In which serious, yet possibly light-hearted Haiku concerning motorcycles will be composed and shared amongst ourselves.
Hiaku is very loosely defined, and Western Haiku is very different from Japanese Haiku.
Haiku in English is generally in a 3 line format, with the lines respectively having 5-7-5 syllables.
Haiku does not rhyme, and generally has a pause at the end of the 1st or 2nd line.
Japanese Haiku always contains one word referring to a season, but we can skip that. Motorcycle references can be optional as well, although encouraged.
Every post in this thread must contain a Haiku.
Wiki link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
Here's an example:
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
--Richard Wright (collected in Haiku: This Other World, Arcade Publishing, 1998)
One more example-
To express oneself
in seventeen syllables
is very diffic
--John Cooper Clarke
Monster in garage
Calling throttle ride me now
Abandon career
MAS 2008
Now we are talking.
Haiku and motorcycling.
I am in Heaven.
Join me for Sushi
In Dallas on the morrow
PM me today please
A sushi offer
from fellow Ducatisti,
how can I say no
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on June 10, 2008, 03:07:09 PM
A sushi offer
from fellow Ducatisti,
how can I say no
Might you offer
A time and a place to have
This delicacy?
I think this is cool
Haiku posts will make us think
Let the fun begin
Rode to work today
Love that sound my bike does make
Po Po loved it too :P
F*#! the po po
out loud i did say
my bad ???
monosyllabic,
has a zillion syllables.
who the f*ck named that?
the synonym for
"making the beast with two backs"
offends most people
1098s
of sweet blackness doth beckon
tis unreachable
Major infraction
Calscrazy broke the rules bad
He goes to time out
I think this thread is really dumb
I must post here
to keep the count moving up! ;D
sweat flows thru all gears
mind and body disconnect
summer has arrived
Today I must ride
Errands and chores can wait -
Sunset coming soon
Leathers squeak, pull, bind
End of straight then apex strafe
Check speed, tip it in
O.K. I’m done now
Too much thought â€" brain sorely aches
Soon will need more beer
[drink] [drink] [laugh]
Don't make me think biotch
Writing poetry is so gay
Pass me a Shiner
LOL, I wrote mine same time as n2f. Great minds think alike. Had to fix the pregnant dog thing.
Hieros H.C. sauce
Will be on my grill tonight
Ribs of pure delight.
[drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink]
[drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink]
[drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] summer
Does Spring die in Summer?
Does it wilt like I tend to do
Unless I ride faster?
even woot.com is in on the haiku thing today: http://www.woot.com/ (paging bryant...)
Quote from: McKraut on June 12, 2008, 05:01:47 AM
even woot.com is in on the haiku thing today: http://www.woot.com/ (paging bryant...)
I saw that this morning...
I love woot's humorous descriptions
Must order some shirts soon
hot and blustery
no energy to ride,
better weather soon?
Quote from: bryant8 on June 12, 2008, 01:31:15 PM
I saw that this morning...
I love woot's humorous descriptions
Must order some shirts soon
syllables people!
it does matter how many
it's five, seven, five.
Quote from: dallas2r on June 12, 2008, 09:42:38 PM
syllables people!
it does matter how many
it's five, seven, five.
oops, was that out loud?
will you still help with clip-ons
and brakes on sunday? ;D
itching for the track
but melting in the nasty heat,
when will it be cool?
take my picture please
cheeeeeze, in front of the fountain
the bikes, Italian
Must go to Dallas
for beer with Ducatisti.
Sometime this week please.
Second gear wheelie
From sixty to seventy.
Not on my Harley.
Rest after Canyon
You can't beat the scenery [thumbsup]
Need to drink beer next
thoughts of threads gone by,
resurface and rekindle.
let's bump this bi-aaatch!
[bang] As my brain implodes
Must stop playing on Forum
cycle to work now! [bang]
Right Dallas2R
Haiku harder than five words
I'm just not that smart :P
My motorcycle
calls out to me- ride! Weather
too hot to handle
spinning avatars
annoy the hell out of me
time to turn it off
the day is done friends
I rode, I saw, I conquered
tomorrow we live
Sold my Ducati
to two very nice people.
Do I still belong?
i'm looking for a
cheap place to live. roommates are
okay; let me know
maredsous triple... [drink]
oh, how I love your caress
my soul is warm now
roommate i have found
uptown i will now call home
COLA will go down [thumbsup]
Quote from: McKraut on July 15, 2008, 05:29:55 PM
roommate i have found
uptown i will now call home
COLA will go down [thumbsup]
accomodations !!!
congratulations my friend
when do we party?
Quote from: McKraut on July 15, 2008, 05:29:55 PM
roommate i have found
uptown i will now call home
COLA will go down [thumbsup]
why the "yoda speak"?
good at haiku you will be,
that's your destiny
how about friday?
and then saturday the same?
should be a fun time [thumbsup]
Quote from: McKraut on July 15, 2008, 05:29:55 PM
roommate i have found
uptown i will now call home
COLA will go down [thumbsup]
Congrat's on your news [thumbsup]
Why celebrate with cola? :P
when you can drink BEER [drink]
getting rid of stuff
tires, carbs, and other tidbits;
everything must go
Is nothing better
than I fratellis pizza
and mass Maredsous?
Gone only awhile
in the season of travel,
let mayhem begin.
Members departing
for distances near and far.
We will ride again.
my eyes are heavy
but my Monster is clean now
thanks to Maredsous [drink]
you washed your bike with
beer and not s100?
seems very pricey.
Staring into space
Still remaining in garage
For hot superbike
The prowess displayed
in the haikumoto thread
is very humbling.
Quote from: McKraut on August 05, 2008, 05:15:53 AM
you washed your bike with
beer and not s100?
seems very pricey.
Beautification
is a process of details.
Beer is for focus.
Shy says she loves me
more than counting and the states
but not more than rocks
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on August 05, 2008, 08:58:12 AM
The prowess displayed
in the haikumoto thread
is very humbling.
Are you waiting in
the shadow of potential
that is not yet seen?
Italian Monster
To you I owe Allegiance
Our blood and oil mix
These numb hands of mine
Testament of devotion
Ride till the end of days
Skin Bones Blood Sweat
Carbon Paint Steel Oil Rubber
A Man it can make
am I out of line
first grade teacher is needed
can't count syllables
[popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn]
[popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn]
[popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn]
On days like today
"Mark topics read for this board"
is a great option.
[roll]
Could this really be
the spring or our discontent?
No one is riding?
Heat of Summer paused
perhaps for only a day.
Work ride cool today!
Welcome rain falling
to quench the dry and parched earth.
Bikes will need cleaning.
It is good to be
on two wheels, but damn it's hot.
Cooler weather's near!
What a fine weekend!
Motorcycles and good friends,
there was no labor.
Fall has now fallen,
time for us to hop on bikes!
Can't wait for Track Day ;D
Wish I could ride fast :-\
Bonnie can ride much faster [bang]
Oh well......more practice [moto]
i guess i was wrong
i took more damage than smart
she wrecked but caught him
the smart moved with grace
i could rarely see her face
now, there is no trace
I want to ride fast
sometimes the pace I cant last
where am I going
summer breeze sweat run
way to cold now to have fun
the second line.........pun
Ducati Desmo
Dry clutch sounds, amaze people
Love my Green White Red
I wish I could have
Observed the look on his face.
Putting his socks on.
tommy saw his face
and now talking third person
just so you all know
Wife's mother in town.
I cannot take it any more.
Billards here I come.
Moved into my room
got shizzle from old abode
that was no bueno
Why I cannot sleep
Is a mystery to me.
Maybe tomorrow.
Slag and Aerogeek,
Garage full of Ducatis.
Christmas came early!
Quote from: Slag on November 30, 2008, 10:38:43 PM
Why I cannot sleep
Is a mystery to me.
Maybe tomorrow.
Slag can't sleep at night.
Have you tried counting the bikes,
which fill your garage?
BarneePhife's Haiku's
Have been long awaited for
hmmmm...... and why is this?
Wasn't worth the wait.
Sorry my Haiku's fall short.
I told you they'd suck.
a post is a post
a haiku is a haiku
I say, what say you?
I don't know Mary
Jane, Wallace was reffering?
but know a Mary.... ;)
Sitting at my desk
thinking about Christmas time
Oh Oh! Ho Ho Ho
Road trip with the kids
And maybe with an old friend
If so, wont get tired ;)
Kids are so happy
Home is all they talk about
Ho Ho Ho Oh Oh!
I think it's a good
thing they don't have to rhyme
it's far too silly
Bacon Vodka, ewwww
People will be at our house
Stay out of my bed!
In the cold winter
thoughts turn to Bacon Vodka.
Happy Holidays!
Quote from: BarneePhife on December 01, 2008, 06:40:37 AM
Slag and Aerogeek,Slag, A-geek, Tommy
Garage full of Ducatis.
Christmas came early!
I fixed it for you
my house too, I'm just sayin... ;)
they must smoke the rock
Quote from: tweaker on December 06, 2008, 08:08:05 AM
Bacon Vodka, ewwww
People will be at our house
Stay out of my bed!
Innocently lured.
Tommy insistingly says,
"Go bounce on my bed."
The bacon vodka
Burns even worse coming out
Than when going in.
Quote from: Slag on December 07, 2008, 09:14:48 AM
The bacon vodka
Burns even worse coming out
Than when going in.
Way too much info.
Please do not elaborate
on which exit point.
Christmas in Texas,
weather warm enough to ride.
Gotta fix a bike!
Great day for riding
and enjoying company.
Let's repeat this soon [thumbsup]
Gotta get out more...
The weather's good, bikes running.
Life can be too short.
Over a year's past;
this thread is due for a bump...
that's me, the bumper.
Coffee shocks my mind
to recall my task today:
Chaperone field trip....
Shiver me timbers!
So you guys are poets, eh?
Dorkus Malorkus. ;D
Put a new bag on,
the Bags Connection (http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2131/451/) Quick-Lock
Diggin' it so far [thumbsup]
Damn it's getting cold.
46 last night but I re-
fuse an August fire.