Haiku Chain

[C T]

perhaps, perhaps not

why wherefore who what and when

do we need to know

do we need to know

invocations and mantras

when parachuting

[Chang]

do we need to know

invocations and mantras

when parachuting

 

when parachuting

keep one hand on your wallet

for reassurance

[manitou]

for reassurance

living in the lucid dream

wake up to the Now

[Yulaw]

Wake up to the now

I woke up with a headache

forget now, just be

[blackstar212]

Expression of tao

green dragon and white tiger

live in harmony

[Diaitadoc]

"Live in harmony",

Plead the seventh fire prophets,

"To light the eighth fire".

[C T]

forget now, just be

laments the goat on the hill

while chomping some ferns

[Mark Foote]

forget now, just be

laments the goat on the hill

while chomping some ferns

 

while chomping some ferns

the small mammal who eats them

kept a watchful eye

 

[manitou]

kept a watchful eye

Boy Cat, eyeing his supper

awaiting false move

[Mark Foote]

kept a watchful eye

Boy Cat, eyeing his supper

awaiting false move

 

awaiting false move

or any indication

of inattention

 

(sword master Boy Cat)

[manitou]

of inattention

the master guards against, but

hope springs eternal

[C T]

of inattention

the master guards against, but

hope springs eternal

hope springs eternal

an everlasting fountain 

of sauvignon blanc

[Diaitadoc]

Of Sauvignon Blanc

I simply have this to say;

"New world trumps the old".

Edited July 12, 2016 by Diaitadoc

[manitou]

"New world trumps the old",

oh please, let's hope there's no trump;

no kindness, no love

Edited July 13, 2016 by manitou

[Cookie Monster]

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Edited May 4, 2021 by Ocean Form

[C T]

no kindness, no love

carvings on a prison wall

submerged ruins

submerged ruins (i see)

the old gives way to the new

backwards and forwards

[manitou]

backwards and forwards

there's just no changing it now,

it's already been

[Mark Foote]

backwards and forwards

there's just no changing it now,

it's already been

 

it's already been

the ice cream truck; have to wait

for tomorrow now

[C T]

it's already been

the ice cream truck; have to wait

for tomorrow now

for tomorrow now

is simply a yesterday

forgetting itself

[manitou]

forgetting itself

the little bird snagged the worm

all one quick motion

[doc benway]

all one quick motion

peel the skin over my head

what remains is space

[manitou]

what remains is space

after much laughing out loud;

what a strange haiku....

 

     

[Papayapple]

what remains is space

after much laughing out loud;

what a strange haiku....

 

     

What a strange haiku,

Dancing in the hallways of

My mind's maze of thoughts

[manitou]

My mind's maze of thoughts

a bunch of freakin' fractals

all a house of mirrors

[zanshin]

all a house of mirrors

dystopian reflection

a stone’s throw away