Quote Originally Posted by Silke
*sighs* Now if I could write like that...nice one, Evan.
Silke!! You found it! This was, essentially, for you. This is haiku:
Simple rules:
Three lines.
line one has 5 syllables
line two has seven
line three has 5 again.

That's all there is to it... now tell me what you see...


sun all around me
my heart hidden in shadow
shrouded by anger

[so it can be a metaphor. each line is a complete thought; the third brings the first two together. you like? let's play]

the bright morning sun
reflecting off the calm lake
shining in your eyes

[ok, caught just a moment... didn't know where i was going to end when i started, i just wrote what i felt and saw after i wrote the first two lines... i'm at a lake, it's sunrise. i look around, what else do i see?]


two-eighty count sheets
rolled up in ball on the
floor with her panties


[OOPS!! red alert! he put one thought on two line!! call the poetry police!! guess what, darlin' there aint no poetry police. write what you want, what you feel, what you see....]


my keyboard is black
guess what? my mouse is black too!
can't stop missing you...

[it rhymes. i must have done something wrong. ha ha ha]

your turn. write 3 haikus. they can be related or not, coherent or not, just follow the simple rules.

Everybody! write a haiku for me, a haiku for you, and a haiku for us! !!!!!