View Full Version : Haiku time again! (31 January 2004)
Moongold
31-01-2004, 11:15
What is Haiku? The perennial question.
I got this from the iternet but lost the exact reference.
Here comes the real challenge of haiku. To express an image or two so well that the reader "sees" them in his/her mind and then! you add another image that demands a leap or twist so the two previous images are seen in a new relationship (maybe even your metaphor, if you are lucky). An additional twist is to have images plus leap which reveal some deep philosophical truth or ideal without having to speak of it. Poetry is written vision. You have to show new ways of seeing things to be a real poet. Basho, again, showing us "real things" doing "unreal" things which feel real:
such stillness
the shrill of a cicada
pierces rock _ ~ JaneReichold
Come on all you poetic souls out there. I'll kick it off again with a not too poetic beginning :D
Political threads at Aeclectic
The wire screen filters
Words and air alike, both ground
From the Fool’s garden.
Moongold
Moongold
31-01-2004, 19:34
The Empress chants
To the wind echoing
Earth sorrow.
Cutting the difference,
mirrored edges reflecting
the right choice to make.....
Imagemaker
01-02-2004, 06:01
Create your own deck--
cats, flowers, or only pips.
Then publish it here
(In tribute to Deb R.)
Hanging here all day
Many insights coming now
Someone get me down!
Kim
Moongold
02-02-2004, 03:51
Hanging here
No longer bound
To ground, I fly.
Moongold
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The dog barks and snaps
at the bright moon, shining white
through seat torn trousers
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Before their overself
they stand, surnames indulgence,
first, self and over.
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Kwaw ;)
mercenary30
03-02-2004, 04:30
Monday is not fun
After a weekend of peace
Going to work bites
Merc, I'm guessing your card is the 3 of Pents???
;)
Kim
mercenary30
03-02-2004, 05:21
Originally posted by ncefafn
Merc, I'm guessing your card is the 3 of Pents???
;)
Kim
Most of the time, the way I feel, it would be more like Ten of Wands.
Feast & family
defining the ultimate
emotional space. :)
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With cutting humour
and a permanent grin, he
laughed their heads off.
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Kwaw
Saturn's discipline
Dancing within one's limits
Brings liberation
Kim
Chronata
03-02-2004, 16:40
Allright...I'll give this a try...
A tribute to my Mythic Deck and to celebrate Imbolc.
In Priestess' Spring
The flowers have all opened
The door to visions
Moongold
04-02-2004, 12:50
These are getting better each time!
Dark Eyes
04-02-2004, 19:45
Try very hard to find a way to break though the fustration,
try even harder to understand,
try to inspire change and communication
but if all this fails....
try to walk away with your dignity still in hand.
There once was a werewolf named Larry
Who each month got a little bit hairy.
He'd bark and he'd howl
And let out a growl,
When a lobster bit his derri-ery!
Kim
mercenary30
05-02-2004, 06:31
There once was a thread for Haiku
Who's formula was followed so true
But someone said 'no'
'Just go with the flow'
So just dub this thread "Poetry time two".
Moongold
05-02-2004, 06:40
Ah .....I noticed that we were evolving to Limericks :D
Oh well...as long as we know it.
What did you call it Merc...? Irish Haiku. I like it :)
Moongold
Moongold
05-02-2004, 06:46
A summer morning
Lost haiku swimming
In the sleepy light.
Moongold
mercenary30
05-02-2004, 07:04
Originally posted by Moongold
[BWhat did you call it Merc...? Irish Haiku. I like it :)
Moongold [/B]
Actually, I am spoofing what ncefafn already did.....
Imagemaker
05-02-2004, 08:01
Irish haiku -- oh!
Comes with green ale in a pint!
Leprachaun tarot?
Waves of sea-green beer
Feeling pretty queasy now
Ah, March in New York!
Many colours, one
rainbow. Earth and sky meet, and
we are together.
Kwaw
Darkness growing light
Across the great horizon
Eagle, spread your wings
Lorem
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Please your Father,
Forsake not your Mother's Joy;
Play in the Garden.
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Silent in the airs
light scent, so sweet to the touch,
five Mourning Glory.
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Kwaw
Imagemaker
11-02-2004, 00:51
And while I'm playing the game, this came to mind:
Tarot Jeopardy:
Reverse your thinking and play.
A way to live, too.
mercenary30
11-02-2004, 03:06
Cold dull winter day
One of many in a row
Get a Tarot deck
Your favorite one
With the art that speaks to you
Now make some hot tea
Go hide in a place
Where you find warmth and comfort
Peaceful and cozy
Pull out card Nineteen
From the Major Arcana
Give it a good look
Take a sip of tea
Close your eyes and picture it
Homemade sun today.
Imagemaker
11-02-2004, 03:17
I lo-ove that one, m30!
Originally posted by Imagemaker
I lo-ove that one, m30! Me too! It made me smile the minute I read it. I think I'll do exactly this myself today....
Moongold
11-02-2004, 05:30
Originally posted by mercenary30
Take a sip of tea
Close your eyes and picture it
Homemade sun today.
I love this :)
Moongold
mercenary30
26-03-2004, 00:28
Bump the Haiku thread
Time for us to add some more
Prosing a challenge
Ivy Rhiannon
13-04-2004, 15:25
she pauses out at sea
to send her love ashore
her lover's coming home
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drunked fever persists
this burning for a change
i close my eyes at this
mercenary30
08-09-2004, 23:05
Moderator Lark
Graffiti Haiku for you
Plastered everywhere
lunakasha
09-09-2004, 07:53
Here's my first haiku
Three lines: five, seven and five
Meaning syllables
:D Luna
OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:09
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Moongold
09-09-2004, 08:30
Five, seven, five no less
no more; a skeleton of words.
The tree waits for leaves.
OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:35
I enjoy haiku
On many kinds of subjects
Move this thread to Chat?
OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:40
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OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:45
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OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:47
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OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:50
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OakDragon
09-09-2004, 08:56
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OakDragon
09-09-2004, 09:02
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Moongold
09-09-2004, 10:34
Words drifting like leaves
On a path, waiting for poems.
Our breath chills the air.
Go for it Oak Dragon :D
telcontar
09-09-2004, 18:26
Oakdragons pleasure
is good enough for me, too
the devil's tempting!
telcontar
09-09-2004, 23:39
Hanged man hanging from
a tree's branch calmly-
fatal broken branch
mercenary30
09-09-2004, 23:44
The gifting of decks
Brings me a feeling of warmth
I want to give more
telcontar
09-09-2004, 23:48
Really!? No matter to whom? I'd volunteer :D
Give me one of those
I'll give it a proper home
What do you say Merc? :D
mercenary30: thank you for reviving this thread! I love haiku.
Tarot cards
Are bits of cardboard
That open the doors to the Universe.
But I am not very good at it...
My favorite haiku poet is Issa, not as big a name as Basho, but with such humor:
Save room for me
In my little hut
Mosquitos
-Issa
OakDragon
10-09-2004, 08:19
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10-09-2004, 09:23
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10-09-2004, 09:30
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10-09-2004, 09:32
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 09:40
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 09:45
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 09:47
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10-09-2004, 09:49
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 09:54
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 09:57
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 10:00
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 10:05
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OakDragon
10-09-2004, 10:22
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Another morning
Last of the weeks working days
Off to work I go...
Sitting in my chair
Waiting for the phone to ring
Feeling rather bored
Make a little room
For me in all this turmoil
So much going on...
mercenary30
10-09-2004, 22:53
Oakdragon Haikus
Have blanketed this forum
Like new fallen snow
mercenary30
10-09-2004, 22:55
Structured poetry
Is such fun and such challenge
All at the same time
OakDragon
11-09-2004, 09:41
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Moongold
11-09-2004, 12:59
Oakie and others - You can extend the challenge and pleasure of Haiku by revisiting the idea of form.
Yes - in classical haiku there is a requirement for the 5/7/5 syllable form. In English this is sometimes not adhered to of course but I like it.
Thee is another aspect to haiku called "cutting" .
Cutting divides the Haiku into two parts, with a certain imaginative distance between the two sections, but the two sections must remain, to a degree, independent of each other. Both sections must enrich the understanding of the other. To make this cutting in english, either the first or the second line ends normally with a colon, long dash or ellipsis.
There is also a general requirement for a "seasonal reference" which can be quite subtle but usually identifiable.
Does this stretch the boundaries for you a little? It helps to keep the haiku simple and sharply catch the present moment with a kind of breathtaking simplicity. This is where the challenge lies.
There is a great haiku site here: http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
May I suggest that you practice by imitation? There is nothing wrong with this. It gets you used to form, which in turn releases you to mystery, inspiration.
Here is something I just did, Oak Dragon, in your honour:
The oak tree shelters
the fiery dragon muse. He rests.
Rain falling on leaves.
telcontar
11-09-2004, 19:07
Clouds cover the sky
Mists are rising from the fields;
The Fool wants to play.
- still practising ;)
Here the King of Swords
Stands upon the mountaintop
High above the mists
OakDragon
12-09-2004, 08:18
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12-09-2004, 08:20
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12-09-2004, 08:22
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12-09-2004, 08:24
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Moongold
12-09-2004, 08:38
Empress
Light through my window ~
I am a green leaf nurtured.
And the warm breeze calls.
Originally posted by Moongold
Oakie and others - You can extend the challenge and pleasure of Haiku by revisiting the idea of form.
There is a great haiku site here: http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
thanks for the suggestions Moongold, and that great web site! I didn't know there were whole books of Issa poems!
Moongold
12-09-2004, 09:27
The Fool
Quiet voices speak now.
The wind sings to its shadow ~
Surprised by joy.
OakDragon
12-09-2004, 09:51
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OakDragon
12-09-2004, 09:54
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OakDragon
12-09-2004, 22:58
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The High Priestess glares.
Do you really want to know?
Just step up and ask..
The Moon hides its face.
Behind the misty mountain,
the sun is rising.
OakDragon
13-09-2004, 05:33
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Where will this road lead,
she asks as she walks along.
The star lights the way.
Moongold
13-09-2004, 06:19
May I comment?
I think these are getting better.
Try to capture the piquancy of the immediate moment. Haiku thrills with that sense of the NOW seen so clearly and uniquely.
Explore the idea of cutting as explained on the link I posted, and also the idea of a seasonal reference. These make a difference I think.
You may not need to mention a specific tarot card to capture something of its message.
Having said that, you must find your own expression too. Traditional haiku is Japanese, a language very different from English in sound and construction. Some US Haiku writers use form they consider appropriate to the English language.
I love the Japanese form - but it doesn't mean that you have to. :)
Many blessings ~
Moongold
OakDragon
15-09-2004, 08:14
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Reading
Stars above me, soft Fall weather
The Star falls from my hands
Stars in me!
His time has come now,
he must rise and leave this place
for new horizons.
OakDragon
19-10-2004, 03:50
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15-11-2004, 08:52
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starsongs
15-11-2004, 13:43
chalice gently holds
rivers of inspiration
molding rocky gorge
House in the distance
go towards it
Wands, break not my back
Travelling in faith;
Light in dark,
My hope is renewed.
mercenary30
16-11-2004, 04:47
Not another one
Why can't life bring something new
Cross my arms and pout
Moongold
16-11-2004, 04:49
Why do you go now?
Breath cooling my waiting lips. Why?
Leaves fall on your path.
starsongs
16-11-2004, 12:18
Just have to tell everyone how much I'm enjoying the haiku...fantastic thread, challenging and fun! I'm learning lots by going back and reading..Thank you...
:D :D :D
starsongs
mercenary30
16-11-2004, 22:24
Just have to tell everyone how much I'm enjoying the haiku...fantastic thread, challenging and fun! I'm learning lots by going back and reading..Thank you...
:D :D :D
starsongs
Enjoying Haiku
Challenging and fun for me
I am learning lots
:)
starsongs
17-11-2004, 10:08
Enjoying Haiku
Challenging and fun for me
I am learning lots
:)
Thank you for building
A proper form for the words
Focusing again
;)
We argued; he left,
Angrily.
When will he return?
starsongs
19-11-2004, 13:52
Above and Below
Hands reaching out and touching
Centered in the Heart
OakDragon
29-11-2004, 08:49
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blue_fusion
29-11-2004, 09:13
Priestess
The night grows quiet
as I open my mind to
Her silken embrace
Hermit's Winter
Opportunity
Sits nearby while I remain
Frozen and alone
This is the Winter of my life.
Looking back, a life well spent
Now over.
mercenary30
29-11-2004, 23:20
I have ideas
Filling the space in my head
Now to move to wands
OakDragon
13-12-2004, 01:51
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My heart beats quicker
each time I think of your name
will you take my hand?
- 2 of Cups -
OakDragon
15-12-2004, 01:56
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OakDragon
15-12-2004, 04:24
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Skydancer
01-01-2005, 09:39
in blessed stillness i look
within to find gods
writhing at the midnight Rave
(7,5,7 - darn)
Okay, try this:
in blessed stillness
i look within to find gods
writhing at the Rave
There! :)
*S*
RedMaple
02-01-2005, 12:10
Here's one from my book:
Department of Labor Haiku
in the winter snow
the kitchens fill up with steam
and men out of work
moonspirit
06-01-2005, 14:59
let's see............
In darkness
The Priestess rests
seeing all
Milamber
06-01-2005, 16:01
Moving in to strike,
The serpent's silent advance
Bodes a sudden end.
Perhaps I'll later try writing a Japanese one (I can speak the language to some extent).
OakDragon
24-01-2005, 00:25
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birds in winter, sunlight
the wind skates by...
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Moongold
24-01-2005, 01:43
These are all so beautiful, folks :)
So worn with words.
I wait under the blue gums
listening to birds.
Moongold
24-01-2005, 02:14
Birds take evening rest.
And Cicadas write their songs
In concrete shadows.
Moongold
24-01-2005, 02:18
Oh! the heat today
Makes a north wind with my words.
And the dry leaves dance.
Moongold
24-01-2005, 02:25
Leaving my practiced smile
In the supermarket aisle
Racing steel trolleys.
Shadows wallowing
in snowdrifts
surrounded by diamonds
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OakDragon
24-01-2005, 02:31
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haiku time again
five, seven, five syllables
breaking nerves and skills
OakDragon
24-01-2005, 02:36
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Moongold
24-01-2005, 02:47
Dawn breezes take hold
and swirl us around in a dance
for the coming day :)
twisted through branches, moonlight
pools in streaks around the roots...
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Moongold
24-01-2005, 03:12
Pools in my eyes
ripple with unknown words
in the quiet moonlight.
Hawks seen
and unseen, stalk
the fatal fields
and garden green
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DollieAnna
24-01-2005, 04:19
Wish I had less decks
Have tried to sell all my decks
still, I want new ones.
temptation calling
attracting to lazyness
deceiving beauty
Moongold
24-01-2005, 23:19
Such heat
my smile
a cracked rock
holding on and letting go...
slumbring in the windrows
of the hours
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OakDragon
25-01-2005, 01:23
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We've come to the end,
all our efforts completed.
Adieu ~ bon voyage!
5 - 7 - 5
DLXXV CHECHMAT
Destiny awaits,
the hour is now at hand:
Come what may, I stand.
cut away old wood
make room for new growth to come
eternal cycle
L'Etoille
Trace the heights again,
in a celestial flight!
Now! On tempest wings!
l'étoile
gentle of spirit
all calmness within the light
akin to soul, mate
pick a three card stack
in my forget me not field
a chariot moves on
Moongold
04-02-2005, 23:33
Of spirit
Salmon roses swim
to water lilies laughing
in our own garden.
OakDragon
05-02-2005, 02:04
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OakDragon
05-02-2005, 03:26
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Moongold
05-02-2005, 03:42
Weeping quietly
the Sun sipped her morning tea
behind a waiting cloud.
Moongold
05-02-2005, 03:59
Anger so deeply
burning seeks the cool rest
of your love. Hold me.
Moongold
05-02-2005, 04:17
Hudes XIII Death
From this darkness Love
is a butterfly on the edge
of time, beckoning...
La Papess
In a temple dwells
the sanctuary spirit,
forever waiting
The Fool
Wandering alone
Gleefully playing mind games
wisdom sought, and love
Moongold
05-02-2005, 13:19
Hudes Hermit
But for this darkness
I would not find Thee waiting
nor see the Moon's light.
OakDragon
06-02-2005, 01:12
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Moongold
06-02-2005, 02:12
Hudes High Priestess
It seems you still wait
framed in rock; those untouched pages
longing for my words.
Come on, fly with me
what else can happen to you
but new points of view?
Moongold
06-02-2005, 04:08
Hudes XXI World
Throughout this life
all I have wanted is your touch.
And the scent of leaves.
Moongold
06-02-2005, 14:11
VII Chariot
Ghostly carousels!
The dark horseman steers our dreams
to earth; they wait the dawn.
Le Judgement
All I get is your
"Battle Red" (something I said?)
What a way to be...
OakDragon
07-02-2005, 00:27
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Moongold
07-02-2005, 00:48
I have had enough
leave me in this moment now.
Let me hear the moon.
golden-eyed from too
much sun, cheeks flushed pink, laughing
snow angels frolic
I wonder what stinks?
It was gone, but now it's back!
Could it be the Sfynx?
Silvery shadows
Howling, is it dog or wolf
Drawn forth like the tides
DollieAnna
10-02-2005, 01:09
Mister Magician
I will drink from your chalice
Your elixir, please!
Annabelle
10-02-2005, 09:46
Red headed bully
Boys crying by the water
Jagged clouds blow by
OakDragon
12-02-2005, 06:33
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Got milk? 'Cause I do,
And recipe book to boot.
Me? Housewives Empress.
With a cat-like glance
Le Bateleur, peering askance.
Has he seen a mouse?
Queen of Rocks
Such a dull, sad thing
to see, standing there alone.
What a waste of space!
EricTheHermit
16-02-2005, 03:34
"Take my offering,"
the little boy told the girl.
"Now you are my Queen!"
EricTheHermit
16-02-2005, 03:38
Pompous holy man
wears tradition like a snake -
the Roman collar
Moongold
16-02-2005, 10:41
Her own light reaching
far eyond the golden dawn,
she has remained in time.
Not so much black as invisible,
green of foot
on a path of grey.
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MAGICIAN, HEAL ME
Mister Magician
I will drink from your chalice
Your elixir, please!
STEP RIGHT UP
Four elements take...
now: As Above! So Below!
one spirit these make...
Encased in Jell-O
Moldy fruit in suspension
What's that in my bum?
what ho! the footman!
come, sirrah! what, whilst dally?!
haste, boy! haste post haste!
mercenary30
24-02-2005, 23:53
This must truely be
The longest running Haiku
Thread I ever seen
Remember when "Let's
Marseille!" posts would dot the boards?
Summer in the park...
Moongold
25-02-2005, 10:48
Under the yellow moon
the dark blood washed away.
Honey trees bloomed
Moongold
25-02-2005, 11:04
She is beautiful
but no-one has seen her eyes.
Roses in darkness.
OakDragon
26-02-2005, 04:40
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Hacking and coughing,
Desperate for some healing . . .
I need Temperance!
OakDragon
26-02-2005, 22:40
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OakDragon
27-02-2005, 02:21
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Ace of Swords
What hand holds this Sword?
_If we could find the Answer,
Would you want to Know?
OakDragon
11-03-2005, 04:42
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OakDragon
12-03-2005, 04:23
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OakDragon
12-03-2005, 11:08
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OakDragon
12-03-2005, 11:12
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weeping Universe
your constant voice filled with soul
laughs violin tears
Last night to the West
we saw Mercury twinkling
just after sunset
My Money Box Cow
Holds more gold coin than cold milk
Thirsty for a Deck?
What is it about
Marseille ad infinitum:
Which one is the one?
Now that was very smart
Fulgour of the last posting
Have you found out yet?
Dodal and Conver,
like old Homer and Virgil,
stand as the Masters.
Moongold
19-03-2005, 10:43
Waiting …. for you….wait!
Your light warms the sea breeze
commanding me home.
Moongold
19-03-2005, 11:05
The cards fall as leaves,
fragile paintings under trees.
Can I see the path?
Moongold
19-03-2005, 11:15
Our cup runneth over
With honeyed light and roses.
We drink to the night.
Moongold
19-03-2005, 12:09
Like Mother Empress,
I am clothed in floral greens.
My heart grows from earth.
Balance amid change;
Shall I walk Niagra Falls
and let chaos drop?
Moongold
19-03-2005, 15:21
Balance amid change;
Shall I walk Niagra Falls
and let chaos drop?
Breathe chaos quietly
and make the void a rainbow
Smile of the Gods.
To see the Gods Smile
I need to hang my head over
On Le Pendus' void.
(Breathing quietly)
Moongold
19-03-2005, 16:35
In this way Odin saw
and chose the road less travelled,
light, grace and magic.
Dark Eyes
19-03-2005, 17:42
crumbling foundations,
rug pulled out from beneath,
some solidity is begged for.
Faces, near and far,
shine like stars come from heaven.
Close your eyes and see.
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Moongold
22-03-2005, 01:35
I have travelled far
amongst the stars in the dusty night
to know the red rose.
OakDragon
29-03-2005, 09:27
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Slow summer lightning
shrieking blue echoes
and the lusty flash go me orange
Watch your P's and Q's
No more leavings from this plate
Of Alphabet soup :(
good morning, sunshine
joyful day of light and warmth
announced by birdsong
Moongold
02-04-2005, 15:33
Last night the heat waved
from the cool western moon, waiting.
Earth is mad today.
OakDragon
05-04-2005, 12:25
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OakDragon
05-04-2005, 12:40
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OakDragon
05-04-2005, 15:44
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Where has my sight gone?
Chasing the moons searching rays
Autumn hides my cards.
OakDragon
08-04-2005, 13:30
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Begone Tedium
All I see is atouts
and threes and fours and.....
OakDragon
08-04-2005, 13:47
Nice one, Rosanne! As soon as I saw it, I thought, "Atouts, Bruté?" ;)
Thanks OakDragon, glad I'm not the only one. I can see you sitting on your four swords- not apathy surely?LOL. ..I especially like your 'Shrouded in Mysteries'.~Rosanne
OakDragon
08-04-2005, 14:43
I can see you sitting on your four swords- not apathy surely?
Not entirely-pleasant apathy. ;)
A well lit yellow
alike in light to a shriek
summons me, blindly
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OakDragon
08-04-2005, 14:57
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(hehe you Samarai Bards) I have another...
Going back to Smith
Good solid Jamaican stock
Who needs French Dressing?
and...
Has it been a year?
The Cardinals are back now
Red is Chinese Joy.
.. it has been a Ka Pai day~Rosanne
OakDragon
08-04-2005, 15:09
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Go back a page OakDragon.
That was very funny and v-e-r-y clever. I will print out these last few pages, to chuckle over while I count and count and count.
OakDragon
08-04-2005, 15:40
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OakDragon
09-04-2005, 13:34
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OakDragon
09-04-2005, 14:12
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Theres a Haiku Slam
Somewhere over the rainbow
Need Red Shoes to Rap?
When it rains, it pours
all the world is against me
poor me victimism
;)
nobody please assume that this is my mood of the day - not yet in any case, I just pulled a card for a haiku ;)
No Moon on the Ninth
What will all the Werewolves Do?
Stay home and read Tarot!!
OakDragon
10-04-2005, 05:47
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OakDragon
10-04-2005, 14:29
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OakDragon
12-04-2005, 12:36
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OakDragon
12-04-2005, 12:48
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OakDragon
13-04-2005, 13:35
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The Ace of the mind
Slams the open fridge door shut
Stainless steel resolve.
(positively sent to OakDragon!)
OakDragon
13-04-2005, 14:07
Thank you for that, Rosanne. I can always use help getting my ace in gear. ;)
OakDragon
14-04-2005, 15:45
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(I liked that one!)
Don't be seduced now!!
Silver chains around your Heart
Rattling your new stance.
Moongold
16-04-2005, 11:39
Imagine yourself
silver maple in the wind
heart warming the earth.
Is it 'This' or 'That'
I know that the Sun comes up
Arrays of many miens.
OakDragon
16-04-2005, 14:16
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OakDragon
18-04-2005, 14:08
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Skipping round the posts
Looking for splendid Haiku
Like Stars above me
^
l (Hehe)
OakDragon
20-04-2005, 04:34
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human beings look
hungry during readings so
I offer Soul Food
XV CUPS
Come, start the wine down,
pass it 'round the whole table --
we'll all toast ere long!
Down to Earth person
Have you buried your head deep?
Trying to grow up
Revolving doors spin
Starting out with a faith leap
Maybe a good return?
XVI PAIRS
My poor cold bare feet
have a preference for dressing
in warm cotton socks.
Moongold
23-04-2005, 03:40
Did you see the sun
falling into the dark sea?
Yet the day lingers.
Moongold
23-04-2005, 03:44
I thought I saw you
fleetingly in the dawn light
looking out for me.
Moongold
23-04-2005, 03:50
If I could read you
like a newspaper I would
release you right now..
Moongold
23-04-2005, 03:59
Whose words you receive
without judgment awaits us now
in our own shadow.
OakDragon
23-04-2005, 12:30
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OakDragon
23-04-2005, 12:39
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OakDragon
23-04-2005, 12:45
Phantom cupmaker
Stealing my soul in the night
Taking back false gifts
OakDragon
23-04-2005, 12:54
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A Born Visionary
Can live up a pole. Simeon?
Was he once Downcast?
Hey There OakDragon
Thats not breathing high on Love
Thats shallow Asthma!!
A lover's sighing
should not echo phlegmatic
but linger sweetly
drink to me only
with sparkling cider lovely
bubbly without spew
I will protect you with all my might
I will protect you,
but are you worth the fight
OakDragon
25-04-2005, 14:26
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OakDragon
25-04-2005, 14:44
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wander blind, alone
illuminated within
humanity's shame
OakDragon
26-04-2005, 06:45
for Moongold :)
6,000 blossoms
An orchard of wise blessings
Each petal a gift.
OakDragon
26-04-2005, 15:54
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Moongold
26-04-2005, 22:31
That summer when my
wandering soul left.....
the sea birds remained.
Moongold
26-04-2005, 22:37
Ah! the tree branches
hold her dancing in the leaves
by the baby nest.
We've come for your Tarot
Only Seventy Eight Mils Please
Is that all they Need?
They have their sharp Swords
I watch their healthy Magic Show
They don't see my Cups.
crystals, incense, flames
candles lighting up the cards
patterns become Life
OakDragon
30-04-2005, 14:31
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Moongold
30-04-2005, 15:26
The cormorant waits
as the morning sea waves
reflect the red sun
Moongold
30-04-2005, 15:32
In his sacred room
the Magician prods the globe.
Waves rise to the Moon
OakDragon
30-04-2005, 15:59
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Deliver
Deletter
Desooner
Debetter
:)
No barking for now
The Postman looks for my dog
Silence from Saffron (Sigh)
What does The Fool have
in that funny bag of his?
We may just find out! ;)
6 a.m. midnight...
and then lunch at breakfast too!
when is dinner time?
OakDragon
05-05-2005, 01:25
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OakDragon
09-05-2005, 13:25
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Pamela's painting
Happiness is spreading wide
Maybe a horseshoe?
she spat out her supps
two year old's cries just ended
asleep I hope, but.....
OakDragon
12-05-2005, 16:33
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Take it all apart
and put it back together
and you have I Ching
:OL ~ :OL
When reading the Runes
forget about the spelling.
You are the book now...
*** :CL ***
OakDragon
31-05-2005, 05:13
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OakDragon
05-06-2005, 10:44
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OakDragon
06-06-2005, 05:32
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OakDragon
10-06-2005, 11:11
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OakDragon
10-06-2005, 13:33
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OakDragon
10-06-2005, 13:37
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OakDragon
11-06-2005, 03:47
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Moongold
11-06-2005, 04:03
Wind drives rain
against my window
flowers in glass
Moongold
11-06-2005, 04:10
Where is the umbrella?
I want to hear the water dance
a soft shoe shuffle.
Moongold
11-06-2005, 19:02
Wait for me...
OakDragon
16-06-2005, 15:48
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 15:55
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 15:59
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 16:03
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 16:09
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 16:20
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 16:24
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OakDragon
16-06-2005, 16:35
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OakDragon
17-06-2005, 15:02
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OakDragon
17-06-2005, 15:13
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Moongold
17-06-2005, 16:15
Spirit, silently
Slips through the forest, nearby
A campfire's laughter.
OakDragon ~
That is one of the best I have ever seen you do.
OakDragon
17-06-2005, 16:17
OakDragon ~
That is one of the best I have ever seen you do.
Thank you, Moongold! :)
I saw an old owl ~
preening on a brown towel.
Who's? I never knew...
Queen of Cups
Sees her latest dream desire
And she sighs.
OakDragon
20-06-2005, 16:47
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Called to stop
The Queen took her leadership
This is clear!
Kwan Yin replenishes
us with her elixer, balm
for a wandering soul
*
Packed my tiny case
Tickets,Pens,Maps,my first Deck
Tarot nose twitching.....
Can barely post now
Saving for the return flood
of renewed passion.....
Will I be renewed?
A Tarot rendezvous calls
Passion on the wing.
OakDragon
26-06-2005, 16:23
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Methinks you are too hard on yourself OakDragon :D
My Cards lie cold Too!!
So do my Haiku attempts
So La la la dee..........
Once in a life time
that's the way things always are
and I wish you joy
Moongold
27-06-2005, 06:22
My fear is heavy
and the cold winds of Never
have extinguished light.
Moongold
27-06-2005, 07:04
Blindfold now removed
she seeks words to cut and shape
soft verse for the wind.
Moongold
27-06-2005, 07:13
When the day’s light dims
the sun can be found resting
in backyard flowers.
I loved the imagery in your last Haiku Moongold-well done ~Rosanne
Moongold
27-06-2005, 07:46
Rosanne ~
Thank you :).
The Hudes deck is quite evocative. I have uploaded images of the cards so you can see for yourself.
Kate
Thanks for that Moongold the cards ARE very evocative. I had heard they were sad, but perhaps 'sad' is the wrong word. I will go look for some more- maybe they could be added to my list of maybes-hope they are available in Melbourne :D ~Rosanne
Silently
Her intuition searched on
in the dark.
OakDragon
28-06-2005, 15:01
Sprinklers hiss outside.
Darkness peeks in the window.
Light shines down on me.
Moongold
28-06-2005, 15:11
The world is trembling
in rain drops and its bright light
calls for your soft words.
OakDragon
28-06-2005, 15:42
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Feelings vibrate back
As my soul, transformed to words,
Shines out my fingers.
...like a Starwars lightsaver~Rosanne
OakDragon
28-06-2005, 16:00
Well, yeah, sort of. It's good for keeping the Dark Side away, anyway. :)
OakDragon
29-06-2005, 16:18
Silence, my old friend,
Whispers to me: "It's o.k."
The moon winks and smiles.
OakDragon
12-07-2005, 14:46
Shedding my costume.
My skin sighs, tuned to my heart,
Introduced to air.
That provides a clear image. It is well conceived!--Tao
OakDragon
12-07-2005, 14:51
That provides a clear image. It is well conceived!--Tao
Thank you! :)
I see what I see,
I know beyond ancient winds,
All sacred secrets.
OakDragon
13-07-2005, 07:20
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Wow! Very insightful! You are a natural!--Tao
In armour I'm clad,
My sword raised, I wreak havoc
Hide from my terror!
OakDragon
14-07-2005, 07:32
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To carry my load
I push beyond any person
To make my way home.
OakDragon
14-07-2005, 16:39
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I am innocent
So, why am I violated
Such injustice here.
Tardy arriving...
carried by winds and breezes
not stopping for clocks
Sacred brotherhood
We embrace reality
Nothing now matters.
OakDragon
17-07-2005, 15:38
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OakDragon
17-07-2005, 16:05
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cSpaceDiva
17-07-2005, 16:32
All alone at night
Following a distant light
Finding it within
cSpaceDiva
17-07-2005, 16:44
Striving for perfection
A juggler performing tricks
Cannot be fulfilled
cSpaceDiva
18-07-2005, 18:39
Silent with eyes closed
Moon glowing over water
Everywhere at home
:TSTAR
OakDragon
24-07-2005, 16:28
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Dead things on my plate
still life of meat and two veg
Death is life to me
OakDragon
28-07-2005, 16:44
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Always rock the boat
it sure can be a blessing!!
Whats a little water?
OakDragon
29-07-2005, 02:22
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No Le pape was not sarcastic, he is genuine in his belief that rocking the boat sometimes is what a complacent group needs.
Fertile plains have good drainage systems
and cherished communities are strong and not easily ruined-
Yep it can cause castaways tho....
I appreciate your haiku Oakdragon- it made me think about responses~Rosanne
OakDragon
29-07-2005, 15:42
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OakDragon
29-07-2005, 16:03
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 12:58
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:04
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:08
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:20
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:31
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:38
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OakDragon
31-07-2005, 13:52
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OakDragon
01-08-2005, 14:41
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Shrink wrapt' for the rain
Come into the warmth undressed
Welcome to my hand.
OakDragon
02-08-2005, 16:00
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OakDragon
02-08-2005, 19:06
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OakDragon
08-08-2005, 16:25
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OakDragon
10-08-2005, 09:12
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OakDragon
10-08-2005, 18:43
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OakDragon
10-08-2005, 18:47
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OakDragon
17-08-2005, 05:40
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I have never tried this before...
But I thought I'd try.
Under the moon fall
Black dog, White howl, long night time
Secretly I swim.
???????
Hey Lillie that was perfect!! 5/7/5...and poetic
...and wasn't it fun?
TO MANY SIDETRACKS
In the haze of posts
I forgot my basic Joy
Use my cards daily!!!!
OakDragon
17-08-2005, 08:30
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One times one is two,
in the world of three-in-one.
Add up the magic.
Under the moon fall
Black dog, White howl, long night time
Secretly I swim.The nearer light shines
softly, shifting ~
from the Sun
to this hour ashore.
one times n is n
nought plus n is n;
nulla, one and nought.
Kwaw
Dribbling, asinine...
venomous with insanity.
Pitiable...? Not!
Interweaving threads
All on a purple background
Time for the last post.
'Nowt' is Middle English.
It means 'nought', 'fool' and 'bull' -
like old 'Phoenician'.
Kwaw
One two three four five
then up to number seven
and then five after that
There's a sheep seated
on my sheet. It's made a bench
~parked on my parchment.
*
How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will;
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill!
Sir Henry Wotton
Shrink wrapt' for the rain
Come into the warmth undressed
Welcome to my hand.
I got a new old deck...
the box was quite a wreck,
but see ~ packing works.
Little nipping dog...
why not go sniff a tree stump
~ reunions are fun
So with Kaph in hand
"Does this belong to you?"
I quizz Rasena
They Laughed and said "No
Try across the sea from us"
Maybe its their Kaph?"
I stood by their Tree
and asked to see if it fit
"Does now! We nicked it"
A cleft in the Tree??
Nay, tis the palm of a hand
For I am not blind
Say after me who doubt
"Only when the Kaph fits- wear it
It's a Phoenician hat"
When one has a sheep-
Yum 'Colonial Goose' Roaster
Recipe on Parchment!!
One times one is two (fact)
The Nullabor(e) is a place (fact)
No mans land in Aus. (fact)
OakDragon
27-08-2005, 18:10
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Do you realise
That I type your haiku out
For my notice Board?
...to wit my family cluster to read your recent offerings and you are world famous where I live! ~Rosanne
OakDragon
28-08-2005, 03:39
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Breakfast at midnight,
lunch around dinner
~ time zones ~
it's early and I'm late!
*
Let's Party! :) Kia huritau ki a koe!
OakDragon
28-08-2005, 13:57
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*
*
I look at the cards
see new cards about old cards
and I think of cards
*
*
*
OakDragon
31-08-2005, 16:23
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OakDragon
04-09-2005, 06:37
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OakDragon
05-09-2005, 16:28
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I'm no Tohunga,
but you made me smile
to say such a nice thing.
~Thanks! :)
OakDragon
10-09-2005, 10:35
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OakDragon
11-09-2005, 05:56
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Dug up your hatchet-
need it to push <snip> aside
Blunt blade in my hand
OakDragon
11-09-2005, 10:42
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OakDragon
23-09-2005, 16:20
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OakDragon
23-09-2005, 16:41
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Penelope
28-09-2005, 13:11
In the haze of posts
I forgot my basic Joy
Use my cards daily!!!!Full of "G" is our
(wee bowl of) alphabet soup:
playing peek-a-boos!
A B C D Miracles?
I C N O Miracles!
S D R - two running quill!!!
I is full of mirth
To be Hongi'd from afar
A Magician's Knows! ;)
OakDragon
18-10-2005, 16:54
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Light'ning raids to look
For the pen of the muser
NO? NO? NO? ahhh YES!
For Oakdragon from your fan!
OakDragon
19-10-2005, 13:45
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OakDragon
20-10-2005, 16:24
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Penelope
29-10-2005, 01:21
The sort of Sworded thoughts he sought,
grandly demanded "hands-on" Wands. :joke:
OakDragon
02-11-2005, 13:37
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Chained to pill regimes
Drowning gurgling pharmacist
Needing a strength draught!!!
tieduptinkerbell
02-11-2005, 15:06
but isn't there is a specific number of sylables per line (i think )to make it true.
Love bell
(i think its like 5, 7, 5 or something...can't remember which would make moongolds technically totally correct. sorry for being a party pooper...lol)
What is Haiku? The perennial question.
I got this from the iternet but lost the exact reference.
Here comes the real challenge of haiku. To express an image or two so well that the reader "sees" them in his/her mind and then! you add another image that demands a leap or twist so the two previous images are seen in a new relationship (maybe even your metaphor, if you are lucky). An additional twist is to have images plus leap which reveal some deep philosophical truth or ideal without having to speak of it. Poetry is written vision. You have to show new ways of seeing things to be a real poet. Basho, again, showing us "real things" doing "unreal" things which feel real:
such stillness
the shrill of a cicada
pierces rock _ ~ JaneReichold
Come on all you poetic souls out there. I'll kick it off again with a not too poetic beginning :D
Political threads at Aeclectic
The wire screen filters
Words and air alike, both ground
From the Fool’s garden.
Moongold
Hi tieduptinkerbell (your name is a first line of haiku)
Any commentary is not being a party pooper :D
The last two fit the 5/7/5 requirement (not all of mine do ;) )
Chained (1) to (2) pill (3) re (4) gimes (5) etc etc, but a true Haiku should have reference to the seasons/weather as well. I just let of steam by thinking about something and appyling the haiku to it. It is calming. Anyway, I need to post because I like OakDragons Haiku and so I try and keep the thread going so he will post more :party: ~Rosanne
OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:09
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:12
Tieduptinkerbell,
You're right about the haiku, 5-7-5 syllables, and tarot. I wish more people would pay attention to that. We tend to let it slide, though, when each verse in a longer poem is a haiku.
Rosanne, the waters are churning again... castaways, and all that. ;) :(
OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:22
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:29
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:38
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:45
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:50
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OakDragon
02-11-2005, 16:58
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tieduptinkerbell
02-11-2005, 22:24
tieduptinkerbell
is not always right. She knows,
but she keeps trying.
grins
please don't stop just cause i am bi-polar and a little weird...lmao Its my deal, things like that jump out at me...giggles...sorry...
just a little weird...
its all ok though, its cool,
i am being me
grins again
Love Bell
Hi tieduptinkerbell (your name is a first line of haiku)
Any commentary is not being a party pooper :D
The last two fit the 5/7/5 requirement (not all of mine do ;) )
Chained (1) to (2) pill (3) re (4) gimes (5) etc etc, but a true Haiku should have reference to the seasons/weather as well. I just let of steam by thinking about something and appyling the haiku to it. It is calming. Anyway, I need to post because I like OakDragons Haiku and so I try and keep the thread going so he will post more :party: ~Rosanne
OakDragon
06-11-2005, 15:14
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OakDragon
06-11-2005, 15:17
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Moongold
07-11-2005, 01:42
Like the chrysalis
let your soul unfold in time
thread by silky thread.
Moongold
07-11-2005, 01:54
You are like wattle ...
in a shadowy bush garden
you catch the sun’s glance!
Moongold
OakDragon
10-11-2005, 12:30
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OakDragon
10-11-2005, 12:36
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OakDragon
10-11-2005, 12:42
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OakDragon
10-11-2005, 12:49
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OakDragon
10-11-2005, 13:01
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OakDragon
11-11-2005, 10:51
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Is my muse sailing?
Reflecting salt water Now?
The eyes or feet wet?
Penelope
11-11-2005, 23:04
Sheltered safely
in each soul
dwells the song
which makes
us whole
squeakmo9
12-11-2005, 13:06
fleeting now
energy down
colds by day
fevers by night
balance out of sight
arachnophobia
13-11-2005, 10:29
chalice gently holds
rivers of inspiration
molding rocky gorge
http://********.multiply.com/photos/photo/105/127.jpg
He stands all alone
on the wind-swept shore, asking
for rain to fill cup
Free from care
the wild vine grows
as splendid as
the tended rose
OakDragon
18-11-2005, 17:05
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OakDragon
22-11-2005, 01:19
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Eagle flying King
Bloody sword slashes reason
Equitable peace
mythos:)
OakDragon
27-11-2005, 06:27
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OakDragon
30-11-2005, 15:27
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OakDragon
01-12-2005, 15:53
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OakDragon
03-12-2005, 04:56
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OakDragon
06-12-2005, 15:51
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OakDragon
18-12-2005, 13:52
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OakDragon
18-12-2005, 14:07
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squeakmo9
25-12-2005, 06:47
gravity simple
the waiting complex
inactive resolution
OakDragon
26-12-2005, 04:53
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Swinging to and fro
It is prudent to wait now?
Dorment sacrifice?
(glad I wear a sweat suit!! :D )
tree_of_life
26-12-2005, 14:07
no offense - but isn't that "dormant"
i like the poem, though!
Blessed be.
Hehe you are right tree- of- life!! Should be Dormant or maybe Doormat :rolleyes: Thanks!!~Rosanne
OakDragon
27-12-2005, 09:43
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Hehe OakDragon- you is one quick lad!!! You and I share a similiar sense of the absurd. I know many a dormant doormat lying down waiting for a sacrificial stomping lol ~Rosanne
Here you are OakDragon- me being prudent and dormant :D ~Rosanne
OakDragon
27-12-2005, 10:31
Bwahahahahah, Rosanne! You're a peach! :)
OakDragon
01-01-2006, 11:37
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OakDragon
01-01-2006, 11:40
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Surreal tidings, all!
For a very crisp moose and
A flappy gnu ear!
There is no topping that-wot had the hand holding the cup done with the cup- and wot wus bin the cup? Salt water? Fresh water? Isopropylene?
OakDragon
01-01-2006, 11:55
I don't know, but I am I.S.O. proper lean... the holidays are murder on the figure!
tieduptinkerbell
02-01-2006, 15:49
this haiku is called
the "Crush"
I'm awake again!
I can feel my blood pulsing
swiftly through my veins.
OakDragon
09-01-2006, 16:11
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Tongodiva
09-01-2006, 23:17
Everlasting First Encounter
light breaks the morning
happiness always welcomes
the smell of your hair
No Need for a Trip
darkness fades to pink
colorado orange reds
on my texas sky
-Tongodiva
Tongodiva
09-01-2006, 23:49
No. Thirteen
I don't fear your scythe
let me step through your dark door
and be born again
OakDragon
11-01-2006, 16:51
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reagun ban
11-01-2006, 20:31
The fates are with you
Be careful what you wish for
You just may get it
Lightening Strikes
Silent Voices Screaming
Building starts anew
I like Tongodiva and Keigh's offerings!
That awkward fleet gap
between the cradle and the...
Grave thoughts while spreading!
Tongodiva
15-01-2006, 07:21
*bluuuush* Thanks RoAn :)
Transition
dancing crimson fall
graceful swinging slowly yields
winter songs begin
1 and 1
always next to you
lover even when you're gone
eternally yours
OakDragon
17-01-2006, 16:41
xxxxx
OakDragon
23-01-2006, 15:32
xxxxx
squeakmo9
24-01-2006, 09:26
Wielding power with head-
numbing precision, set to
wake, you blow.
Ripe unfolding earth
like mother is Demeter
wheat from chaffe
reagun ban
31-01-2006, 02:00
Sorrow surrounds you
It's those you think you can trust
who will betray you
OakDragon
08-02-2006, 16:52
xxxxx
confusion reigns in surreal light
creeping crawling fears take flight
with wisdom
squeakmo9
16-02-2006, 12:48
An even pace to my gait
past the grey
to the seeker's solace
My kids are Tarot
Square,upright,sideways,spread-
Not one Dimension!
:love:
OakDragon
11-03-2006, 13:39
xxxxx
There was a time when
I kept myself from eBay
Now those days are gone
avriljean
24-03-2006, 00:44
Tears have washed the wound
Time to heal and live again
Everything passes
avriljean
24-03-2006, 00:46
Calmly reflecting
A need to see clearly now
Do I need the world?
Fire Cat
24-03-2006, 06:25
Two penny pick-up
Change is inevitable
When your spirit shines
KK
:TCHAR
Nature's bounty overflows
when creativity
gives birth
OakDragon
27-03-2006, 09:42
xxxxx
OakDragon
27-03-2006, 10:30
xxxxx
Unique perspective.
A path is laid before me.
I follow no one.
Three birds are singing ~
come visit me in my tree;
My heart flies forward...
OakDragon
28-03-2006, 01:19
xxxxx
avriljean
29-03-2006, 01:17
Sit and rest awhile
Give Fate her chance to meddle
But don't dream too long
avriljean
10-04-2006, 00:31
I'm fine as I am
Better the Devil you know
Yes, I'm alright Jack