h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Now that's a challenge ... not sure if I've figured it out correctly...

*Pauses for a drink of whisky to get the ideas moving ...*


Through another pair of eyes ...

Prizes that were once attained,
I realised,
Slipped like polished trophies through my hand.

Wishes that have long remained
Idealised,
Hide from my soul in some strange land.

While I wonder what was gained.
Is it still prized..
..Like loyalty? Or just plain damned?

*Finishes drink*

Hmm. Obviously missed the target by a mile there. Never mind. Sorry it wasn't to your liking, my dear.

Quite a surprise - you turning up in Tash's bathroom last week ... Have you got a Haiku detector fitted?

We had another Haiku "shoot out" in the Forum & Firkin yesterday (thread 40 - engagement party for the late lamented Blonde) ... last time I looked, some of the patrons were still conversing in (badly mauled) Haiku ...

The poetry bug is spreading!

CU around. Keep well.

Kes, Kes...Darling,
I loved it, it's just that you are so eloquent that I am often as not left speechless. I have been back to read it several times and again. I have been quite busy these days taking care of friends and the farm. I must admit that I haven't the foggiest what Haiku is, could you give me a definition, I regret I don't know how to thread but I find your poetry ever so wonderful.
I have had to keep away from the h2g2 a bit because of friend's jealousy. I don't mean to seem so flighty.

Never finish, never stop
I shiver to think that the mirror
would shatter
Let us drink in the reflections
within our souls that matter
Never take your lips from the glass
keep my eyes locked with yours
May the liquor never pass
your languid lips, may they linger
Make it last that precious drop
Never stop

JLC - how kind of you ... and it's good to see you back here.
Ah! Jealousy is a terrible thing - sorry to know you are suffering at its hands ... especially hard in h2g2, where everything is so visible.

*Pauses to re-read JLC's verse*
I like that - a lot. Unusual form - 11 lines, varied rhyming pattern ... I think I'm a bit too "old-fashioned" or rigid with my verses - always seem to stick to a traditional style, so I miss out on the surprises that a freer form presents. That's good - puts the message across with a fine combination of power and gentleness. Hmmm...

Haiku is a Japanese verse form. The rules seem simple, but, like many apparently simple things, they can be very intense. Rules:

No requirements for rhyme.
Must be on a single subject, and must be coherent.
The form is three lines; the first line of five syllables, the second line of seven syllables, and the third line of five syllables.

...and that's it.


I come here to hide.
I came here to find solace.
And I have found you.


... is an example of a Haiku. That one's for you! Talk to you soon.