Haiku d'ya say something?

I'll write a haiku,
Use the previous haiku's
Last line to start yours.

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That one's hard to start with, so I'll make an easier one.


Mellophant haiku
Could be about anything -
What you waiting for?!

What you waiting for?
Haikus are easy to do
Poetry is fun

Poetry is fun
Except for when you can't think
Now what should I say?

Now what should I say?
I guess I'll just say something
To move the thread on.

To move the thread on
I add my verse here today
Shall I say some more?

Shall I say some more?
What can one say, after all
Silence is golden

Silence is golden -
Haiku sound even better
using Zen clichés.

Using zen clichés
are like butter melting on
the surface of toast

The surface of toast
Is tastiest with honey.
Mmm. I want breakfast.

Mmm. I want breakfast.
Perhaps I will have some when
The morning arrives.

The morning arrives
The need for caffeine is strong -
Just like my coffee.

Just like my coffee,
which I really detest--
I prefer cold tea.

I prefer cold tea
On a lovely summer day
out under blue sky

Out under blue sky,
bury me there ways away,
from city street crowds.

From city street crowds
to the silence of the woods
I love the weekend

I love the weekend
Free sausage sizzle and beer
Then I stagger home.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Oliveloaf

Just like my coffee,
which I really detest--
I prefer cold tea.

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5-6-5?

Then I stagger home
Past the houses and the cars
lined up on my street

Lined up on my street
Many different kinds of trees
Kept soggy by dogs.

Kept soggy by dogs,
My face is slobbered on now
But I love them so.

But I love them so
Even though I think they are
a little stinky

A little stinky
can become a big stinky
Too many baked beans

Too many baked beans
What else should I cook today
I need a side dish

I need a side dish
Back dishes and front dishes -
Pale imitations!

Pale imitations
paper flowers on the sill
When trees are in bloom

When trees are in bloom
The air is full of sweetness
Until the wind comes

Until the wind comes.
I will keep eating baked beans
- the musical fruit.

The musical fruit
Does not cause the distress of
The humble dried prune

The humble dried prune
Eaten without dignity
Excreted, then splat

Excreted, then splat
That's why the meeting's inside
Birds shit all over

Birds shit all over
We had a nest on our porch
Will clean it today

Will clean it today
Suffocate it with soap, then
Rinse it with water.

Rinse it with water
hot, then cold, then hot again
now that's spiffy clean!

Now that's spiffy clean!
Finally all the cheese scraped
From my genitals.

"From my genitals":
very crude start to haiku
and yet here I am

And yet here I am
Writing very crude haiku
Hey, why the fuck not!

"Hey, why the fuck not!"
Trojan Man proudly declares
In-your-face haiku

In-your-face haiku
Zen isn't all fluffy clouds
And fucking rainbows!

And fucking rainbows
is quite impossible; they
lack orifices

Lack orifices
Can't eat, can't shit, then you die
Unfortunate thing.

Unfortunate thing
to lose both of your elbows;
really quite rare, though

Really quite rare, though
Is the gift of abundance.
Where can I get some?!

Where can I get some?!
Duh, at the supermarket!
Lots o' good stuff there.

Lots o' good stuff there
Buried within rolls of fat
Check every crevice!

"Check every crevice!":
Good advice for desert search
in the Sahara

In the Sahara
it is always too hot to
Wear a tiara

Wear a tiara!
Like Amy, you'll sure look great
and that's a promise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY-TpWDELks

And that's a promise
Made of old polystyrene -
Easily broken.

"Easily broken
is my heart," Yoda said once,
but I doubted him