Guest guest Posted June 11, 2001 Report Share Posted June 11, 2001 At 08:39 PM 6/11/2001 -0400, you wrote: >We are now starting a Haiku contest given the incredible talent here. David >Hodges once explained what a Haiku is and I vaguely remember. My essay "Haiku and Empty Space" is here: http://www.outermost.com/haiku.html Here are some Haiku I have written during the past year or so: Sunlight on old brick wall: I am no good For anyone Rescuing me from myself Is high on the list Of no one in particular I wake up shaking From this dream: Thank god i have such an enemy! She loved me for a while But departed: Too much love to be staying. City Friday night Car alarms and sirens, Hold hands, you bar girls! If the dream I had last night Had a message It still hasn't reached me. I sit and write - Steps on the landing - My neighbor's voices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 umbada [umbada] who's winning so far? Hi Jerry. Thanks for asking and I wish I could tell who was ahead but this is not a boxing match. We have had some extremely high quality Haiku poems submitted by James, David, Sarlo, Alton, Jan, Dan, Wim, Jerry, Mark, Joyce, Mike, Harsha, and others and they are still coming in. We have to give 72 hours for entering and so we will stop taking submissions on Thursday night at midnight. Winners will be announced on Sunday after careful consideration. Naturally HS accounting firm will count the ballots in absolute secrecy and there is no possibility of leaking the results before hand. Given below are just some of the submissions from HS and NDS. Here is an example from Alton, a rising Haiku star. masquerading as death' enlightenment may be cream to them or us Mike, offers a powerful view of reality a nice place to be probably better than death And again Mike offers: The great mystery of death no more mysterious than life oh well, who really cares Wim on HS says a question i'm scratching my head someone's armpit itches James Traverse has offered several brilliant Haiku poems on HS. Here is an example rain wild flowers on my grave enlightenment the Unknown signed by the artist Tat Tvam Asi the Sage walking in the winter sun no shadow james Dan has been prolific. Here is one from Dan with a Neil Diamond flavor I am the moon you are the sun whose is the reflection? Then again from Dan Ripple on my chin lets the dew settle in. I like what David Hodges wrote in his upbeat moments Sunlight on old brick wall: I am no good For anyone Also from David, the Haiku master. Rescuing me from myself Is high on the list Of no one in particular Sarlo: My talk takes a walk Pedestrian doggerel Careful where you step Mark: My dog stops to talk, I'm lost on the sidewalk here, But I'm not homeless (Mark, you could improve yours a little and resubmit!) Here is one from Jan. A long Haiku! drip drip drip drip drip says one tap to another drip drip drip drip drip talk talk talk talk talk one human to another talk talk talk talk talk humans are like taps dripping what they cannot hold drip talk drip talk flaps These are just some examples and does not include the variety and riches submitted thus far. /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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