Twisted Haikus

[PamPie]

We have several poets among our ranks, and this thread is devoted to Haiku!
I will start by giving a word - the next person must write a haiku that includes the given word, then list a word for the next person's haiku, and so on. This could be endless, but fun too ;)
Here we go...

First word: bubble

[indybev]

Beautiful bubble
Happy, airy, light and bright
Alas! Burst too soon.


Next word: Cloud

[Pixeldigger]

White, grey and thunder
clouds race and break from reason
walls twist - tornado

dragon

[ScrapAlice]

Time flies past my eyes
escaping in fantasies.
My butt is "dragon".

Sorry. Couldn't resist a pun today.

raindrop.

[Pixeldigger]

Slowly meandering
raindrop held firmly in place -
Winter came early


Bamboo

[kygirl]

Rooted like bamboo
The child grew tall and graceful
Filling up my heart.

New Word: Spring

[indybev]

Oh, Robin Redbreast
So good to see you again
A new song to sing!

HOPE

[Pixeldigger]

Hope sings softly
on the whispering breeze,
buds burst with joy.

Lotus

[wmnwrtr]

Unfold graceful leaves
Welcoming the sun's kisses
Lotus blossom sings

pond

[PamPie]

Cattails stand upright
At the edge of the blue pond
Frogs whisper ribbits.

plaid

[wmnwrtr]

Tartan pleats swirling
His manly calves motion me
Glimpse under the plaid

cougar

[ScrapAlice]

Catholic school girls
dressed all alike in their skirts.
Bad girls don't wear plaid.

:eek:

tomato

[ScrapAlice]

Tartan pleats swirling
His manly calves motion me
Glimpse under the plaid

cougar

I didn't see yours when I wrote mine, but yours is WAY better!

He drove a Cougar,
a shiny black Mercury.
He was cool back then.

Now, how about tomato? :o

[wmnwrtr]

in long ago days
sitting pretty in a row
tomatoes for looks

My m-i-l told me that in her day, tomatoes were considered unhealthy to eat so they used them for decoration on windowsills.

new word:

streams

[gothmama]

traffic moves in streams
folks travel, safe in their cars
jack-knife truck. Danger!


new word: vessel

[indybev]

His vessel set forth
Skimming before gentle winds
God, return him safe to me.

Charm

[wmnwrtr]

His twinkling eyes flash
Charm oozes through sparkling teeth
Sales pitch rings no truth

Watch

[ruthpics]

The heart is frozen
Like broken hands on a watch
Now it cannot beat

new word: rise

[indybev]

When challenged by fate
We rise to the occasion
Finding strength within.

Strength

[ruthpics]

Strength comes from within
Reaching down deep in my soul
I grasp and hold on

new word: grace

[indybev]

Lord, grant me wisdom
To live by the moral truths
With ample dash of grace.


New Word: Tomorrow

[PamPie]

Fading rays of light
The breath of the day sighs deep
Tomorrow is near.

next word: edgy

[kygirl]

Skies are darkening.
Feeling edgy and unsure.
Something wicked comes.

FLOWING

[PamPie]

Cold is the water
Flowing down green mountainsides.
Boulders shiny wet.

next: precise

[kygirl]

Autumn leaves falling,
Tumbling like graceful gymnasts;
Precisely, they land.

New word: trust

[wmnwrtr]

The bud rests within
Awaiting the call of spring
To trust requires time.

next theme:

amuse

[kygirl]

Amuse me, she cried.
My act will blow you away,
Replied winter winds.

Groan. :p

Next word: LOVE

[Barry]

Donna says I never listen to her. At least I think that's what she says. But I do. Sometimes it just takes a while for the words to sink in and provoke a response.

She mentioned a haiku challenge, and that the haiku had to include "amuse." But that was on Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday. That information sunk into my brain and percolated until yesterday afternoon. I was driving to lunch when the following came to be, unbidden. I call it "Queen Victoria's Place in the Art World":

Ever a patron.
Never an inspiration.
She was not a muse.

I apologize to those of you who hate puns. Donna tells me there are some of you on here. But I've been living with a punster for going on 30 years now, and it rubs off.

I know "amuse" is not the word anymore. I'll try to catch up:
Love is all you need?
Ponder: You need 99 cents.
To download the song.

Am I supposed to set the new key word now? If so, it's "snow."

[indybev]

Having received a total of 16 inches of it in the past week, snow is a 4-letter word right now, Bear, but I'll try to rise to the occasion,--and thanks for joining us. I was a mused.

Fluffy flakes of snow
Painting all a pristine white
Please! Someplace else go.

New word: Green

[kygirl]

The trees are mourning
Limbs lost during winter's blast
Awaiting green buds.

CREATE

[Pixeldigger]

Sighs of mist create
Fingers over the dawn lake,
Swans land, feet outstretched.


Begin

[kygirl]

Oh, that's lovely, Judy.

Begin with our world
The dawn of creativity
God's great masterpiece.

BLOOM

[indybev]

Smell the fragrant earth
The promise of God fulfilled
In the bloom of Spring

Garden

[Pixeldigger]

Dawn chorus wakens
The garden begins anew -
pale green shoots arise.



song

[wmnwrtr]

Bring with the morning
Song of my sunshine's rising
Sweet birds of the dawn

whisper

[Pixeldigger]

Whisper sweet nothings
in the bashful bloom of youth
or precious old age.


graceful

[kygirl]

Graceful, dancing child,
Whirling in the summer rain,
Don't you see I'm wet?

Space

[wmnwrtr]

Unfolding outward,
Long ribbons trace the endless miles
Space fills in-between.

Honey

[kygirl]

Beautiful lotus,
Symbol of all that is good,
Destroyed by the storm.

Next word: Forget

[Susan's Crafty Chaos]

Forget the timeless
March of decay toward a
Final scream of ends.

And, on a brighter note: cheesecake :D