Haikuu

Original writings and artwork by Tolkien fans.
Chieftain of The Mark
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Six nights at work
Six now to unwind
I plan to write like the King


@Wamba_the_Fool - Brilliance!

PS:

Remembers point score
Takes up pen again
& Fools the Fool's OP thing

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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My former students
Aged five and six are going
To high school this fall

:headshake: :flail: :googly:

Chieftain of The Mark
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Time waits, Wamba
For no man or lass
Eleven years since U2

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Just as wise man does,
Lazy man does not - "later!"
But later comes soon

Orc
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Dove

Slanting sunrays
Illuminate leaf and branch
But not the grey dove
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Orc
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Raindrops

Drooping raindrops show
The rainbowed world around,
Alas! It too drops!

Flower garden

Old chrysanthemum falls
Does the garden weep?
Why does Man bereave?

Spider

Spindly crawler, it
thinks webs make corner pretty
Why then does Man swat it?

Envy

Grey dove, cloudy sky
His flight is my envy
My warm home is his

Envy II

Bramble and Oak, both
Envy the other. One on sunny days
Another on stormy nights

Chieftain of Durins Folk
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Cool, dewy, morning
The Robin sings with glee; one
more worm bites the dust

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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Gloomy afternoon
Chilly temps and cloudy skies
Perfect for running!

Ent Ancient
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Sunset in my eyes
blinking, tilt my face away
as I sit in class.

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Posts: 346
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:49 pm
Important meeting
Between me and the weekend
Wish it was worthwhile...

Esquire of The Mark
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Posts: 372
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One week of school done.
How so behind already?
Better start grading.

Galadriel
Galadriel
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winter draws closer
nights lengthening their embrace
we’re long gone by dawn

Elder of The Mark
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I completely blame Sil
Not for Beebs coming back though, that's
totally on me

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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Early to bed and
Early to rise makes Mondays
A bit easier

Elder of Imladris
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Posts: 41
Joined: Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:00 pm
I drank too much
Walk of shame
I feel so bad

Ent Ancient
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Posts: 813
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:18 am
Walk now shamelessly
(and enjoy your drink safely)
It's not a bad thing!

Esquire of The Mark
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Posts: 264
Joined: Sat May 16, 2020 6:10 am
Wow, it's been a while
Since I posted a haiku
I'm out of practice

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Posts: 346
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Empty coffee cup
Outside: birds sing, fair breeze
Inside: full inbox

Ent Ancient
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Thinking on a theme,
Inside: Coffee, cup and grounds--
Outside: world to face.

Esquire of The Mark
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Posts: 264
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Autumn is here now
Inside: warm cozy blanket
Outside: clouds, rain, fog

Stuck inside today
Alone with nothing to do
What would you have done?

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Rior Laegiel wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:24 am Stuck inside today
Alone with nothing to do
What would you have done?
Two books at the same time, man.
Book-stack six feet tall
Philosophy, old sci-fi,
Literature, all

Esquire of The Mark
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Thank you, Wamba, for
your suggestion, it makes me
think of my own books

A bookstack I have
Tolkien and Gabaldon
Favourite authors

Doorwarden of The Mark
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I wrote a poem,
To commit to open source,
Now I share it here:

Last crispy autumn
An ice, cold computer laughs
in spite of the tea

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Click "reply" and wait
Get lost in the spinning wheel
Get lost, spinning wheel!
Cue funky horns: "What goes up, must come down..."

Galadriel
Galadriel
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the baby wakes me
in the middle of the night
again and again

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Posts: 346
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"I can't get to sleep!"
Well you've gone to the bathroom
how many times now?

Scholar of Imladris
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Posts: 542
Joined: Thu May 14, 2020 2:10 am
Even October
Won't save the mid-Atlantic
From humidity

Esquire of The Mark
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Posts: 372
Joined: Thu May 14, 2020 8:16 pm
It was briefly Fall.
Now it is eighty degrees.
Really, Mother Earth?

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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Posts: 3005
Joined: Sat May 16, 2020 9:29 pm
DST bargain:
An extra hour of sleep for
Five months of darkness

:headshake:

Galadriel
Galadriel
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Time’s a funny thing;
Last summer I lost an hour
Now it’s back again

Doorwarden of The Mark
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"The clock jumped back one!"
Nobody told the baby:
Hungry is hungry.

Galadriel
Galadriel
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creatures of habit
heart-clock ticking fitfully
gradual and strange

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Warm up the goodwife
Faster heart means hotter feet
But death comes sooner

Chieftain of The Mark
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Posts: 664
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Hometown COVID hi;
Highest in county, they say.
Yipee-ti-yo!


:facepalm:

A diary entry, Bridgnorth, 20/11/11

Doorwarden of The Mark
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No politics meant
But positives aren't cases
And cases aren't deaths

Be of good cheer, freond min. :thumbs:

Doorwarden of The Mark
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Bah, didn't tag @Aodh Hammerhelm above. Mea culpa.

Chieftain of The Mark
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:smiley22: @Wamba_the_Fool

Galadriel
Galadriel
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in her iron shoes
magnetic, frenetic dance
fleet flat firefoot

Chieftain of The Mark
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One of my favourite musicians, Nick Cave, runs a page called Red Hand Files. It's a Q&A site for fans struggling through life in general.

Today's topic was Haiku and he quoted comedian, John Cooper Clarke thusly:

To con-vey one’s mood

In sev-en-teen syll-able-s

Is ve-ry dif-fic...


Esquire of The Mark
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Posts: 264
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Ghost story podcasts,
Listening to one tonight.
A bad idea!

Afraid of the dark.
How will I fall sleep tonight?
What if a ghost comes?

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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Posts: 3005
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The Advent of Code:
Twenty-five fun challenges,
Like solving riddles

Elder of Imladris
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Posts: 41
Joined: Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:00 pm
Spending energy and time, renouncing joy.
Walking alone with a burden.
The future is yet uncertain.

Ilmarë
Ilmarë
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Posts: 3005
Joined: Sat May 16, 2020 9:29 pm
Simply existing
During vacation: lovely
Hours doing nothing

Ent Ancient
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Posts: 813
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:18 am
Year comes to a close
Moving ever on and on
Still so much to do.

Loremaster of Gondor
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Posts: 235
Joined: Thu May 14, 2020 2:40 am
The new year dawns dark,
Troubled times ahead for us,
But still I have hope.

Ent Ancient
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Posts: 813
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:18 am
Semester begins
and after this, what comes next?
Grad school, I suppose.

Loremaster of Gondor
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Posts: 235
Joined: Thu May 14, 2020 2:40 am
I love Mountain Dew;
It is a garbage soda,
Yet I drink it still.

Nazgûl
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Posts: 2756
Joined: Mon May 18, 2020 11:02 am
Bears, simply better
than any other critter
just look at their ears

Galadriel
Galadriel
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Posts: 1436
Joined: Thu May 07, 2020 8:56 pm
my shoes are pointy
they’re not made of elf ears, but
I could start this trend

Nazgûl
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Posts: 2756
Joined: Mon May 18, 2020 11:02 am
trends are weird, like what
a bajillion people eating apples
and I just want grapes

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