Writing Haiku: The Game

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] Here is a little game that I used to play in an English program I attended one summer. It is called the English Haiku game.

As I am sure most of you already know, a Haiku is a three line poem that is set up by the number of syllables in each line. The first line has five syllables, the second seven, and the third five.
Here is a quick example of an english Haiku.

Flowing from up high
cascading down the mountain
Springs thaw brings new hope

The way that you play the Haiku game is by utilizing either five or seven syllables and creating a new poem around them. You can choose any five or seven syllables as long as they are in sequence. Here are two examples from the previous haiku.

[b]Springs thaw brings new hope[/b]
To villagers in Song-Pei
Dilligent harvest

or

Tears spring forth from child
[b]from up high cascading down[/b]
they wet tender cheeks

anyways those are the rules of the game. I hope a couple of you decide to play. Please use the last haiku that was posted to build your poem off of. Also please put the line you used in bold face so we can see the structure of the poem.
_________________________
Okay here is the first Haiku

Rain from the Heavens
Caresses my worn body
Unyeilding fatigue[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Rain mists from the sky,
[b]They wet our cool, tender cheeks,[/b]
And cross my whole mind.





That was lame.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] That is how it's done, but i think I hid the haiku to start everyone off...it was at the bottom of my post....here it is again;)

Rain from the Heavens
Caresses my worn body
Unyeilding fatigue

[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Unyielding fatigue doesn't count. It has six syllables. Change it please.[/COLOR]

[Charles]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i]
[B][COLOR=royalblue]Unyielding fatigue doesn't count. It has six syllables. Change it please.[/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE]

Um, no it doesn't. It has five syllables. :p

[Raiha]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i]
[B]

Um, no it doesn't. It has five syllables. :p [/B][/QUOTE][COLOR=royalblue]No, [b]fatiuge[/b] has two stress points. I checked in the dictionary. Fa-tigue.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i]
[B][COLOR=royalblue]No, [b]fatiuge[/b] has two stress points. I checked in the dictionary. Fa-tigue.[/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=indigo] Yes it has two stress points and unyeilding has three stress points un-yeild-ing. 3+2=5...so we are cool to continue...come on guys this can get really creative if you just give it a try:) [/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Unyielding is Six![/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i]
[B][COLOR=royalblue]Unyielding is Six![/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=indigo] Give it up Raiha, you are wrong...here is the proof...click on the link and it will take you to a dictionary

[url]http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=unyielding[/url][/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Well, the way I learned it is different. :p And the way my dictionary tells it, is different also. But still, I'll do it the WRONG way.
~~~~~~~~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=seagreen][b]Unyielding fatigue[/b],
Is taking a hold on me,
Plauges my soul to death.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]Darkness rolls through me
I fear immaculate death
[b]is taking a hold[/b][/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=seagreen]I look around twice,
Darkness rolls on through my soul,
And there is no rest.[/COLOR]

[RicoTranzrig]

OOC: Eh, why not...

~~~~~


[COLOR=darkblue]Around the corner
A demon confronts my soul
Consuming my heart...[/COLOR]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=seagreen]I am so afraid,
What is around the corner?
I don't want to know.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo][b]I don't want to know[/b]
Why you abandoned our love
With reckless malice[/color]

[Sui Generis]

[b]With reckless malice[/b]
The fool swings his mighty sword
Aimed at Everyone

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]A budding actress
Destined to become famous
Stopped only by fate.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] Rico, Rico, I think you forgot the rules of the game;) Take a look at the first post...but we'll continue with your poem, since it was the last one...

[b]To Become Famous[/b]
Dances through all of our thoughts
Misguided Daydream[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=seagreen]Spreading my own wings,
I take to my solo flight,
[b]Misguided[/b] actions.[/COLOR]

[RicoTranzrig]

Whoops sorry...I get it now...I think

~~~~~~~

[b]My Solo Flight[/b] ends
Everyone judges my life
Destorying my soul.

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]They all look at me
with hateful, accusing stares
[b]Destroying my soul[/b][/color]

[RicoTranzrig]

[color=darkblue][B]They all look at me[/B]
As I leave with head hung low
I take to the street...
[/color]

[Heaven's Cloud]

sorry, couldn't resist a Batman reference

[color=indigo]The cries for vengance
for them [b]I take to the street[/b]
I am the Dark Knight[/color]

[Sui Generis]

With rain on my face
She walks away and leaves me
[b]I cry for vengence[/b]

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]She stands up, angry,
[b]She walks away and leaves me[/b]
I run after her...[/COLOR]