Haikus

These haikus were written for our monthly poetry night at the Barking Dog in Urmston. A haiku poem (if you're not quite sure) has three lines with specific syllables in each line: 5-7-5. Ideally, the last line should provide a sense of closure to the poem. I hope you enjoy reading mine!


Counting

One, two, skip a few.

Ninety nine and 1, 0, 2...

Never could do maths.



California

All the leaves are brown 

And the sky is also brown 

This is some weird shit.



Japanese Appropriation 

Bonsai Yakuza

Kamikaze Satsuma

- Haiku abuser



Poetic Frustration 

The perfect haiku

Lies just beyond my mind's grasp.

I wrote this instead.



Dirty Haiku

A Sunday night film 

Yes, Detective Callaghan,

I do feel lucky.



A Haiku for the Morning

Maybe one day soon 

I'll get up in the morning 

At a time I choose?




Valentines Day 


Valentines Part I

How do I love thee?

Let me count the many ways :

One, two... yeah - it's two.


Valentines Part II

Roses are not red 

Not these flowers anyway.

I’ll bin them; they're dead.


Valentines Part Achoo

Love is in the air 

Ev'ywhere I look around 

Oh no, it's pollen.




Elon


Elon

I can't think of when 

I've done a nazi salute 

by an accident.


Elon (continued)

I must point out too,

I've also never done one 

on purpose either.


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