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Blues Haiku Thread

Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
edited February 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
This thread is devoted to haiku that focuses on the blues. It could be a poem about listening to the blues, feeling the blues, seeing the blues, tasting the blues etc . . . Part of haiku is poverty of spirit that is so intense the poet is in the here and now and sees the fullness of the moment. Sounds odd, but true. Here's a couple to start this thread:


another work day
clunking down the pipes
plumber



something wrong
with the crosswalk
first day back
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    its cool here
    black bird searches
    whats left now
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    the house street number
    an invitation
    to walk by
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    guitar cries of pain
    she sang of her mourning rain
    now janis is gone
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    he's taken on a gurney
    the street blanket
    warmed by newspapers
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • bostonloubostonlou Posts: 2,849
    the skies above my head
    the ocean in the distance
    surrounded by blue
    Don't Believe Everything You Think
  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    a christmas candle's
    flame is pushed when lovers pass
    refusing to stop
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    show me a nightlight
    attached to an electric cord
    night sending night
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • lovin kindlovin kind Posts: 268
    walking into smoke
    a queen
    the night is beautiful
    walking into love
    thanks to everyone who can read what i write without having to say something mean
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    deep within the soul
    lies waiting satiating
    blue rhthyms to roll
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    the jukebox
    fingers on my back
    eyes singing me home
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Woke up this morning
    Each day a snowflake blessing
    Heal, fractured skull
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    waiting
    an empty post
    filled but broken

    I hope you feel better, Fins!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Being EnlightenedBeing Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    snowy thoughts just strum
    whiskey drinks, Muddy Waters
    A-how-how-how-how


    smoke hazed little corner
    guitar fingers, tapping of toes
    a soul fills the room
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    with a note or two
    that fits the blues
    my jaw tightens
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    tchaliz wrote:
    still alive
    this fractured skull
    life hurts!

    (I had a concussion once, after hiting a low low... roof! Your story is more romantic Fins)

    as it is that i am tall..
    i've more than once hit wall
    that extends wherever i go,
    no matter the level is low,
    i've cracked me head,
    so it's been said,
    on each and every distance,
    and in every instance,
    protusions in my way,
    i sit in dissarray

    not haiku.. not sorry.. not all there.. :D
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Lotta pit noobies
    Dey got Ten dis Christmas Day
    Now fight on Dah Porch

    :D
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    What is a pit noobie?

    sore running muscles
    wearing jeans
    that others could appreciate
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    What is a pit noobie?

    someone new to the forum.. i think..

    from mild and balmy
    to this grey cold cloudy day
    i want to hear blues
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    Bruce Springsteen
    'why do we suffer?
    because we have to'
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    we suffer sore
    because we are
    born to run :)
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    ran on till empty
    smile born from bluecool thoughts
    we are born to run

    or

    ran on
    smiled thoughts
    born to run
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    sprung from cages
    a running lion
    born free
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    born to rise
    born free
    taut limbs sprung




    PICT01961.jpg
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    caught under snow
    a limb per dream
    shuffling


    Nice photograph, burtschips!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    a cut vein
    and they became smoke in the clouds
    messages
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    an empty water bottle
    snow falls on the lake
    in a magazine photograph
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    snow fell and settled
    the sky was left empty above
    picture a picture



    These two go with the first, same morning and are pictures of pictures.


    PICT020721.jpg

    PICT020711.jpg
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    telephone wires
    crossed by curved branches
    blues music
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • burtschipsburtschips Posts: 734
    messages in the clouds
    cut through
    canopy veins
    Salut baloo
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    tchaliz wrote:
    walking on the prairie
    my footsteps in the snow
    leave green marks
    green wind
    our ears dance
    to the closing song
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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