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Daily Haiku

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ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 29/01/2022 11:10

Hello!

Anyone else fancy a thread where we write and share a haiku daily?

I used to write a lot of haikus. I find they're a good mindfulness exercise 🙂

I've just started writing them again about my baby son but will try to branch out into other topics.

Here is one from last night. Distracting the boy with a toy boat while putting him in pajamas (he's a wriggler). Title in bold.

Tug Boat
A toy boat sailing
The blue ocean of your sheets
Night night tiny boy

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mbosco · 17/02/2022 14:14

A rare daytime nap
Your warm, soft face against mine,
Time stands still for us.

Honourofgrayskull · 17/02/2022 16:20

@mbosco love the label!

Calm before the storm
Fire wood is in, wine's chilling
Bring it on Eunice.

ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 17/02/2022 17:07

Good luck with the storm to everyone in the south/Midlands 🙂

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NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont · 17/02/2022 21:14

Hope everyone is safe from the storm 💜💜

Honourofgrayskull · 18/02/2022 00:06

Yes, keep safe everyone, storm Barra has still left its stamp on us so we're very cautious/ nervous Good luck all x

MsNorth · 18/02/2022 14:08

Rickety fence down
was bound to happen but I’ll
ignore it for now

Honourofgrayskull · 18/02/2022 23:53

Cosy watching the
Curling semi finals, go
Ladies do us proud!

Ijsbear · 20/02/2022 15:04

Cold wind sways bare trees
over ruffled waters. Geese
honk at the swimmer.

Twowheelsgood · 20/02/2022 15:54

Beep beep beep away
Not my fault the M6 toll
Won’t take Apple Pay

ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 20/02/2022 16:25

Ah enjoying the updates. Sorry I've been quiet, must do better! Very wet here, very grey.

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HermioneGrangersHair · 20/02/2022 17:54

I’m here as a newbie having never come across haiku before. Here’s my first go: ( am i on the right track?)

Wet and windy day

Listen to the howling gale

Time to stay indoors

ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 20/02/2022 20:07

@HermioneGrangersHair yes perfect! And welcome 🙂

Wind howling here too...

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Honourofgrayskull · 20/02/2022 20:22

@HermioneGrangersHair I had never heard of Haiku until this thread either and now love thinking of them!

HermioneGrangersHair · 20/02/2022 22:13

@ChocolateButtonsOfShame - thanks for having me. 😊@Honourofgrayskull me too!

HermioneGrangersHair · 20/02/2022 22:18

Watching in suspense
Sunday night on ITV
Trigger Trigger Point

Ijsbear · 20/02/2022 22:21

@HermioneGrangersHair

I’m here as a newbie having never come across haiku before. Here’s my first go: ( am i on the right track?)

Wet and windy day

Listen to the howling gale

Time to stay indoors

It's lovely!
Hangoverstruggles · 21/02/2022 00:44

Soft sheets, tired body
Busy brain still wide awake
Maybe it’s too much

ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 21/02/2022 03:21

Why does my baby
Smell so weird - is he leaking?
Oh. Asparagus!

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ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 21/02/2022 15:26

The lad sits alone
A patch of smashed crocuses
The wind in the yews

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HermioneGrangersHair · 21/02/2022 20:12

The hospital wait
Today was not long at all
Love the NHS

Greentomatoes21 · 21/02/2022 20:22

Something new today

Swimming with my baby boy

The very best: splash!

twowheelsgood · 21/02/2022 20:44

A day of new things
New scent, new clothes, new outlook
Same dog walk; that’s grand

NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont · 21/02/2022 23:02

@Hangoverstruggles I totally get that vibe! Bedside is littered with lavender creams and sprays and sleep teas!

Why are all the world's
Despotic, sociopath,
Crazed dictators men?

(Just wondering...)

FawnDrench · 22/02/2022 13:23

Today's date - a joy!
Palindrome, ambigram too
I'm stupidly thrilled.

ChocolateButtonsOfShame · 22/02/2022 14:32

Off too Google ambigram 🙂

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