Ultimate Senryu and Haiku Thread

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

i often write them because of boredom, so i want a place to put them. they are easy to write and can contain much meaning. so if you write one, stick it here.

Haiku is being
It is for the soul of me
it is poetry

[Leonid Brozhnev]

I Should be working
Made pointless Haiku instead
Fuck this shitty shit

[Per Levy]

so how does haiku work? i just write 3 short lines and thats it? it doesnt have to ryme or anything?

[Leonid Brozhnev]

5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables again. Doesn't need to rhyme.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I Like Cheeseburgers
Yeah, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Belt for you today



Working Class Power
Party for Socialism
And Liberation

[Pirate Utopian]

Aim for the zombie heads
If gnawed on, you're good as dead
Run and dont get bitten

[Rusty Shackleford]

Dandruff Carpet Man
Haiku Pizza Party, woo!
Death to Fascist Pigs

[Die Rote Fahne]

Fuck capitalism
We fight for Communism
Until we Succeed

5, 7, 5 right? I suck

[Rusty Shackleford]

Stupid Haiku Rules
Die Rote Fahne is cool
His poems are fine

[Tjis]

workers of the world
seize the means of production
and throw off your chains

[Rusty Shackleford]

Tjis, You Communist
You make poem of struggle
it was very nice.

For Dialectics
And Materialism
Marx Engels Lenin

I dont know why but,
I really like haiku stuff
It is super duper cool

[wunderbar]

Should be working
Made pointless Haiku instead
Fuck this shitty shit

Line one has only
four syllables unless they
have more in Scotland

[Pirate Utopian]

Haikus are easy


Here you have a dimension
Not only of sound but of mind
Known as the Twilight Zone


Warriors come out to play
Said Luther, the leader of the Rogues
The Warriors went and won


Hey, can you count suckas?
Future is ours, if you can count
So, can you dig it?


Fuck Steve Harvey, Free Earl
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All
Seriously free that mothafucka Earl

[kitsune]

Traditionally, a Japanese haiku contains 17 on (or morae). Not quite the same thing as syllables, but close. The haiku is written on a single line, and has three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on. There is usually a kigo, a word that indicates the season. There is typically a juxtaposition of two images or ideas, and a kireji or "cutting word" linking the parts, usually at the end of a phrase.

Modern English haiku don't always keep to the 5-7-5 syllables on three lines pattern. It's one form, but not the only one, or even the most common. There are often far fewer syllables. Sometimes more or fewer lines, as well. The basic rule is simply brevity and image. Show, don't tell.

snowflakes drift down
I stir the fire and — BANG!
ashes drift up

fog over the lake
hanging in the stillness
the cry of a loon

from the snow-trimmed shed
a startled flash of white
jackrabbit, flee!

a stone tossed
in the pond, kerplunk
the moon dances

[Blake's Baby]

Late to the party,
my efforts make no impact
after a master.

[Il Medico]

Doctor Who Haikus:

The Doctor trust it.
Sonic Screwdriver is great.
Doesn't work on wood.

Captain Jack got shot.
Rose brought him back using time.
He has sex often.

Daleks live to kill.
You best run or you will be
Exterminated.

:D

[Il Medico]

Also, a poet friend of mine and I were on a the editing board of the art and lit. magazine for our high school. He wrote this as an example for an artist girl who didn't know what a Haiku was. I've always remembered it for some reason.

Sunshine and Rainbows
Happy Dragonflies Fly Free
Refrigerators

[Leonid Brozhnev]

Line one has only
four syllables unless they
have more in Scotland

Somebody pointed
This out to me earlier
I gave not two shits

Added 'I' to line
At the start of previous
Haiku I had made

Oh, five hundredth post
Break out the Leninade guys
Communist Party!

[Rusty Shackleford]

Traditionally, a Japanese haiku contains 17 on (or morae). Not quite the same thing as syllables, but close. The haiku is written on a single line, and has three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on. There is usually a kigo, a word that indicates the season. There is typically a juxtaposition of two images or ideas, and a kireji or "cutting word" linking the parts, usually at the end of a phrase.

Modern English haiku don't always keep to the 5-7-5 syllables on three lines pattern. It's one form, but not the only one, or even the most common. There are often far fewer syllables. Sometimes more or fewer lines, as well. The basic rule is simply brevity and image. Show, don't tell.

snowflakes drift down
I stir the fire and — BANG!
ashes drift up

fog over the lake
hanging in the stillness
the cry of a loon

from the snow-trimmed shed
a startled flash of white
jackrabbit, flee!

a stone tossed
in the pond, kerplunk
the moon dances

Summertime revolt
workers rise from their slumber
bourgeoisie - no more!

[Blackscare]

i got two left feet
mind like a lit cigarette
oh well now that's done

[wunderbar]

It's Friday, Friday
Fun fun fun fun looking for
ward to the weekend

[Tablo]

From this point and on
I will write only Haikus
While using revleft

[Il Medico]

From this point and on
I will write only Haikus
While using revleft
This is a good thing.
We need more Haikus in here,
Most definitely.

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

This is a good thing.
We need more Haikus in here,
Most definitely.
i agree aswell
there are not enough of them
let's all write Haiku's

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

Bumping this thread now
Just for the many lulz here
This needs to catch on

[Искра]

I don't know if this is ok.. .but I like it

listening to ramones
I remember you - always
bordiga was right

decadent anarchist warcry
silence in burger king
smelly crusty - fuck off

marx is drinking soda
why are all street-lamps broken?
there's no light in capitalism

hot summer, boring fly
i totally dislike france
produhonist suicide

sex, leather, chains
blood runs red
i hate the doors

[x359594]

Most of what has been posted here as a haiku is in fact a senryu.

The haiku is a specific genre of poetry whose subject matter is nature. In Japanese it's written in three parts of 17 onji (durational sound units of equal length) separated by kireji or cutting words. An onji does not correspond to a syllable since the English syllable can be of varying lengths, for example it takes longer to say cow than it does to say cat, so 17 English syllables do not make a haiku. 13 would be closer. Haiku writers in English measure the length of their poems by the breath, one breath being the standard.

A senryu has the same form as a haiku but different subject matter. The senryu is about human nature, often satirical. So what separates the genres is their respective subjects.

[Die Rote Fahne]

The red river flows
The screaming silence dies out
I've slipped into darkness

[Pirate Utopian]

Bricksquad monopoly that's the company
Waka Flocka! Waka Flocka! Waka Flocka! BOW!
1017 Luv dem gun sounds


Best movie of the year?
Well, I definitely have to say Drive
That movie was really cool


Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
CJ's mom is killed, CJ cleans house
Fuck the Ballas, Grove street!


Beavis and Butthead watching TV
Suddenly Beavis says "ummm, this show sucks"
"Shut up dumbass" replies Butthead

Haiku mastah.

[Aloysius]

KILL PEOPLE BURN SHIT
FUCK SCHOOL FUCKING RADICAL
I LIKE UNICORNS


I should stop listening to Goblin.

[Il Medico]

All this semester
I have held off, but now its
Time to FUS RO DAH!

[x359594]

I'm re-naming this thread the Ultimate Senryu Thread to reflect the reality of the genre of postings. So far, I haven't a single authentic haiku here.

[Tablo]

I'm re-naming this thread the Ultimate Senryu Thread to reflect the reality of the genre of postings. So far, I haven't a single authentic haiku here.
birds are real stupid
they just fly into windows
nature is stupid

How about this one? :lol:

[kitsune]

I'm re-naming this thread the Ultimate Senryu Thread to reflect the reality of the genre of postings. So far, I haven't a single authentic haiku here.

There is some confusion about the distinction between the two. Many prominent Western haiku journals make no distinction at all. Some think that any mention of humanity or human artifacts makes it a senryu. I disagree. Senryu specifically have human behavior and situations as the subject, and is usually satirical or humorous. Classical haiku focused on nature alone, but modern haiku very often include human elements (people and artifacts) without the senryu focus on human behavior.

I associate haiku with shodo, calligraphy with brush and ink. A few swift, simple, flowing strokes to form a complete idea.

Maybe a better analogy would be sumie, ink painting. A vivid image presented minimally. True haiku is simply descriptive.

the smell of wood smoke
a lazy cat
curled up on the porch

clatter of bamboo
and in the corner
a swirling spray of leaves

frost on the window
snug in my cozy bed
damn I have to pee

[Pirate Utopian]

All the leafs are brown
The sky is gray, out for a while
On such a winter's day

[x359594]

...Senryu specifically have human behavior and situations as the subject, and is usually satirical or humorous. Classical haiku focused on nature alone, but modern haiku very often include human elements (people and artifacts) without the senryu focus on human behavior...

I snipped your fine haiku and last senryu.

Now that we a few authentic haiku I'm renaming the thread the Ultimate Senryu and Haiku Thread.

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

I survived the purge
i am very happy now
it is now over


beautiful water
in the form of white blankets
there is no snow now:crying: