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A Haiku a Day

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-28 05:46:01


Archaic diction

Abstruse yet so beguiling

For one like myself

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-28 07:07:33


Ancient rust peels off

Leaves me with a dusty cough

Here we go again


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-28 14:51:46


The benevolent light enters hence

I quiver at the sight of it

I'm reluctant to accept it

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-29 14:25:56


I may be late but

Now going like I make stuff

Twentyfour seven


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-29 23:51:00


I peek to wonder

how years affect our shared voice.

Glad you are alive


it's been a while, thread

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-30 05:00:57


Forgotten hobbies

I suppose that's what happens

With enough of them


A nice setting

A casual colloquy

An ideal evening

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-30 05:53:14


Look at the palm trees

Is this paradise? Am I?

Look at the calm beach


Look at the concrete

Am I in a dream? Am I?

Look at the parking


Look at the parks in

The city! Aren't they pretty?

Must be going mad


I must be going

Because new winds are blowing

Hope they take me back


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-30 16:49:05


Customer service,

On hold for twenty minutes.

Part of me has died.


Proud member of the EGB since 2006 |-EGB Forum-|-EGB Website-| Game and Movie Mod 2017

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-30 23:10:11


At 1/30/21 04:49 PM, byteslinger wrote:Customer service,
On hold for twenty minutes.
Part of me has died.


Just twenty minutes?

Lucky! I've waited an hour

To get hung up on.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-31 05:06:23 (edited 2021-01-31 05:07:41)


Otro lenguaje

Porque, ¿quién me parará?

¿Qué motivo hay?

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-01-31 09:14:11


At 1/31/21 05:06 AM, Urichov wrote:Otro lenguaje
Porque, ¿quién me parará?
¿Qué motivo hay?


Ingen stoppar dig!

Kanske också borde pro...

Va? Att förstora?


En helt egen vind

Där inget rim är mindre

Vi seglar in den


Far ut över vid

Den stora vidden i mitt

Liv där ingen trivs


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-01 04:18:17 (edited 2021-02-01 04:20:13)


芸術、詩、そして

音楽は私たち全員に話すことができます...

私たちがただ聞くだけなら。


thoughtfully sips green tea

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-01 05:20:21 (edited 2021-02-01 05:22:48)


At 2/1/21 04:18 AM, ChronoNomad wrote:芸術、詩、そして
音楽は私たち全員に話すことができます...
私たちがただ聞くだけなら。


If we just listen,

Or look, or read, or sometimes...

Use Google Translate


I think I still have a small batch of fine Hisui matcha somewhere around here hmm, time to brew some true...

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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-01 16:54:33


Ah, more languages

Let's see how it goes in French

(Not practised in years)


Il fait chaud ici

En Fevrier, ce m'offense

Il n'est pas normal

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-01 18:27:53 (edited 2021-02-01 18:31:27)


生活无道德

英雄无法回报天

杀杀杀杀杀


muh google translate it: i just thought the the 7 kill poem was pretty edgy, and creative licensed it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Xianzhong#Seven_Kill_Stele

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 04:57:48


At 2/1/21 06:27 PM, DamnWei wrote:生活无道德
英雄无法回报天
杀杀杀杀杀


One sign per syllable hmm, useful.structure there.


Though interesting how different the Google translation is from the real one with this one...


Cannot trust Google!

But for Japanese and French,

Swedish and Spanish


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 07:31:42


Out of languages

Only ever spoken three

Back to English now

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 12:33:53


At 2/2/21 04:57 AM, Cyberdevil wrote:
At 2/1/21 06:27 PM, DamnWei wrote:生活无道德
英雄无法回报天
杀杀杀杀杀

One sign per syllable hmm, useful.structure there.

Though interesting how different the Google translation is from the real one with this one...

Cannot trust Google!
But for Japanese and French,
Swedish and Spanish


I changed the first part completely.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 14:18:11


At 2/2/21 12:33 PM, DamnWei wrote:I changed the first part completely.


Ooh, wasn't observative enough, second line ended on the same symbol too but that can't have been all I was comparing can it...


Seems differences don't seem all as different when you don't innately read the language.


Good to know. Google maybe not so bad after all then here either.


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 16:36:11


At 2/2/21 02:18 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:
At 2/2/21 12:33 PM, DamnWei wrote:I changed the first part completely.

Ooh, wasn't observative enough, second line ended on the same symbol too but that can't have been all I was comparing can it...

Seems differences don't seem all as different when you don't innately read the language.

Good to know. Google maybe not so bad after all then here either.


nah. google was pretty bad when i tried to translate the literal meaning in english to chinese... cause i don't have chineses typing software on my pc.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 17:48:01 (edited 2021-02-02 17:58:11)


this here is a leaf,

and another leaf is here,

no more leave period.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 18:22:34


At 2/2/21 04:36 PM, DamnWei wrote:nah. google was pretty bad when i tried to translate the literal meaning in english to chinese... cause i don't have chineses typing software on my pc.


Curious how you'd translate the literal meaning yourself? Google gives...


Life is immoral

Heroes can't give back

Kill kill kill kill kill


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-02 23:12:07


I know quite a few

Languages, with a diverse

List of expletives.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-03 02:10:54 (edited 2021-02-03 02:12:28)


At 2/2/21 06:22 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:
At 2/2/21 04:36 PM, DamnWei wrote:nah. google was pretty bad when i tried to translate the literal meaning in english to chinese... cause i don't have chineses typing software on my pc.

Curious how you'd translate the literal meaning yourself? Google gives...

Life is immoral
Heroes can't give back
Kill kill kill kill kill


kept trying out different english words or phrases until stupid google gives me the characters i want. would have been much easier with Swiftkey on my phone but I hate accessing websites that are mostly made for desktop, on my phone.


As for the "literal" translation:

Life no/empty moral.

Hero cannot pay back sky/heaven.

Kill kill kill kill kill.


Paraphrased:

Life has no morals.

Heroes can never repay heaven.

Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-03 05:10:18


At 2/3/21 02:10 AM, DamnWei wrote:kept trying out different english words or phrases until stupid google gives me the characters i want. would have been much easier with Swiftkey on my phone but I hate accessing websites that are mostly made for desktop, on my phone.


Ah that's how you did it. More elaborate process behind that haiku than you'd expect.


As for the "literal" translation:
Life no/empty moral.
Hero cannot pay back sky/heaven.
Kill kill kill kill kill.

Paraphrased:
Life has no morals.
Heroes can never repay heaven.
Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill.


Interesting. Seems Google missed the 'heaven' bit entirely, though otherwise not all bad after all...


Paraphrased version almost in authentic haiku form like this too.


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-03 05:14:33


Melon pan, yume!

Puedo hablar un poco

Ya todo loco


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-03 05:20:42


The thought has occurred

To practise what I do know

Why not use all three?


Dos mil dos uno

Estamos en Febrero

Y nada va bien


En réalité,

Je ne parle pas français

Mais j'essayerai

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-03 20:03:52


Sword Art Online is

so great. "Fuck me, oniichan!"

Great glops do we have.

Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-04 07:04:48


Haikus for lost days!

Don't stress, just get out there and

Enjoy the cosmos


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Response to A Haiku a Day 2021-02-04 09:22:56


Saw a snail today

As a Twilight fan would say,

'twas effervescent


Hace lluvia

A modo caótico

Así es aquí


Je dessine une spirale

J’écoute un groupe polonais

Et ils s'appelent Kroke