Daily Haiku

[ChocolateButtonsOfShame]

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

Watching the waves crash
Feel so peaceful and in awe
Love being right here

Deliberately
Start with five syllable word
Less clever than @ChocolateButtonsOfShame

Oops

Deliberately
Start with five syllable word
Less clever than @choc

I have two of those plastic green houses. The bigger one we call Blowaway, the smaller one Flyaway - so far they haven’t.

Storm Eunice was here
Blowaway has broke away
And Flyaway, flew.

You all fucked me off
Being mean, rude and petty
I need a new job

@NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont

400 cals brutal
Have you tried 800 cals?
But (bit) more restraint on off days...

XXX

Haiku derailed
Butternut squash steamed and Ragu*
Is my go to...

XXX

*Ragu = spaghetti bolognese sauce - but no spag - and not too much of it.
Just loads of butternut!

[quote CorsicaDreaming]@NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont

400 cals brutal
Have you tried 800 cals?
But (bit) more restraint on off days...

XXX

Haiku derailed
Butternut squash steamed and Ragu*
Is my go to...

XXX

*Ragu = spaghetti bolognese sauce - but no spag - and not too much of it.
Just loads of butternut! [/quote]
Good advice... I had a good day today. Thanks x

IKEA dime bars -
How many is too many?
May have crossed the line.

Late to bed again
Why oh why do I stay up
When I’m so tired

So what’s it to be?
We scan the far horizon,
Or plumb the dark depths.

My sleep intentions
Are to feel rested, spritely
Alas, I failed again

@ChocolateButtonsOfShame

Loving all the updates! *@LadyLothbrook* did you literally go looking for a willow log?

Like yours too @SisterAgatha.

And the ones about kids are lovely 🙂well maybe except mine and the asparagus wee haha

Apologies for late reply. Yes I did! We wanted a branch to hang some decorated eggs for Spring. Loving the thread OP.

To Cardiff today
To see if it’s the one for
University

@Greentomatoes21 Ooh dime bars the texture and crunch is as addictive as the flavour.... Can you tell I'm on a diet?

Cold, fizz, splash, tinkle.
Feet up and tv quizzes.
It's been a long day.

(N.B. the fizz is diet coke - honest!)

@NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont I knowwww, dime bars are so good aren't they?? I can't resist them!

Lemon and sugar
Nothing else cuts the mustard
Pancakes tomorrow!!

@LadyLothbrook that sounds lovely. What a nice idea.

Few days out here, apologies.

After morning frost
A thousand points of fire
Glowing in the grass

After morning frost
A thousand rainbow droplets
Twinkle in the grass

...our back garden is full of dew 🙂

Treaties and Accords,
Decades of diplomacy,
Wringing of tied hands.

Coming up the stairs
Midnight slug's silvery trail
Today's my birthday

@ChocolateButtonsOfShame Happy Birthday! I remember slugs coming out in my old house...trails in the carpet!

You left at thirty two
I have caught you up sister
A painful nine years

@NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont I always think it must be so uncomfortable for a slug to slither on a carpet. Poor slugs.

90 plus channels,
Netflix, Amazon Prime - nowt!
Am I too picky?

Can I join? I’ve not written a haiku for a long time.

Lying here awake
Thinking about the next day
I’ll try a haiku…

Is that right?
I’ll aim for something more poetic next time!

Hello @Dashie welcome 🙂 yes that's right.

@NotInMyFrontGardenYouDont yes I regularly have this problem too. Enjoyed Ozark and the Korean zombie one. At a loss again now.