Hey, we haven't done this in a while (here are rounds
I,
II, &
III)! The rules are simple - a haiku is composed with three lines, of syllable-lengths 5-7-5. Add yours in the comments, below. Your haiku must begin with the last word of the one just before yours. You may play more than once, but not twice-in-a-row. Here's one to get us going.
Orin feels lazy.
No motivation, rather:
Procrastination.
.
Procrastination,
ReplyDeleteWhat a big word to type in.
Not fun to start with.
With a grain of salt
ReplyDeleteI cannot season my food
When is it lunchtime?
Lunchtime doubly so.
ReplyDeleteWait! "Time is an illusion."
I left that part out?
out where the ball fell
ReplyDeletethe reciever could not reach
pass was incomplete
Incomplete midterms
ReplyDeleteCan't change the fact that I will
See my puppy soon!
"Soon And Very Soon"
ReplyDeleteThat's a song used in Advent.
I am a huge geek.
Geek, I am one too,
ReplyDeleteAt least li-tur-gi-cal-ly.
And beyond, I guess.
Guess your weight, I will!
ReplyDeleteIf I'm wrong, you get a prize!
(What a useless "skill.")
Skill of a bo staff
ReplyDeleteCan not compete with numchucks
I get all the chicks
chicks are chicken babes
ReplyDeletewomen, girls and dolls are not
all in good fun, Phil
Phil had a baby
ReplyDeletesaw the birth and everything
turns out its not his
(True Story)
His career path: spy.
ReplyDeleteHis martini: dry, shaken.
His name: Bond. James Bond.
Bond me to my chair,
ReplyDeleteI used the dictionary
Difficult that was.
(ps I hate Orin for that one!)
Was it the subject?
ReplyDeletePerhaps the punctuation?
Why do you hate me?
Me, myself and I
ReplyDeletecannot start Haiku with Bond,
So undignified.
undignified? like,
ReplyDeletecrazy, spastic randomness?!
sounds so familiar!
Familiar Faces.
ReplyDeletesee them all the time, I do.
That sounds like Yoda.
Yoda? Yoda! Why?
ReplyDeleteThat word is harder than Bond.
We need a wordsmith.
(you asked for this one shannon)
ReplyDeleteWordsmiths are nice but,
Earlier I did one-up:
I dropped a poopsmith
Poopsmith shovels crap
ReplyDeleteThat job stinks. I would be wiped.
Would sleep like a log.
Log, is that a pun?
ReplyDeleteFor you had just mentioned poop.
Where is this heading?
heading down the drain,
ReplyDeleteswirling bowl of terror, the
porcelain express
Express your feelings:
ReplyDeleteWhen you say (fill in the blank),
I feel (this one too).
Too was I thrilled 'bout
ReplyDeleteThis haiku challenge but here
Oddblog would not work
work, plunger you must
ReplyDeletecant see toilet for the "logs"
Just "overflowing" with hope
Hope it's not the end!
ReplyDeleteThis is so much fun again -
Please, more haikus! Please?
Please, Mr. Postman.
ReplyDeleteThat's a song from the Sixties.
by The Marvelettes
Marvelettes? Humbug.
ReplyDeleteBah. Shannon must hate us all.
A silly last word.
Word Up! was a hit
ReplyDeletedone at first by Cameo;
then Melanie B
B: 1 syllable.
ReplyDelete24 others like it.
Oddball: W.
W? Why Me?
ReplyDeleteDid I do that right? Yes? No?
I am high on God
God is in control,
ReplyDeleteWill lift you on Eagle's wings.
Lift his name on high.
High above the earth
ReplyDeleteClouds float by, gently, softly.
Orin likes pickles.
Pickles make me ralph.
ReplyDeleteTossing my cookies is bad.
I so hate to barf.
Barf-olomew said,
ReplyDelete"I'm a mog: half man, half dog.
I'm my own best friend!"
Friend of Jesus? Yes
ReplyDeleteServant of the Lord? That too.
I'm a Child of God.
God expresses thrice:
ReplyDeleteFather, Son, Holy Spirit!
Answer this with thrice.
Thrice...once more than twice.
ReplyDeletePopple says we should convert
To binary...yup!