tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post2236915363257082963..comments2024-02-06T09:08:25.897-05:00Comments on Sometimes, The Wheel Is On Fire: Haiku Contest: Under the Sea!Nate Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-3006492054114921112014-05-09T03:17:30.387-04:002014-05-09T03:17:30.387-04:00I like the first one best.
And the Tiger one.I like the first one best.<br />And the Tiger one.Patrick, Ṣạraph.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09262143739105757335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-5309425555831778842014-05-07T20:52:46.306-04:002014-05-07T20:52:46.306-04:00I float for months. Years.
Alone. No chance of res...I float for months. Years.<br />Alone. No chance of rescue.<br />Who am I? Wilson.<br /><br />Choose your favorite:<br />A. Great white shark; B. Clown fish;<br />C. Anemone<br /><br />On the ocean floor,<br />A wondrous, moving carpet<br />Rays of light (and dark)<br /><br />Some cons use 2 men<br />Others might use 3 or 4<br />His has 11<br /><br />A music lover,<br />'Twixt Scylla and Charybdis<br />Did I meet my fate.<br /><br />Duuuuh dun. Duuuh dun. Duuh<br />Dun DUH dun DUN dun DUN dun<br />DUN dun DUN DUN AAAAAAUGH!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-9874463287084953042014-05-07T18:57:56.518-04:002014-05-07T18:57:56.518-04:00Too many syllables!
Salt, breeze, sand slipping
...Too many syllables!<br /><br />Salt, breeze, sand slipping<br />Castles crumble, waves lapping<br />5 year old ' s tantrumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430629628236989252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-80425897365464143142014-05-07T18:56:15.350-04:002014-05-07T18:56:15.350-04:00I am late...but I'll send one anyway.
Salt, b...I am late...but I'll send one anyway.<br /><br />Salt, breeze, sand slippery<br />Castles crumble, waves lapping<br />5 year old ' s tantrumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430629628236989252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-77921625612078254072014-05-07T17:01:48.714-04:002014-05-07T17:01:48.714-04:00Every single year, I plan to participate, then run...Every single year, I plan to participate, then run out of time...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859825852651909206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-45695850141730790752014-05-07T12:41:51.753-04:002014-05-07T12:41:51.753-04:00Stone begins muscling
There deeper than blueness, ...Stone begins muscling<br />There deeper than blueness, where <br />Tsunamis birth black. <br /><br />That tiger curls round <br />Two thirds of earth so we play<br />With his velvet toes. <br /><br />A wizard was fined <br />For littering our ocean <br />With pens and lace fans. <br /><br />Stones in watergalls,<br />Red, orange, blue, and the sea <br />Laps in to make soup. <br /><br />Each wave tries to put <br />Them out, the wet white starlets,<br />But they won't stay out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839878572531780637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-74393532167113021942014-05-07T12:31:38.947-04:002014-05-07T12:31:38.947-04:00One leaky diaper
And a toddler's angry tears
M...One leaky diaper<br />And a toddler's angry tears<br />Makes bed an ocean<br /><br />Kraken goes swimming<br />Looking for ships to munch on.<br />Salty sailors. Yum.<br /><br />Metamorphosis:<br />Cucumbers and beets pickle<br />In the briny deep.<br />Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369634311754260218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-76062449989625177782014-05-07T09:11:23.090-04:002014-05-07T09:11:23.090-04:00Dagon in the depths
la Cthulu f'taghn
shadows ...Dagon in the depths<br />la Cthulu f'taghn<br />shadows of the pastMatthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-3793414089487275582014-05-06T02:59:08.129-04:002014-05-06T02:59:08.129-04:00In emerald depths,
colorful gemstone fish swim,
tr...In emerald depths,<br />colorful gemstone fish swim,<br />treasures of the sea.Jonathan Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176934519886605913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-64847455429650463622014-05-05T17:27:42.312-04:002014-05-05T17:27:42.312-04:00Fridged salty depths
Waist deep... OHGODWHATWASTHA...Fridged salty depths<br />Waist deep... OHGODWHATWASTHAT!?!?<br />NOPE NOPE NOPE. NOPE NOPE!!!Matt Pelletiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-90891247876983153122014-05-03T14:23:09.981-04:002014-05-03T14:23:09.981-04:00Old man and the sea
rugged, leather skin, waiting,...Old man and the sea<br />rugged, leather skin, waiting,<br />squints up, wonders why<br /><br />An octopus haiku - couldn't resist rhyming...<br />One, two, three, and four<br />Rhythmic motion on the floor,<br />Five, six, seven, eight<br /><br />Fascinating man<br />Sea horse father cares for young<br />Example to dads!<br /><br />Poles baited, ready<br />Quality conversation<br />better than a fish<br /><br />A lurking monster,<br />hidden in coral...attacks!<br />Boss barracuda!<br /><br />thanks for the haiku fun! will tweet!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-2405193046617422992014-05-03T10:53:27.819-04:002014-05-03T10:53:27.819-04:00light refracting down
makes each drop into silver
...light refracting down<br />makes each drop into silver<br />with a clear blue tint<br /><br />anemones sway<br />but not from force of current<br />back and forth alone<br /><br />pufferfish blow up<br />and jut their spikes at false friends<br />then they blow back down<br /><br />sand litters the sea<br />midnight along the bottom<br />twilight higher up<br /><br />for any human<br />five sets of teeth is too much<br />but not for a sharkJ. Grace Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915315846850951354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-56291098949642343512014-04-30T17:34:00.274-04:002014-04-30T17:34:00.274-04:00Pearls
life's irritations
transformed by pati...Pearls<br /><br />life's irritations<br />transformed by patient bivalves<br />jewelry from torment<br />Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-73421026036015094682014-04-29T21:35:16.449-04:002014-04-29T21:35:16.449-04:00Oceans are so cool!
But sharks are so much better....Oceans are so cool!<br />But sharks are so much better.<br />I like mine on toast.BCFNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660006708884025789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-43579945450944324622014-04-28T23:56:14.127-04:002014-04-28T23:56:14.127-04:00I guess I just got in the mood - please ignore the...I guess I just got in the mood - please ignore the comment before the haiku in the last one. And thanks for stopping by my blog and inviting me to join!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-44662505217479917792014-04-28T23:55:29.058-04:002014-04-28T23:55:29.058-04:00May I try one and come back again?
Here goes: (non...May I try one and come back again?<br />Here goes: (none of this stuff counts, really)<br /><br />Say it with me now:<br />Sharks are our friends, sharks are not<br />food. Sharks are our friends.<br /><br />Sea stars have tiny<br />feet for tasting and clinging<br />while the ocean swells.<br /><br />Tide pools beckon small<br />fingers to explore their depths<br />and find their treasures.<br /><br />Ocean vast and wide<br />I dream of your rushing tides,<br />soothing me to sleep.<br /><br />The final frontier<br />under the deep sea depths far<br />below human reach.<br /><br /><br />Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-16965696587597713382014-04-28T16:50:20.520-04:002014-04-28T16:50:20.520-04:00How many entries
Will use the words, "I think...How many entries<br />Will use the words, "I think we<br />Need a bigger boat"?<br /><br />Marian Allen, Author Lady<br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" rel="nofollow">Fantasies, mysteries, comedies, recipes</a>Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-11885551049639347162014-04-28T12:05:01.763-04:002014-04-28T12:05:01.763-04:00I have no knowledge about your language abilities,...I have no knowledge about your language abilities, Alex. For all I know, you can. And feel free to, if you'd like. I'm just saying, if you're hoping to win, you <i>shouldn't</i>.Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-69130286923502586712014-04-28T12:03:06.845-04:002014-04-28T12:03:06.845-04:00I hope so, too (because I like reading haiku (and ...I hope so, too (because I like reading haiku (and also parentheses (which were my original addiction, before footnotes))).Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-24032079225785463612014-04-28T11:59:31.243-04:002014-04-28T11:59:31.243-04:00Crap, I can't write it in Japanese?Crap, I can't write it in Japanese?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459096799471693097.post-5716729315249614802014-04-28T11:52:44.839-04:002014-04-28T11:52:44.839-04:00Exciting! I hope i can get one written in time (si...Exciting! I hope i can get one written in time (since i haven't been able since the Pirate themed one (which i was a winner (and i still love that haiku (and apparently parentheticals))))Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com