Your Life As Haiku
[ 23 June 2009 ]
We did this last year when I first got to New York, & I thought it was time to revisit it! Did you participate last time? What did you say?
Back in 2008, one of mine was…
I love this city.
We wake up early to roam,
with hair like wild vines.
These days, it would go more like…
There’s nothing like a
vintage bowler hat to make
you feel like Liza.
Last night I wore huge feathers
atop my noggin. It was
terrifically rad.
(Oh, photos to come!)
If he is The Dish,
am I The Spoon? As in, “The
Dish ran away with…”?!
Even after all
the madness, New York is still
my version of bliss.
How about you?
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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VERY cool picture!!
Also love the dish haiku. I have a friend who uses such terms. XD
I haaaate haiku, but I LOVE that picture of you! Totally anerable.
That’s a marvellous photo – your hat is superb!!! Must contemplate a haiku of my own…
I’ve never done this before, so here’s mine for right now:
Drawing hand hurting
Love spilling on the white page
All my efforts, there
Brisbane town laughing
We’re becoming all we want
We’re growing fancy
Dancing together
Drinking at the least monthly
Interweaving arts
Being real silly
We’ve perfected love’s art
The quiet unknown one
Oh, baby spit-up.
My current fashion statement.
Is it time for nap?
Running is a form
of self-inflicted torture.
How I adore it.
Unemployed during
the summertime leaves plenty
of time for book love.
Bouncing Evil Ginner — Haha, thank you! I bought it yesterday from Screaming Mimi’s, I love it!
jen — Hahahaha! I love it.
Though Spring has now passed
This cool summer reminds me
of Central Park dates.
I miss my musty
books and my ink-stained clothing
Too nerdy for life.
Baking chocolate
cake is the happiest I
have been in too long.
There’s nothing like some
Fragonard to make your heart
Explode with delight.
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Sitting in my chair
The dog is barking. She
Is a bit nutty.
Today is the day
that I learn Swahili, or
at least begin to.
Can I enjoy your haiku before I post mine for you, Darling ?
So so romantic ♥♥♥
How fun!
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Along with my boater and vintage top hat I now have the Trifecta!
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Loving all the hats
Put one on and magic starts
Stand out from the crowd
: )
Luv
Poochie
That is an awesome hat. Which you rock. More hats! :)
Too much sorrow so
new soft puppy tummy cure all
makes everyone smile
Summer means a new job
But it makes me hate flowers
Can’t wait to go back
The boy and I are
too far apart but he can
still make me feel loved
Hey diddle diddle, there you go.
You know, Gala, Hank’s in the nursery rhyme with you and The Dish too. :]
A change is coming
And it’s going to transform me
All for the better
I am quite concerned
I hope things work out better
Than what I’m thinking…
I met guy I like
I’m embarrassed about it.
Can’t he be normal?
No memory now.
Causing much daily trouble
No judgement no prob.
so sick of perez
jon & kate plus 8 as a
trending topic guh
my dog is awesome
beard eyebrows moustache and cute
can i clone him yet?
i. love
my life is vibrant,
brighter, more complete than his
in this i rejoice
ii. work
dreary cubicle
making my plans tangible
paper trails worth gold
Just finished grad school…
Holy balls, I need a beer.
Damn work policy.
or
Gonna turn thirty.
Holy balls, that is way old.
I still feel young, though…
or
Summer is awesome.
Holy balls, I love ice cream.
(Also, saying “balls”)
A smile makes the day
A frown will take it away
I am the top line.
What is it about you
That makes me yearn for you so
oh you are perfect
Please just two more hours
I might be wasting the day
but it feels good
the new people there
lovebirds in amongst pigeons
I want to be them
Oh, I do rather like Haikus!
seven days to go
til i see your smiling face
i’ve missed you so much
Today I am sick,
But tomorrow I’ll be better
and see transformers.
Today i found out
12/04 is the birthday of
myself and Jay-z.
Writing a haiku
is cute and a little hard.
Laundry awaits me.
I am blooming here
in this strange and crazy earth.
Enjoying sweet rain.
the dish and the spoon one is ADORABLE!!
im drinking water
but instead, i want to drink
bodily fluids.
i can never write anything non-sexual. eep.
air conditioning
is blowing on me all day
poorly designed room
It’s cold! :(
I don’t want to hurt
you today or tomorrow.
But I will have to.
I love writing haiku! Here is one that definitely reassembles how my life is at at the moment.
One more day of school
Students—promotion or not?
Can this year end please?
(I am a school teacher and this year was a tough one)
Okay, mine is kind of long, but here we go:
I sing through my life
And I dance along to the
Music in my head
At school I greet my
Best friend Ellie – she hears the
Pretend music too
Together we sing
And dance all day – we tell each
Other everything
I have messy hair
All over my face, and an
Enormous huge smile
Hazel eyes, brown hair
And I love all the simple
Little things in life
Like dancing in fields
Going on bicycle rides
Barbecues in Spring
Like drinking Tango
Walking Ellie’s dog with her
Picnics in Summer
Like my next birthday
Running through parks with big trees
Reading in Autumn
Like eating chocolate
Laughing at comedians
Duvets in Winter
All throughout the year
I celebrate life
And cherish the day
Things that I love are:
Being silly, mad and fun
Having a great time
Big glasses and hair
Parasols and converse with
Stripy, fun leggings
I may be crazy
And I may be too wacky
But I love my life!
All day every day
I lounge around and dream of….
Doing something fun
Fire spitting and
Circus arts would be awesome
but mostly I miss
I miss my best friend
Who has gone away to a
faraway land called.
Ten people in class
I was in the paper
Last night twenty-five!
Can only think of one…
“I’m drowning in words
Things I want to say but can’t;
Things I cannot swallow.”
one exam to go
tomorrow is party time
i am so happy
this summer will be
the best of my life so far
of that i am sure
i have big plans for
the summer: start writing and
find me a romance
:) xxx
My heart does not jump
Like it did this time last year.
I crave you. Maybe.
I want to wear white
but I know I’ll get dirty
right when you touch me.
Ladies of leisure
Do not get up before noon
Except for coffee
I’m always yelling…
I forget I love children
When they bite their friends.
Saying good morning
When you say goodnight to me
Eases your absence
London, you make me
happy. Today you gave me
gigantic bubbles.
___
New green shoes:
lovely, but blisters?
Not nearly as nice.
___
Animal-man dreams
keep happening but I think
I figured out why.
___
I love you but I
also love my dear playwright.
This really fucking sucks.
__
Virginia Woolf:
your very name is the first
line of a haiku.
Sometimes I’m a girl
sometimes I am a woman
I just wanna fly.
Flower press wingnuts
Are not good to jump onto
If you like your toes.
Walking with a cane
Makes me utterly cranky
I understand House.
I once dreamt that I
Made my teacher a cat and
Now he meows at me.
I love this! I do “haikuesday” every tuesday on my blog…my week in haiku. It makes sure I do some poetic writing or thinking each week, even if all I get done is haikuesday.
I love haiku because it makes you think about vocabulary and choose words that fit within the constraints but also pack the biggest punch.
Wandering Guinea
Notorious P.I.G.
Nibbling my Paper
Beau is working hard
While I am adventuring
Hope he doesn’t mind
early a.m. joe
Making for giggles galore
While writing emails
Big Open Window
Lots of People Watching Here
I am new neighbor !
Unlike Arkansas,
there are tadpoles in Japan.
Thank you for checking!
I don’t care if it’s
our final family trip!
I don’t want to go!
Summer vacation
is only fun if your friends
aren’t all out of town.
I like my plaid shirt,
but it’s to hot to wear it.
I will anyway.
I got a twitter
but none of my friends have one.
Twitter is so lame.
Moving to NYC
Can’t believe I’m doing this…
Scared and jubilant.
to yoga I go
lets hope I don’t laugh or fart
just stretch and relax
cuppa tea- yippee!
day dreaming’s rather pleasant
tea cup fantasies
cold I may be but
Pepper Joy? you say quite delightful and cheeky thats who I shall besunshine friends whanau and fun
are not far away
昼の夢
桜飛んでいる
学校の安全
We’re friends-zone I think
But I am taking a risk
“Come sleep in my bed”
Missing my friends.
Well, Cupcakes and Chardonnay,
Do make quite the treat!
Working this summer.
Desperately trying to
Locate my sparkle.
Fish in the sea: lots.
Fish who want me: also lots.
I want 1/4 life crisis fish.
Predictable me.
Complications make it fun!
I’ll miss the sex too.
Bonnaroo: worth it?
Flooded tent, expensive food
And now I’m too broke to eat lunch.
Too many roadtrips.
Friends, music, beaches: all good
But driving scares me!
Roommate hates that we
Can’t watch tv (no cable).
I find it peaceful.
Dreaming life away
Beach, waves, sun, heat beating down
Fun with my best friends
Anxiety lives
Don’t disappoint my mother
Report, have mercy.
Big hair, big eyes, black!
I feel like I’ve found my style
Thanks, Sowerberry.
My bladder tells me
That it’s toilet time again.
Does it ever cease?!
Walking weightlessly
Moments and moods pass me by
At the core, content.
Dedicated words
to pink-haired playgirl- she said
‘yes’ to unicorns
;D
Hi Gala
Why don’t you write articles anymore? I used to love the topics, the inspiration, the advice etc. The website is a lot quieter, less updates & less material than what it used to be, is this something you’ve intended and are aware of?
I hope I don’t sound not nice by asking this, i do love you & icing 100%, i’m just genuinly curious.
Childishness is fun
Until something goes way wrong
And we must be adults
Summer was so cool
Literally cool, frigid
Now, sweat sweat sweat sweat
I am beginning
to enjoy my inside mind
Next stop: my body.
How I adore haiku!
Let´s see…today it is:
Fashion show this week
Must finish winter clothes
I hope I do well
and:
Migraine always sucks
when you edit TV shows
I don´t care, we´re first
aaand:
Sweet tea and kitten
warming my cold winter day
Love is in the air
and to you:
Mademoiselle Darling
Sweet, rad, pink and delicious
You make New York glow
for all your haiku needs see
www.hotcrosshaiku.blogspot.com
THE haiku blog
well, one of them…
Time is catching up
Summer sun beckons me OUT
Just one more day left
-procrastinating and enjoying the day instead of packing for my move….this thursday. lol
I sit here thinking,
‘Hey! Where all the hot guys at?’
Please come to Flatbush.
At least it’s a job.
But I want to be acting…
Is it time to quit?
I’d love some new shoes
Chunky heels and harness straps
Shiny black, of course!
OK, only the first one has a seasonal/nature theme, like apparently proper haiku is meant to have. But the rest are fashion-y. It’s a new form of haiku called Galaku. ha!
Hot tea is a must
On a rainy winter’s night
With milk and bikkies.
Why don’t my pants fit?
Chocolate Florentines are
Making my ass big.
It’s hard to pay rent
When you buy awesome new jeans
With your rent money.
Is it ok for
My Trashy Deluxe necklace
To say ‘Geek!’ in gold?
This is a Public
Service Announcement: Don’t leave
Hair dye in too long.
Now I have black hair
Not deep rich mahogany
It’s called ‘emo morph’
Someone said caftans
Are the new chic leisurewear
Dude: I don’t think so.
are all the cute boys
in the english department gay?
apparently, they are
i. Love
Today I said I-
I had a headache, but I
just could not explain
all I needed was
for you to walk with me home
arm around my waist
Or a hug, a kiss-
a sign that it was still there-
something felt destroyed
I may never know
if you could see that I just
could not explain then
But you knew I hurt
you asked, you saw, you loved.
Old car’s windows cracked to
ease overheating,
(“maybe that’s why my head hurts?”)
skipped errands, went home
to hug me, kiss me,
(“Not keeping you in that car”)
...I’m betting you knew.
The George Carlin Cure,
laughing together until
we were both at ease,
You gave only love
(heal my heart with you alone)
and it sang for you.
Thank you for being
and being there, my lover
I try and you try
What to do today?
Maybe watch some DVD’s?
Gossip Girl calls me!
going to school and
having to work in fast food
this is my summer
I’m a little late
but I love this exercise
haiku sounds so sweet.
In fact now, all day
I’ll surely think in poems
Fingers tapping air.
This summer’s centered
On preparing for Japan
Nervous excitement!
Decided, when there,
I’ll keep a haiku journal,
small thoughts flow easy. :>
i suck at twitter.
i thought it would be easy;
i am not succinct.
haikus, however,
are much less time-consuming
than the one-phrase tweets!
My summer has been
about the windows rolled down
and singing too loud
My dreams are so wild
Life is not as rampant
I should sleep some more
This love metaphor
overused for good reason
is painfully true.
When i am biking
singing a song about you
i crash into things.
The scar on my knee
always reminds me of you
permanent love note.
While you, my bastard
have reduced me to poetry
you can’t make me rhyme.
Though maybe next year
your requited affection
will lead to meter.
i’m not a quitter
but the fashion
oh, it calls to me.
i think that maybe
a cold shower
is just what you need.