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[kickinyourteeth]

For the bench on Lexington at 23rd:

Traffic to my left,
Conversation to my right,
No one speaks English.

And with that, I think I need to swear off haikus for a while.

Comments

[wakedance]

I suppose I can't blame you. I mean, 5 and 7 are really nice numbers, but I can imagine they'd get sort of tired after a while.

[kickinyourteeth]

...that's not why. I like the structure a lot.

[wakedance]

Then why did you and haikus break up? Were you dabbling in sonnets on the side and the haikus found out?

But don't you think you're being unfair to the other Arabic numbers are feeling sort of neglected? I'm rather partial to 3s myself.

[kickinyourteeth]

...I am wary of three.

[Private to Rin]

The serious ones I've written lately have become...almost prophetic. I'm...a little unnerved.

[enjoyth3silence]

I agree that it would be better if you just said things normally.

[kickinyourteeth]

Define 'normal'.

[enjoyth3silence]

Complete sentences instead of poems or equations.

[kickinyourteeth]

..........that was a fraction.

[candiedxcherise]

Don't swear off your haikus...

I really like them

[kickinyourteeth]

I guess saying I'm taking a temporary break would be more accurate. Damn things are like roaches, keep popping back into my notebooks.

[candiedxcherise]

Oh.

But, if you stop writing them for a while you might regret it later when you can't remember a really good haiku you thought of earlier.

[kickinyourteeth]

Some things are better forgotten.

[ladiesride4free]

Technicolor red
Blood like wine and bitter fruit
Time is not enough.

Hey, this is kinda fun!

[kickinyourteeth]

..............

Kiba, that was very good.

[ladiesride4free]

I think it's a once in a lifetime thing, to be honest. Haha!

...thanks.

[kickinyourteeth]

No, anything you can do once, you can do again. You just need to practice.