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Speaking in haiku

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  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    I’m not wise enough
    To go against the masters
    But a fool am I

    I certainly know
    That if I were to challenge
    I would be bested

    Words are not my thing
    Oh some levity I bring
    When it is called for

    I yearn for the day
    That I have something to say
    That people listen to

    I’m just having fun
    Rattling off some nonsense
    Rhyme? Not all the time
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    That is what this thread
    is all about, isn't it?
    Just to have some fun. 😆

    If one can impart
    some valuable insight, well... 🤔
    so much the better. 😃
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 9,773 Member
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    Young man to old man,
    "Please tell me, oh wise old man,
    Sir, what is wisdom?"

    The old man answers,
    "Wisdom, my son, is how to
    avoid life's mistakes."

    The young man responds,
    "Wisdom sounds great! But tell me,
    How do I gain it?"

    The old man just smiles,
    for his answer is profound:
    "By making mistakes."
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    I asked the blue sky,
    "Where do you begin and end?"
    I got no answer.

    I asked the mountain,
    "Do you really touch the sky?"
    I got no answer.

    I asked the ocean,
    "Will you be here forever?"
    I got no answer.

    I asked the old tree,
    "How long have you been here?"
    I got no answer.

    Then a quiet calm
    came over me, and I heard.
    Suddenly, I heard.

    As I looked around,
    they all spoke in unison,
    "Listen with you heart."


  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    Coffee in my hand
    I sit here ready to go
    Hurry up and wait
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 9,773 Member
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    Hurry up and wait
    The real military motto
    Hurry up and wait
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    Chirping tweet tweet tweet
    Thinks he has found his soulmate
    Just his reflection

    He does not know this
    He flies in to make a move
    Crash! Darkness surrounds

    He shakes the pain off
    The bird lives another day
    Maybe tomorrow
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    You've reminded me of this song...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFlULBvzwOQ
    If you see a bird
    trapped inside a house, then please
    open a window.
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    If you feel good once
    That is more than some people
    Can ever hope for

    Surrounded by joy
    That you will never receive
    Winter makes it worse

    Brain needs all the help
    Where is the serotonin
    I really need some

    Not a call for help
    No pity party needed
    Sometimes need to vent

    For some strange reason
    Writing these is helping me
    To see things clearer

    If this bums you out
    Sorry I harshed your mellow
    Won’t do it again

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    Don't apologize,
    if it makes you feel better.
    My mellow is fine. 😃

    Silly catch phrases
    Can sometimes hold great wisdom
    life is a journey.

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 9,773 Member
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    Whenever you cough
    Everyone assumes Covid
    People do get colds
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    silver is the moon
    bare are the branches of trees
    frozen is the stream
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 9,773 Member
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    The ultimate food
    Hot, cold, fresh or three days old,
    Pizza can't be beat
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,695 Member
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    Went to bed early
    With my butt so itchy
    Fingers smell like *kitten*
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    That’s some top notch work
    Talking about itchy butt
    Not an easy thing
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
    edited December 2021
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    It’s really a shame
    That more people don’t haiku
    It can be a blast

    We talk about butts
    Covid and being mellow
    Anything you want
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    I am so tired,
    I need rest until next year...
    but I can't stop now.
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
    edited December 2021
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    We should pass a law:
    You must speak haiku daily,
    even if it snows.

    Rain, hail, sleet or snow,
    it doesn't really matter.
    Speak haiku daily. 😂
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    If I had my way
    I’d eat peaches every day
    Lounging in the shade
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 12,448 Member
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    I think about food
    more often than I eat it.
    Dieting ain't fun.

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