Your Life In Haiku
[ 6 May 2008 ]
If you were to write a haiku about your life at this very moment, what would it say?
Remember, the format is 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syallbles, & theoretically it should involve something about nature.
Mine might be…
I love this city.
We wake up early to roam,
with hair like wild vines.
or…
My darling FedEx,
Please deliver my new boots (!!!)
Love, A Girl Possessed.
or…
I love Simon. I
love Simon. I love Simon.
Don’t go to London!
or…
So, celebrities
love Pinkberry. I’m sad to
say they have no taste.
How about you?
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala 
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Hey, how about that, first at something for, erm, the first time in my life! Now if only I could think of a haiku…
Free from essays now
I wander about in red
Black and grey, all day
(I’ve decided those are my colours for the week!)
Busy, busy girl
Sleepless as a moonlight night
When it is so full.
I will go in my
Sunny hammock and speak my
Mothertounge loudly
Ahh Welsh oral tomorrow!
Summer is here now.
Classes over, finally.
Time to work on blog.
lol. I’ll have to work on that I think.
Adrift on grey seas
Searching for an island home
I float and count stars
Hot sweltering sun
Finals finally over
Lover take me home.
I was reminded
I have the option to do
Anything I want!
(Explanation: I’m in college, and it gets really stressful, but sometimes things happen and people say things that remind me what great options I have…the possibilities are endless!)
ike a sinking stone
I fall deeper into sleep
when will I wake up?
rolling down a hill
of brand new sweet green grasses
never-ending spring
swirling in the mist
reaching out; finding nothing
can’t hold on to air
Hurry up and ring,
I want to go out and play
in the grass all day!
Pinkberry, my friend.
Don’t listen to Gala.
All the more for me!
;)
Just one more exam
Before summer, of my god
Terrified of home
Londres is hot and sunny at the moment but ultimately, still crap.
I love haikus! They keep popping up in my life a lot recently… weird.
Life back in Boca
Sunny and beachy and calm
I wait for him here
awoke in the night
ate a fist of berries, then
fell back asleep to
hang out in our dreams
your dad said “don’t cry i’ll buy
you a tissue”, we
kiss in the dumpster
altering our perceptions
of cleanliness+love
Ah! I just can’t wait
Days in the Dominican
Will surely be sweet!
my heart is curled up
and running into corners
don’t leave please don’t leave.
i waited for a
bus so that i could come home
it took an hour
:o
or
it is so warm here
i reckon it must be the
hottest day of the year
it really is so warm here, i reckon i’ve been burned from the sun by sitting inside, my arms are sore :(
xx
Uhhm..
It’s sunny outdoors,
Yet I’m stuck doing exams,
In a real cold room.
monday is here now
a beginning; a new start
the sun is shining!
hi gala, red mango is much better than pinkberry! it’s actual frozen yogurt. now on to business:
sitting at my desk
working in a cubicle
i still love my job!
hard to believe, but it’s not bad at all!
washing the windows
is the only way to see
the world more clearly
two and a half weeks,
never no more school for me,
about to be free… :)
Yay, haiku! That’s where I’m a viking! It used to be a party game, where the poets would just sit around and try to link them together and try to write their haiku better than everyone else. And if you haven’t read the travel journals of Basho, the most well-known haiku poet, you should! I think you’d really like them.
Platinum blonde now –
I contemplate cute headbands
Over morning tea.
Gladiator heels –
Yes, an intriguing notion,
but office-friendly?
OH MAN GOSSIP GIRL
OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME
IS IT NEXT WEEK YET
It’s so nice outside
And yet, I’m in here working
I want to go play
eating cereal
as my lung ache fiery
ditch class for doctor?
Oo I have those boots in brown, they are excellent!
I really like your haikus, especially the first one! Hair like wild vines sounds lovely
Looking back I see
Something I want to change, but
Can I do it right?
——-
Summer days are here
Sunshine, green grass, lemonade
Still nights on the roof
——-
I sit outside and
Wait for the calmness of rain
Look up, see the sky
——-
I wake one morning
Find a quiet empty house
That echoes with loss
Holy crap so cold,
Scarf beanie gloves not working,
Time for some green tea
Gala you’re crazy.
Pinkberry is the dankness.
Try it with mango!
Hehe :)
- Briana
Together again,
how long will it last this time,
I hope forever.
or
Sat alone outside,
admiring the sunshine,
squeezing through the trees.
Working on her life
hoping to be successful
but it’s slow going.
or
Changes in my life
make me what I am today
and I am happy.
Gala—don’t forget to come to brooklyn! it’s where the REAL people live :)
I am restless now
writhering and squirming oh!
my heart demands change.
Physics exam is
Waiting for me. I am not
A happy camper.
Just realized that
I was in New York at the
Same time as Gala.
Peppermint green tea
Is wildly delicious! I
Like it with grilled cheese.
dreary work daytime,
when will you finally end?
I have better plans
or …
I can feel summer
a twinkling into being
now where is my skirt?
or …
hungry for a change
maybe I’m getting closer
to the person me
or …
Wonka goggles love
the world is skewed by bug eyes
I like seeing it
Excruciating
Pain from sitting
What should i do now?
I danced (all types) for over ten years, and i was diagnosed with a torn labrum recently. The injury is also causing knee pain and numbness throughout my leg. I cannot sit down with extreme pain, i cannot climb stairs, i cannot bend over or lift my right leg without excruciating pain, etc. I’ve had 15+ scans with countless injections, and am currently in PT. my orthopedist also thinks that i have pulled tendons too tight. My hip “pops” or “snaps” at least 5 times a day (absolute minimum)
Any advice?
Reading the tarot,
for fate of my summer,
choose or be chosen.
the sunshine is lovely,
except when your ex spoils it
by doing drugs, sigh.
strawberry ice cream
and cigarettes in the sun
what a lovely day!
today i went to
a communal scream, it was
cathartic as hell!
I do wonder if
His pocket watch is broken
I feel no time pass
Examination.
They simply will not test me
On things i´m good at
I sit wait and wish
That katamari damacy
Will roll me his heart
Oh these are so good! I love martha’s examination one. :D Exactly my thoughts!!
If I go to the
Party as a go-go girl
Will it spark true love?
xxx
Packing to Vegas.
Turning over a new leaf.
Love the life you live!
alone like the moon
i sleep during the daytime
and think quiet at night
new heart-shaped glasses
allow me to see the world
in a rosy light
done with all my tests
time to pack and clean and
say hi to summer
i got a new job
far from me but on the beach
and near a cute boy
and one for lunch:
maki roll with shrimp
tempura and miso soup.
mochi for dessert!
I miss my little
beautiful niece when I am
stuck writing papers.
She was born two weeks ago today and I have a week and a half of classes and finals before I can go home again.
Oooh, speaking of mochi, there is a frozen yogurt shop in Flushing called Red Mango that has mini-mochi has a topping. Obviously, way better than Pinkberry!
i think the Future
is a pathway of events
each rides a sun beam
every dancefloor is
a beach, every brisk walk, a
music video
Shells under my feet
Hair swept back in wild tendrils
Eyes matching the sea
————————————————————
A sweet remembrance
Of a past season, found in
The scent of bonfires
Just seventeen days
Classes are almost done
I can’t wait for prom
organic chem is
ruining my life. i want
to go play outside!
my team berates me
about saturday loving
they are just jealous
and kelly!, sorry about your knee/hip- that is awful! I’ve been through a lot of PT for tendonitis/fluid in my knees/dislocated ankles and I’ve subluxed my hip 2x (partially dislocated) from dance and rugby, so I know how that feels to have it ‘popping’ when you walk.
follow through with the PT for sure, but if you have the time and $$, I’d suggest trying to find a good chiropractor. mine did all kinds of marvelous things for me with realigning my legs/hips/back and helping me prevent the muscle spasms that were messing up my ankle socket. If nothing else, it might help with the joint pain. best of luck!
ansi — i recommended red mango as well in comment 21! i actually just had it for the first time yesterday and i am hooked! they also have cap’n crunch as a topping. mmm. there is a new one in manhattan, but i’m not sure if they have multiple locations there. just in time for spring! ahem:
just in time for spring,
lovely red mango froyo…
cap’n crunch on top!
i am sexy
so very very sexy
you cant touch this
:D
Symphonic Band, please
concentrate like you used to.
Music deserves more.
Motor-city girl.
Pollution in her lungs all
day long. Detroit girl.
Haha I’m really bad at poetry.
Best pencil ever:
Dixon Ticonderoga!
You’ll never go wrong.
=]
Silliness
I asked a flower
whether I would go to Prom
It said I would not
It is beautiful
but I’m not allowed to shave
becuase of swimteam
Is it normal for
a sophomore to freak out
about her future?
Going to Israel
on June 25, and I
think I will die of waiting
I can’t haiku to save my life…
But I wonder what it is about Pinkberry?
Like, I spotted the thug of all thugs, Suge Knight there dining on a frozen yogurt masterpiece…it must be an L.A. thang.
I don’t have a haiku right now, but I did buy a book of haikus once called Hipster Haiku, and I definitely reccomend it to one and all. Here is a small sampling:
When the tattoos creep
Past the sleeve line to knuckles,
Time to quit retail.
My bike frame tangles
With yours on the curb outside
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
I know Atari
She knows only Nintendo
Generation gap
Is Simon coming to London…...you should totally come too and i will throw you a tea party in Hyde Park.
Working for money,
Man is away; much harder
Than working for fun . . .
Lighting tonight’s fire,
Wearing jeans because it’s cold,
Need long-sleeved dresses!
:)
rolling in high grass
we look forward to it all
let’s remember now
why is it sunny
when i’m stuck in the office?
must make daisy chains!
my big, great idea…
i’ll escape out the window
but the boss caught me
my stomach is sick
oh why did i stray from raw?
i will get back on
:P
No more marshmallow
Shall pass my lips for the next
30 days. Yeah right.
(I had a Tui moment and I now know I’m rubbish at this haiku thing… but hey.. ya get that…)
It is cold outside
But my heart warms with the sun
Pity it’s not here.
!
(I’m getting worse…)
Time for work today
via the Vet for Serene.
More jabs, tests then Home.
(‘k.. nuff…).
i don’t understand;
wtf is pinkberry?
. . .er, out of the loop.
Uni is ending
The weather is perfecto
Summer has begun
I long for New York
The park in the summer
Picnics in the sun
i so hate talking
about silly politics
i could not care less
BUT
i love patti smith
her guitarist is lovely
he gave me his pick
Oh my! You ordered frye boots? I might turn into a green jealousy-monster!! I love frye bootsss, I’ve been eyeing them for a couple of months now! Well, at least, now that you’ll have them, you can show us your fabulous outfit pics and I will fall even more head over heels in love with the boots (if even possible) that I will simply make me HAVE to buy them! I hope you get them verrrry soon!! :D
As for the haiku:
Two weeks til exams.
I am already nervous.
Wish me lots of luck!
p.s. I’m sooooo excited for you that you are in NY, you must be squeeking every morning you open your eyes and realise you’re in your favourite city! I have the same with London when I’m there (sooo, why doesn’t Simon just stay in NY and I’ll go to London instead, seems like a fine plan to me! :D) Enjoy your stay lovely Gala!
Lots of love,
Fleur!
I’m waiting for you
To make the first step toward
Becoming my friend
oh bums,
meant to back take not make :D
meant to be “be” instead of back
i’ll stop correcting myself now :D
Pink hair happy artist
Contented wife ambitious woman
Life is interesting
Leather Frye goodness
Engineer boots were my choice
On my feet each day
:)
You guys are great! Hee, I love all your little poems. & I will do my best to try Red Mango if I see it!
Joleeeeeen — Yup, he is about to board a plane in an hour! But I’m not going with him. Sorry cutie! Next time!
Lauren — Pinkberry is a frozen yoghurt place, it’s been featured on The Hills a bunch & apparently is a huuuuuuuge deal. People are obsessed with it! So I ordered some. I wasn’t very impressed. I don’t know, yoghurt is just yoghurt to me, maybe I’m missing something but it just doesn’t really turn my crank! So you’re forgiven for being out of the loop, I think it is a pretty silly loop anyway ;D
Fleur — They arrived about an hour after I mentioned it on here, & even better, they fit me perfectly! I just walked from 50th down to Soho (~36 blocks?) & they were really comfortable. I had to put a bandaid on the back of one of my heels because they were slipping a bit & rubbing, but other than that, they were perfect! I’m SO pleased, eeeeee! They are kind of weird-looking on, almost like a glorified gumboot, but I love them! There are pictures coming, never fear!
At a crossroad now.
Life so uncertain. But oh,
the fun times ahead!
When you hold my hand
The sun seems to shine brighter;
Complete happiness
These are all so good!
Haikus are easy
but sometimes they don’t make sense
funky applesauce
just kidding! :]
umm
crazy, bad weekend
the boy helped me through it all
but he is not mine
remembering your
lips reminds me i have just
thirty days left here
OR
the open sunroof
and beautiful skies make
me want to skip school
(sidenote: ADORABLE boots, and the fact that you are in new york slash soho now makes me uber-jealous.)
Strawberries and jelly
Cherry flavoured yum yum yum
Yay I heart dessert
Fun!!!
Life can be stressing,
just can’t seem to find my way.
But I do my best.
I’m not a huge fan
of gala abroad, my day
is all messed up!
When you were in Australia I got to read your stuff as it was posted – now I have to wait because I am asleep!! (Still love your work!!)
Loud music and nice
company with passion at
the heart of it all.
Aww, your Simon haiku is so cute! <3 Lots of my friends love Pinkberry—I haven’t tried it myself, but the name alone has made me super curious! Have you ever tried Tast D-Lite? It’s pretty cheap, and they’ve got crazy flavors (my friend tried a peanut butter chocolate cheesecake cone once, she loved it :D).
I can’t seem to stop
watching dramas that make me
shiver in my socks.
Oh! Oh! Gossip Girl!
I wish I had seen the last
episode. Too bad.
Next weekend I’ll stay
home with lots of yummy snacks
and watch them all.
<3
Oh no, Pinkberry!
Being born and living in Los Angeles I was introduced, and hooked, way back in 2005ish when the first one open. So I am a firm supporter of a company that started with one store and launched over 50 being from my block! Now though, I have completely lost my taste for it but I still think the secret lies in the toppings. May I ask, if it is not too personal, what did you top your yogurt with?
Orientation
Lots a paperwork to fill
I dream of high school.
Three emails today
A prom dress, a chain letter
a faraway friend.
Too restless to work
Fingers type feverishly
to form three poems.
My sign for the track meet
Was torn down in the hallway
Footsteps on its face
I retaped it up
Was late for algebra class
The teacher’s stare scalding
Wondered all day why
I can’t seem to make good friends
My happy juice was low
You have me restless, Gala!! I will regale you with my pointless poems (yay alliteration!!)
When I was young I
Could be anything I wanted
Now the walls close in
Pass by the potheads
Consider dragging them by
The ears to their mums
My father is short
He does overcompensate
I duck when I see him
A glob by her lip
Orange goo tests my gag reflex
Nacho cheese is nasty
Trisha — Nope, never tried Tasti Delite, or however you spell it, but I probably will, just because I saw Charlotte eating it on Sex & The City once. Haha! Is that sad?!
Katie — I had plain yoghurt with strawberries, raspberries & chocolate chips. They seemed like the most sane options. Sugary cereal & whatnot isn’t really my bag ;D Yoghurt isn’t really good for me anyway, any dairy basically just blocks my sinuses, it’s not worth it! (Blue cheese & camembert on the other hand…)
i never actully written a haiku till today…
it was very interesting
annoying chick friends
they confuse me about things
why do they do it?
I can’t believe everyone came up with haikus and Gala came up with soo many! Congratulations. I will try….
I would love some mint
chocolate chip ice cream now
or a magazine
Please grandma,
I can’t stand how cute you were
at my age,
So stop giving me chocolate cookies!
(i’m making a movie with old pictures for my grandpa’s 70 bday, and my grandma was incredibly, strikingly beautiful when young. she’s still gorgeous)
Maybe I’m a slacker,
I wish this week would never end,
calm before the storm
(first week in ages I don’t have anything to do for the uni)
Looking at my sis’ ex in pictures
Is weird
Don’t know why,
it freaks me out
(wtf? o_O)
My Warcraft girl’s new axes,
make her look so YARRR,
But standing in ther feet
Must be so scary!
(I love my World of Warcraft character. She has 2 new axes and makes me feel like a viking warrior. Which is so AWESOME)
Dressing a small child
A bag of angry ferrets
Laughing she hugs me
chucking a sickie
reading blogs and reflecting
not ‘sick’, a health day!
fran: I know exactly how you feel! There are pictures of my grandma when she was young, and I was so surprised at how pretty she looked. I don’t know, it’s just weird to think of her as being just like me, once upon a time. In a good way, of course.
Pretty little girl
Sits in the park with
Her new-found suitor
Crumpled vintage dress
Lies at the foot of the bed
Until next night out
Cupcake girl ponders
Whether she should return to
Her former lover
Girl buying burlesque
Lingerie wonders if he
Will appreciate
Opening our home
full of choc’late and flowers
to meet a new friend
I watch the cats watch
My husband clean the kitchen
awaiting dinner.
Writing an essay
About Immanuel Kant
Doing this by choice!
lollipop trees with
a bowl of fruit salad with
my friend, my lover
nerdyspice – Long live the lesser known yummier frozen yogurt shops of New York City (especially Red Mango’s toppings, who am I kidding)!!
Sun is out today
Lab reports need to be done
exams coming soon
Late nights with coffee
Papers mount up rapidly
exams coming soon!
Hair tearing under the moon
White girl sitting ALL alone
EXAMS COMING SOON!
————-
You can tell what’s going on in my life, haha.
5-7-5
haiku 1:
Procrastinating
A girl sits idly alone
dreaming—days ahead.
haiku 2:
Stress makes hair turn white
Not the pleasant white hair
A frizzy style.
haiku 3:
the word “haiku” makes
me think of a boy i knew
—he was not so kind.
haiku 4:
Frantically stress
worried for the future, now,
should have studied then.
DDD: i need happiness!
at an abstract/emo-tional level:
conscience has grown stale,
as i begin to sense the
approach of nothing.
at a practical level:
i failed the maths test
and three essays overdue
year twelve sucks balls, mate.
new job & chic flat,
new city, gorgeous boy!
life is delicious!
izennah xoxoxo
I love packages,
torn paper like a passport,
anticipation.
(I’ve gotten five packages over the last two days. My god, I love the internet).
I am in love with
a boy quite transatlantic,
I’m holding my breath.
Three years of my life.
I cant just forget about you.
But I do understand.
waking up is hard
so sick of feeling so blue
dyed my hair purple
This boy I know
sure he doesn’t feel the same
unrequited love
pretty boy call me
cause waiting is distracting
i have work to do
Haha and I thought I couldn’t write poetry!!:)
i am so nervous
spanish oral in five hours
i might wee myself.
:)
that cool sly boy grin
in half-light he is god-like
leaving her wanting
examinations
begone I want to wander
in the golden morn
Being by myself,
independent, creative,
winter keeps me safe.
awakened by life
eyes emerge from their sockets
and absorb the light.
one year almost up,
between us our love exists,
please god make it last
not about nature, but about how i’m feeling right now
Go to Pechanga,
Go to see Pink Martini,
Cry when it is done.
Lonely is my day
I should be doing something
I wish I knew what
Oh, to be a cat.
Get away with everything,
at least in my house.
there is no ending
in the most expansive sky
all good things must end.