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A Haiku a Day

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-09-29 21:47:39


At 9/28/15 04:03 PM, TaintedLogic wrote:
At 9/27/15 08:12 PM, elmanymt wrote: Sup, Tainted.
Not much. Just grinding
my way through college. How are
you, Elmanymt?

Sorry, I have no
clue how many syllables
"Elmanymt" has. :P

The name should be five.
I blame thirteen year old me,
for confusing you.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-09-30 09:39:33


At 9/29/15 09:47 PM, elmanymt wrote: The name should be five.
I blame thirteen year old me,
for confusing you.

All is forgiven,
man. It's up to you how to
say your username.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-01 21:55:16


Everything is an Accident

Swerve, fly, tumble, dive.
No way may we all survive.
Fruitless is our strife.


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-01 22:43:29


At 10/1/15 09:55 PM, Elephly wrote: Everything is an Accident

Swerve, fly, tumble, dive.
No way may we all survive.
Fruitless is our strife.

Well, usually
I make all the dark haikus,
but that one was good. ;)


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-03 19:27:56


Deathink

I think Deathink
is going to make it to
seven thousand fans.

Parents' Weekend

Introductions are
awkward. Just make sure to hide
the booze in your fridge!


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-07 10:39:28


Here's one that I don't think I posted when I wrote it. Happened to write it on a long bus ride.

In Motion

These rides across town
silently solidify
lasting affection.

Notes: I've modified the last line from its original version to make it more powerful, but some meaning has been lost with the change. The "lasting affection" mentioned is intended to be affection between two people riding the bus together. I could be in the minority here, but after reading this modified version, I almost thought I was talking about affection for the bus ride... or the driver or something lol :D
With that said, interpretation is entirely up to the reader (but you can't deny that by this point, I've swayed your beliefs!! >:D )

Happy haikuing,
my fellow BBS friends.
I'll see you again!


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-07 16:01:35


Ragtime

A new musical
adventure awaits, thanks to
music theory.

This is the perfect
fusion of nostalgia and
fickleness. Lovely!

Scott Joplin will reign
supreme, although each new track
brings new kinds of joy.

This class has exposed
me to so much more than I
would have ever known.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-07 19:32:17 (edited 2015-10-07 19:35:19)


At 10/7/15 04:01 PM, TaintedLogic wrote:

Music theory class? Interesting indeed :D

Here's another with a haiku-title.

Sympathizing with the "Villain". It's a matter of perspective, see?

The city will quake
when loosed upon it is my
devastating force.

Crumbling to ashes
and scattered about by wind,
new beginnings loom.

*sypsty*


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-08 22:42:52


At 10/7/15 07:32 PM, Elephly wrote:
At 10/7/15 04:01 PM, TaintedLogic wrote:
Music theory class? Interesting indeed :D

Here's another with a haiku-title.

Sympathizing with the "Villain". It's a matter of perspective, see?

True, although I don't
need to sympathize with the
villain. I am one!


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-08 22:48:54 (edited 2015-10-08 22:50:18)


ObsESsed

Perhaps my feelings
for Ed Sheeran's music are
too strong after all...

(I was getting looks...)

*sypsty:


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-09 13:45:10


At 10/8/15 10:48 PM, Elephly wrote:

My Dad likes Sheeran:
It's better that my sister
likes him than Lil Wayne.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-10 22:38:45


It's Loud in the Hallway

...but the smell of pot
will gently rock me to sleep.
College is crazy.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-11 00:59:37


At 10/10/15 10:38 PM, TaintedLogic wrote: It's Loud in the Hallway

...but the smell of pot
will gently rock me to sleep.
College is crazy.

Residence life is
quite an adventure. Sadly,
I only observed.


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-11 10:36:00


At 10/11/15 12:59 AM, Elephly wrote: Residence life is
quite an adventure. Sadly,
I only observed.

Were you in one of
those substance-free houses? I
shake with deep envy.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-11 22:38:41


At 10/11/15 10:36 AM, TaintedLogic wrote: Were you in one of
those substance-free houses? I
shake with deep envy.

Stayed with my parents.
Good to save money, but oh,
so inconvenient.


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-11 23:00:31


At 10/11/15 10:38 PM, Elephly wrote: Stayed with my parents.
Good to save money, but oh,
so inconvenient.

I'd think it would be
convenient to go to a
school so close to home.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-16 17:39:58


The Andrew-Nick-Stephen Chronicles

This room is too small.
One will have to go. And it's
definitely me.

October

Pretty cool month. Not
as cool as November, though.
November's colder.

The man thinks he's running...

...yet from my point of
view, he reeks of stagnancy,
his smile mocking.

The "P"

The project system
"P" is just like my English
teacher's. I would know.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-10-17 22:54:32


Nerd Rage

Your grammer sucks. And
your spelling are even worse.
I need a hobby.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-19 08:58:01


My Choir Teacher

Can someone please tell
him you can't cure the common
cold with gargling?


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-21 12:06:57


32 Haikus for the Previous Month

Lost in the abyss
of school and friends, a hobby
to which I return.

Room 415

Is this home? Nonsense,
for home is where the heart is.
I left mine in Mass.

Rule 34

The innocent know
too much. The guilty are fools.
World turned upside down.

Rule 34 for Haikus

If it exists, you
can make a haiku of it.
And no exceptions.

I left my Calculator in Lab...

...so I borrowed my
roommate's. He didn't need it.
It's all in his head.

iPod Jump

(noun), I-Paud Jump, when
you add new songs to your phone
after a long time.

Every Day

Creativity
is a muscle so large that
it takes up a line.

Waking up in New Hampshire

I follow the mile
markers, but they don't make sense.
Unless...it's not Maine.

The Race

As long as I have
characters remaining, these
binge haikus will rule.

2016

No election year
will come slower than the one
on which you read up.

Pictures on My Phone

College multiplies
them, yet most are not of the
people I call friends.

Traffic in Los Angeles

It's not quite as bad
if you close your eyes. But that's
true of many things.

Who Owns the Ocean?

Is it the prose of
low tide, or the poetry
of high? No one knows...

Emily Dickinson

It's not that awful
being this suicidal
if you cherish death.

Oh, Look! A Spider!

No eww gross no get
it off the fucking window
why oh god why euughghh

Getting Pants'd in the bathroom for no reason

It was funny up
until you realized that one
of them was gay. Yeah.

Emily Dickinson 2

Oh, what's this? Having
a love affair with death once
more? Damn it, woman!

Robert Frost

It's a cold, sleepy
little world...until the world
ends in fire (or ice)!

Walt Whitman

You're awesome. No, you
are!
No, you! And something like
"nature is cool" too.

Writing about Math

It's a cruel world that
paints its geniuses as old,
crazy straight white men.

I called the boy skinny...

and rattling his cage
like a contained animal
was his terse response.

Don't take the bus

if you have luggage
galore (or especially
caring guardians).

Welcome Home and Screw You

We rented out your
room, sold your stuff, and turned the
household inside out.

Thanksgiving Looms

I have much to be
thankful for, but I'm not sure
who to thank for it.

Transferring to Tufts

I heard the locals
brought the beer. All you have to
do is be of age.

Wait, that's only 25...

My counting skills are
rusty. I've been out of school
for an entire day.

Who Comes with Fergus?

Headphones, plentiful
stubble, cologne, anyone
else who's late for class.

Your Room Smells Like Pot

...but don't worry, the
smell of dirty clothes covers
it up well enough.

Maximum Occupancy: 3 persons

Any more, it's a
party. And people get too
drunk at your parties.

Crows are Overrated

Poe probably just
had some weird fetish, because
they're just plain irksome.

Ode to the Emoticons: Secretive

My lips are sealed...so
stop asking me about it!
Literally SEALED!

153 Pounds

What is this verdict?
I gained 3 pounds in a month?!
Letting myself go.

...And one for Yesterday

Long travels bring me
a thin, crusty layer of
fatigue. No haikus.

...And one for Today

For today is the
greatest day. Paths to take stretch
out in front of you.

And for the next 2 days:

The Checklist

It always seems to
have a surprising lack of
checks on it. Baneful.

Saying Goodbye Again

I know I just saw
you, but I'm leaving for real
this time...I think. Bye.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-25 16:02:30


At 11/21/15 12:06 PM, TaintedLogic wrote:

Amazing

Amidst the wreckage
he stood, triumphant. This land,
he revitalized.

A murmur arose
from the crowd in unison:
"just who is that man?"

He left them all in
awe with his words of candor:
「趣味でヒーロ」
("Shumi de hiiro" - hero as a hobby)

Little One Punch Man reference there if you're into that. :D

Really nice job especially with so many haikus my friend. You are the master!


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-25 22:17:59


At 11/25/15 04:02 PM, Elephly wrote: Amazing

I believe I broke
my previous record of
fourteen in a day.

I appreciate
the acknowledgement. It brings
me motivation.

:)


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-26 18:27:34 (edited 2015-11-26 18:27:53)


Thanksgiving-themed Haikus

My haiku from last
year is weak. Thankfully, this
one is much better.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-27 11:35:03


Political Circle

Prancing around the
ring, substantive arguments
will be evaded.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-28 22:34:08


For so many days
I have been absent from home
I am back, bitches


Krash17's mental health secrets:

Drink more water, sleep well, and if you want friends, be a friend.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-29 10:41:05


At 11/28/15 10:34 PM, Krash17 wrote: For so many days
I have been absent from home
I am back, bitches

And welcome back, good
sir! Let's hope your hiatus
recharged your mind well.

And yes, I counted
precisely four hundred and
forty days, Sir Krash.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-29 10:56:07


At 11/29/15 10:41 AM, TaintedLogic wrote:
And yes, I counted
precisely four hundred and
forty days, Sir Krash.

Oh man. That is way
Longer than I even thought...
I'm a nincompoop.


Krash17's mental health secrets:

Drink more water, sleep well, and if you want friends, be a friend.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-30 16:59:21


Waiting for replies
From friends I left long before
Far-flung friends of art


Krash17's mental health secrets:

Drink more water, sleep well, and if you want friends, be a friend.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-30 17:06:57


The future is bright
The past is murky darkness
Present, a light switch


Krash17's mental health secrets:

Drink more water, sleep well, and if you want friends, be a friend.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2015-11-30 20:46:37


At 11/30/15 05:06 PM, Krash17 wrote: The future is bright
The past is murky darkness
Present, a light switch

Weave a path to this
light. Every step in the
dark is a wrong one.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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