming

[treekisser]

too much in my crate
runway short trees looming
over and out...boom!

[Marcus Bales]

oranges, lemons

[treekisser]

oranges, lemons
you'll find all kinds of cars here

[Marcus Bales]

oranges, lemons
you'll find all kinds of cars here
all packed with sawdust

[Bman]

post-amnesiac

[Marcus Bales]

post-amnesiac
I remember baby shoes

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

post-amnesiac
I remember baby shoes
and feet with ponask

[treekisser]

stop, I've had enough

[treekisser]

stop, I've had enough
not an ounce more of your stuff

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

stop, I've had enough
not an ounce more of your stuff
it makes me too fat

[treekisser]

nobody loves me

[Hyakujo's Fox]

nobody loves me
I just don't know what to do

[Hyakujo's Fox]

nobody loves me
I just don't know what to do
so I'll just start here

[treekisser]

somebody loves me

[Marcus Bales]

somebody loves me
so who cares how big her tits

[lukkucairi]

somebody loves me
so who cares how big her tits
might or might not be

[lukkucairi]

hark, the ball-hawks cry

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

hark, the ball-hawks cry
overexcited about

[Marcus Bales]

hark, the ball-hawks cry
overexcited about
the rising foul ball

[treekisser]

tell me a story

[Marcus Bales]

tell me a story
about a chaise longue and

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

tell me a story
about a chaise longue and
length and width and depth

[Marcus Bales]

oh! oh! oh! oh! oh!

[treekisser]

oh! oh! oh! oh! oh!
(is she faking it again?)

[treekisser]

oh! oh! oh! oh! oh!
(is she faking it again?)
... (what if she isn't?)


zefrank board members

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

zefrank board members
propose that registration

[Marcus Bales]

zefrank board members
propose that registration
should be re-opened


get a free tv

[MoJoRiSin]

get a free tv
and a new converter box

[Coffee]

get a free tv
and a new converter box
or miss the next Lost

[MoJoRiSin]

now you know

[treekisser]

now you know
beyond any doubt

[zefrank]

now you know
beyond any doubt
i gave you herpes

(I was asked to submit this on behalf of Thomas G. Henry - who saw the thread and felt that this was the perfect ending)

[Marcus Bales]

why not let thomas
g. henry register so
he can post his own?

[treekisser]

trapped in my bedroom

[Klynne]

trapped in my bedroom
angry dust bunnies staring

[Hyakujo's Fox]

trapped in my bedroom
angry dust bunnies staring
whispering their lies

[treekisser]

none will ever know

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

none will ever know
what would have happened if you

[Coffee]

none will ever know
what would have happened if you
had never been born

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

will you please open

[Hyakujo's Fox]

will you please open
your books to page eighty three

[treekisser]

will you please open
your books to page eighty three
- the summer school blues


paper or plastic

[Marcus Bales]

"Paper or plastic,"
the pimpled young man asked, "Ma'am?"

[treekisser]

"Paper or plastic,"
the pimpled young man asked, "Ma'am?"
"Just fill it with cash!"

[Marcus Bales]

a single green leaf

[treekisser]

a single green leaf
does not a forest make, but

[Hyakujo's Fox]

a single green leaf
does not a forest make, but
you can still get lost

[treekisser]

my, how fast they grow!

[Hyakujo's Fox]

my, how fast they grow!
one day sitting on your lap

[Marcus Bales]

my, how fast they grow!
one day sitting on your lap
the next lap dancing

[Hyakujo's Fox]

flicking through the mags

[Marcus Bales]

flicking through the mags
I found under the mattress

[MoJoRiSin]

flicking through the mags
I found under the mattress
the font was all wrong

[xfox]

calm and peace and quiet

[MoJoRiSin]

calm and peace and quiet
were all she had ever known

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

calm and peace and quiet
were all she had ever known
my ol' pet tortoise

[Marcus Bales]

on the savannah

[MoJoRiSin]

on the savannah
the lovely beach is a dream

[Marcus Bales]

on the savannah
the lovely beach is a dream
of aquatic apes

[Marcus Bales]

black widow spider

[MoJoRiSin]

black widow spider
ze found one outside his door

[Marcus Bales]

black widow spider
ze found one outside his door
facebooked a photo

[Marcus Bales]

you see grasshopper

[Hyakujo's Fox]

you see grasshopper
the path is difficult, but -

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

you see grasshopper
the path is difficult, but -
where are you flying?

[Marcus Bales]

fall rain fall rain fall

[funkytuba]

fall rain fall rain fall
I dry slowly, incomplete

[Marcus Bales]

fall rain fall rain fall
I dry slowly, incomplete
as this haiku

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

where is treekisser?

[Marcus Bales]

where is treekisser
in a tryst with a sylph

[MoJoRiSin]

where is treekisser
in a tryst with a sylph
mo hopes he'll return

[Marcus Bales]

I was so happy

[Hyakujo's Fox]

where is treekisser?
hopefully back enjoying
his neck of the woods


I was so happy
and we were so happy too

[Marcus Bales]

I was so happy
and we were so happy too
happy happy ha-

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

it is very cold

[Marcus Bales]

it is very cold
her nipples, like Bing cherries,

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

it is very cold
her nipples, like Bing cherries,
crank up the heating

[Marcus Bales]

at the coffee shop

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

at the coffee shop
outbalancing work with games

[Marcus Bales]

at the coffee shop
outbalancing work with games
and going for games

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

funky drinks coffee

[Marcus Bales]

funky drinks coffee
the way he likes his lovers

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

funky drinks coffee
the way he likes his lovers
black, hot, sweet, with cream

[Marcus Bales]

I like how you think

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

I like how you think
of shoes and ships while typing

[Brynn]

I like how you think
of shoes and ships while typing
all those blood samples

[Marcus Bales]

The fall light changes

[Hyakujo's Fox]

The fall light changes
even how I imagine

[Marcus Bales]

the fall light changes
even how I imagine
the fall light changing

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

use it or lose it

[Marcus Bales]

use it or lose it
she said, and his penis shrank

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

use it or lose it
she said, and his penis shrank
with his and her hopes

[Marcus Bales]

how many poets

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

how many poets
end up in the loony bin?

[brightpearl]

how many poets
end up in the loony bin?
no point in counting...

[Marcus Bales]

how many poets
end up in the loony bin?
all the free-verse ones

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

oh, you wish, don't you?

[Marcus Bales]

oh, you wish, don't you?
that you were the arbiter

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

oh, you wish, don't you?
that you were the arbiter --
You will be judged, too.

[Marcus Bales]

judging and judgment

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

judging and judgment
be dispassionate and wise

[Marcus Bales]

judging and judgment
be dispassionate and wise
with mercy -- or else

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

discompassionate

[Marcus Bales]

discompassionate
sunset streaks uncaring clouds

[MoJoRiSin]

discompassionate
sunset streaks uncaring clouds
minds of the ages

[Hyakujo's Fox]

in all these photos

[treekisser]

in all these photos
not a single honest face

[brightpearl]

in all these photos
not a single honest face
except his father's

[Hyakujo's Fox]

he went out for milk

[Frieda]

he went out for milk
took his time and brought yogurt

[Hyakujo's Fox]

he went out for milk
took his time and brought yogurt
it was a full day

[Marcus Bales]

applied for credit

[Hyakujo's Fox]

applied for credit
and just fourteen months later

[Coffee]

applied for credit
and just fourteen months later
filed for bankruptcy

[Marcus Bales]

becoming green and

[Hyakujo's Fox]

becoming green and
growing oddly misshapen
my leftover ham

[Marcus Bales]

there's no SEAL Team 6

[xfox]

there's no SEAL Team 6
in any navy better than

[Marcus Bales]

there's no SEAL Team 6
in any navy better than
that of Switzerland

[Marcus Bales]

when you left the dog

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

when you left the dog
it whined much more than I did

[Bman]

when you left the dog
it whined much more than I did
Oh no, wait, that is a lie.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the truth is something

[xfox]

the truth is something
must be told at weddings and

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the truth is something
must be told at weddings and
subsequent disputes

[Marcus Bales]

in spring a young man's

[Hyakujo's Fox]

in spring a young man's
simply got to ask and he

[xfox]

in spring a young man's
simply got to ask and he
will get yes or no

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

when thirst overwhelms

[Hyakujo's Fox]

when thirst overwhelms
each and every friday

[Frieda]

when thirst overwhelms
each and every friday
the bra is open

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the limbo dancer's

[xfox]

the limbo dancer's
inevitable back bend

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

the limbo dancer's
inevitable back bend -
shivers down my spine

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

leap before you look

[Marcus Bales]

leap before you look
it's easier done than said

[Bman]

leap before you look
it's easier done than said
Oops! Geronimo.

[Marcus Bales]

there's nothing like gin

[Coffee]

there's nothing like gin
with a splash of tequilla

[Marcus Bales]

there's nothing like gin
with a splash of tequilla
to drown sadness in


these underpants are

[MoJoRiSin]

every year or so

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the underpants are
my most lucky underpants
every year or so

[Hyakujo's Fox]

watching and waiting

[MoJoRiSin]

watching and waiting
like a fox on a mountain (???)

[Coffee]

watching and waiting
like a fox on a mountain
all routes in plain sight

[Marcus Bales]

A young man's fancy

[MoJoRiSin]

A young man's fancy
Build a boat and row* away


*or 'sail'

[Hyakujo's Fox]

A young man's fancy
Build a boat and row away
Beyond human lights

[MoJoRiSin]

find stuff out

[Hyakujo's Fox]

find stuff out
leave a cryptic note

[MoJoRiSin]

find stuff out
leave a cryptic note
get well soon

[MoJoRiSin]

thoughts and prayers

[Hyakujo's Fox]

thoughts and prayers
the moist heat of hands

[Marcus Bales]

thoughts and prayers
the moist heat of hands
somebody to love

[Marcus Bales]

much more of this and

[MoJoRiSin]

much more of this and
for a sum you can add your

[Hyakujo's Fox]

much more of this and
for a sum you can add your
own D.N.A too!

[Hyakujo's Fox]

the best things in life

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

the best things in life
are not really things at all

[MoJoRiSin]

The best things in life
Are not really things at all
Refrigerator

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

unexpectedly

[Coffee]

unexpectedly
a new haiku was begun

[funkytuba]

unexpectedly
a new haiku was begun
it will go until

[Hyakujo's Fox]

without your good sense

[xfox]

without your good sense
and your good humor we'd all

[Marcus Bales]

without your good sense
and your good humor we'd all
put the blame on you

[Marcus Bales]

an empty wine glass

[xfox]

an empty wine glass
is filled to balance on a

[xfox]

An empty wine glass
Is filled to balance on a
spaghetti dinner

[Frieda]

It's so cold outside

[Hyakujo's Fox]

It's so cold outside
That I can't feel my fingers

[Frieda]

It's so cold outside
That I can't feel my fingers
breathing cloudy air

[Hyakujo's Fox]

My zombie novel

[YsaPur EsChomuw]

My zombie novel
is about Haiku's Fox

[xfox]

My zombie novel
is about Haiku's Fox
Apocalypse!

[brightpearl]

In a plain brown box

[Hyakujo's Fox]

In a plain brown box
Lies an unopened letter

[MoJoRiSin]

In a plain brown box
Lies an unopened letter
Has to be the I

[Frieda]

Curiosity

[Coffee]

Curiosity
Multi-sylabic cat trait

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Curiosity
Multi-sylabic cat trait
and often fatal

[MoJoRiSin]

A new convention

[Hyakujo's Fox]

A new convention
Is that every haiku

[MoJoRiSin]

A new convention
Is that every haiku

contains the right syllables