Haikus for your Humour or Horror!!!

Some haikus for you to enjoy... restored!!!

Haikus

1. A tin can rattles Strong wind blows it down the street Singing "I'm dancing!" 2. A drunk is shouting Swearing loud at everyone Prayers of thanks for booze. 3. Summer sun so hot This would make good holidays If we'd food to eat! 4. So much snow we see Depth of winter holds the earth So good for our skiing! 5. Dog is racing fast Barking at the spinning wheels Its all he can do. 6. The ball is bouncing With children playing joyfully Now none: broke window. 7. We love all mankind Except those we've reason To hate: they're bad! 8. There's no better love Than the faithful pet dog has For his bad owner 9. As we live our life Is how when death it comes We'll be judged as good. 10. Thunder inspires Fear in the fearful hearts and Awe in hearts of hope. 11. A Coward thrives On fear instilled on others: Call his bluff for proof. 12. God is a chess player Man is but a pawn of his Each holds but a square 13. Winter closes in Cold dark and long nights approach Good for needed rest 14. Long after I'm dead People will think and speak of me Like the cold winter 15. Hell is where lives The pious churchgoer who feared God Who hated his neighbour 16. If you love money And you desire much riches Your spirit is poor.

 

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Reviews

[Taja B.]

Although I like all 5 of these haikus, I like the 5th one the best. The reason why the 5th haiku stood out to me because I think that there is a underlying message within that haiku. The others though, were quite silly, and funny, but all five were pretty well written overall.

Nice job. I really enjoyed these a lot.:)

[Lyrical Love]

Excellent. I really liked this and the delivery of the messages. I usually shy from Haiku's but this was great.
Thanks for the read.
Keep writing!
Lyrical

[Mistral Bilgera]

Tomas, i sooooo love every haiku you have in this poem!!! they are all amazing! at first the haikus were funny and then they grew more and more wisdom-filled. i especially love haiku 8 and 10!! they prove that you are a keen reflector of human values and virtues :)

Keep inspiring. :) thank you so much for sharing this. it's fun and really intelligent and wise :)

[Blade & Blood (The ..]

I love the final five haikus. Those are the ones that get me thinking. :D The others had some nice humor in there; gotta admire that. ;)

Thanks for posting! The first one made me laugh almost uncontrollably. lol!

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

[Sarah McKeever Hitt]

NICELY DONE!!!

[April Child]

Cute and fun. Haven't attempted any myself yet... really should give it a go...

[Crazy Cat Man]

great haikus dude

[T.k. Sutter]

Number four gave me shivers because as I sit here, the snow is falling. Great job!

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

number three made me all happy - as i love summer and just made me feel all warm -- then you turn around and crushed me with the winter one... sigh...

loved all 5 thought they were great...

[Genie]

My preference is # 1 because I'd never thought of that concept before and it's lovely.

Several of these are tough to call haiku, tho, and they're not really senryu (which are about human nature more than nature in haiku). What's the blend, then -- senku?!? A new form is born :-).

Technically, too -- at least in the traditional form -- the name of the season is not supposed to be in a haiku. It's supposed to be inferred from the rest of the poem's descriptive powers. Tho "modern" haiku use seasonal words, I find much is lost to the imagination and prefer the old way.

I'll never look at a rolling tin can the same way again -- thanks for the new appreciation and viewpoint!

[Haden]

definitely 1 and 3. I'm indecisive ... i need two choices. I like one becuz it paints a snappy visual. But I like 3 becuz of it's sheer sarcasm ... hee hee, poor starving b******s! at least it's a beautiful day!