Tag: haiku

  • snowing haiku

    falling silently
    covering everything in a white blanket
    heralding more to come

    — first snow of the year

    untouched landscape
    glistening in the sun
    beckoning to play

    — snowy landscape

  • recharging haiku dilemma

    sleeping
    taking a long needed rest
    regenerating

    — regeneration

    annoying
    half of the day gone by
    nothing accomplished

    — frustration

  • ear’s end haiku

    singing a shrill song
    lighting up the night
    burning money

    — firework

    tormenting pets
    costing me sleep
    and you a finger

    — firecracker

    bang
    getting a heart attack
    needing new eardrums

    — bystander

    in cooperation with a rhyming snail

  • family gathering haiku

    coming together
    talking, laughing, having a good time
    being present

    — ideally

    sitting in the corner
    watching everyone enjoying themselves
    feeling overwhelmed

    — reality

  • Takenoko no haiku

    cracking wood
    devouring bamboo by the tonne
    lazily sleeping

    — the panda

    frantic digging
    pouring love into every plant
    sweating profusely

    — the gardener

    oblivious wandering
    striding through the garden
    maintaining the illusion

    — the emperor

    Wikipedia: Takenoko (board game)

  • haiku in the park

    ding-dong 
    counting the strikes
    twelve o'clock

    — church bells

    purr purr
    ever going in rounds
    pooing everywhere

    — pigeons

  • zombie haiku

    dead eyes
    hungry mouth, shambling walk
    rotting flesh

    — Resident Evil

    barely holding together
    triggering panic with every sound
    attacking on sight

    — The Last of Us

    in cooperation with a rhyming snail

  • AroAce of haiku

    butterflies
    in the stomach being near to a person
    not happening

    — aromanticism

    not feeling
    this strange, driving urge
    inherent to most

    — asexuality

  • suspenseful haiku

    a ghostly chorus
    surrounding, enveloping
    mocking you

    — noise in the dark

    something's here
    yet to be seen
    remaining untouched

    — feeling a presence

    in cooperation with a rhyming snail

  • haunting haiku

    whining in the dark
    moving on its own
    eerie sound

    — creaking door

    icy touch
    lingering on the cheek
    gone with the wind

    — cold draft of air

    in cooperation with a rhyming snail