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Haiku thread

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MaBellOnDaLoose · 15/11/2023 18:48

Marching splendidly
Patrolling the room-kingdom
I leave it to stomp

OP posts:
ToThineOwnSelf · 29/11/2023 00:42

Sorry to hear this
news DilemmaDelilah
hope you are home now

knitwear

LastNightIDreamtIWasAtManderleyAgain · 29/11/2023 00:59

Cold rain is falling
Cold wind is calling, calling
Lord, keep my bones dry

sunshine

NotInTheMoodForIt · 29/11/2023 02:07

The sun is an arse.
Making me sweat my tits off
Puts me in a huff.

Dogs

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larkstar · 29/11/2023 02:37

She doesn't worry
About the past or future
~ my four-legged Zen

Winter

GarlicMaybeNot · 29/11/2023 03:18

The hibernation:
cool darkness, nature sleeping.
Lights ablaze! Christmas!

Massive salad

EmpressaurusOfCats · 29/11/2023 05:00

Overflowing bowl
Big mix of smells and colours
Flavours and textures

Summer holiday

swimsong · 29/11/2023 18:31

We're all going on
a summer holiday, in
a month or seven

Treats

Lecc · 29/11/2023 20:13

I've eaten them all
The shame hangs on my tummy
Christmas soon, repeat

Ikea

EmpressaurusOfCats · 29/11/2023 20:23

Maze of temptation
Obligatory warehouse fight
Flatpacking’s not fun

Exercise

LovedMyLastNameItHadToGo · 29/11/2023 20:25

Started sertaraline
my first time
will I see the light?

Waitwhat23 · 29/11/2023 21:20

The only reason
I run is if a tiger
Is right behind me

Fashion

larkstar · 29/11/2023 22:01

That wraparound skirt
I remember that
~ and you
were drop-dress gorgeous

Autumn

ToThineOwnSelf · 30/11/2023 23:30

My favourite season
sunny days and coloured leaves
and my birthday month

soup

EmpressaurusOfCats · 01/12/2023 06:18

Veg and stock in pan
Whizzing with the blender
Cosy comfort food

Sheep

swimsong · 01/12/2023 09:39

Lamb baas for mother
Body near levitating
Becomes a trumpet

Weeding

Waitwhat23 · 01/12/2023 13:30

The gardener's life.
Constantly stooping mid walk
To pull up a weed.

Robins

TheDuck2018 · 01/12/2023 14:31

I should be working
I really can't be bothered
Is it home time yet?

FourteenTog · 01/12/2023 23:50

Turmeric lattes
Light up the escalator.
Rude drawings in snow.

Swearing

DilemmaDelilah · 02/12/2023 09:50

@ToThineOwnSelf

I'm home and well
or as well as I can be
thank you for asking

Waitwhat23 · 02/12/2023 10:10

Swears only done by
'Uneducated people'?
Nah, I just like it.

Decorating the tree

LastNightIDreamtIWasAtManderleyAgain · 02/12/2023 12:53

Let's use real candles.
I long for the good old days
When things could catch fire.

Nativity play

Waitwhat23 · 02/12/2023 16:40

Sweet little faces
Sing 'Away in a Manger'
And tinsel halos

Christmas carols

Waitwhat23 · 02/12/2023 16:44

Sorry, going to do my own one!

I love a descant
Line soaring above the tune
Makes it unearthly.

Smoke

LastNightIDreamtIWasAtManderleyAgain · 02/12/2023 16:45

The holly and the
Fa la la LA LA la la
Come a wassailing

Puddings

LastNightIDreamtIWasAtManderleyAgain · 02/12/2023 16:49

Our breath curls like smoke
As we come in from the cold
The scent of nutmeg

Surprise