Poetry Day: Haiku Collection 1

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(Today and next Thursday are collections.  I forgot that I put all of my haiku into one file, which reached 13 pages.  So, I split the collection in half.  Also, I know haiku are supposed to be about nature, so not all of these fall under the category.  Just don’t remember what you call a non-nature poem that goes 5-7-5 like a haiku.  Sure somebody in the comments will answer that.  Enjoy.)

Skeletal Hands in the Sky

Boney hands stretch out

Across the velvet night sky

Bringing lethal light

 

Creepy When You’re Nice

You try to cheer me

When you are the cause of pain

Do you think me dumb?

 

An Honest Question

What is your excuse

When you are asked at  the end

If you lived your life

 

Another Honest Question

Do you have a friend

A compadre by your side

To help your life go by

 

False Survival

Eat the servant’s pill

And give up your very soul

To the greed machine

 

Secret Level

All gamers seek you

But only the best will reach

Without a walkthrough

 

Mountains of Shadow and Light

Mirror of my soul

As I gaze at the mountains

Half dark and half light

 

Fucking Bring It!

This shit ends today

I will no longer sit still

Freedom will be mine

 

R.B.M.L.

Read between my lines

See the story behind words

It may make you think

 

New Smell

My deodorant

Smells of cherries and vodka

I bought the wrong type

 

The Rabbit to Your Fox

I feel like your prey

A helpless jackrabbit trapped

Toyed with at your whim

 

We Have a House, so Why Are You Here?

My pen is in hand

Yet you sit within my reach

There are other rooms

 

Traffic Clot

The cars go nowhere

But I see the open space

We are traffic clot

 

Bumper Bitch

I see you back there

Nostrils flaring and eyes bulged

Hit my car and pay

 

The People That I Meet

My identity

Is forged by all the people

I meet on my path

 

A Sense of Something Broken

Something has broken

Leaving me drained and dying

I need time to heal

 

Drowning on Land

My body is soaked

With no shower to take blame

I pray for cool breeze

 

Endless Question of My Life

How do I succeed?

When all my time is taken

By those around me

 

Oddly Soothing

I watch the fan spin

Mesmerized by whirring blades

As I drift to sleep

 

Bad Timing

Inspiration hits

A fresh idea to work on

But I have no pen

 

Take a Step

Wander far from home

With no destination known

See where you end up

 

Were You Actually Listening?

You had two choices

Yet you answered yes or no

Need I ask again?

 

Ignorant Fool

Surrounded by fools

Never using common sense

Am I the real fool?

 

Lingering Burns upon My Spirit

Invisible scars

I still feel upon my mind

Making me hold back

 

Like the Moon and Tide

Rain changes our mood

The sound and smell takes our heart

Which way do you turn?

 

Dripping Blood into the Drain

Daily bloodletting

Flowing from the leg or chin

In the name of smooth

 

Giving With a Motive

You give to others

To get something in return

How dark is your soul?

 

Wisdom of the Jester

He speaks what he sees

Passing off the truth as jokes

Sage disguised as fool

 

Students for Life

Learning all the time

In the classroom and the world

We stop when we die

 

Bully

Predators of school

Drawn to the scent of weakness

Pain is all they know

 

Respect Where You Came From

We grow from our past

While the fools mock history

Proving their short sight

 

The Nameless

Ever watch a film

Wondering about the life

Of those with no name

 

Why Do I Even Try?

I plan for future

And every time I fail

When should I give up?

 

You Can Only Be One

Winners and losers

Two sides to every life

Do you know your side?

 

Finicky Feaster

You scoff at the meal

Picky mouth before manners

I pity your tongue

 

No True Master

Claim to know it all

You call yourself a master

You just stopped learning

 

Running on E

It’s a scary trip

Never knowing when it ends

Pray you do not crash

 

Lost Time

Those hours are gone

You will never regain them

Move on with your day

 

Red Light

I see the red light

Blocking all forward motion

Life at a stand still

 

Wednesday

Half my week is gone

The other half looms ahead

Already I yawn

 

Stumbling Toward the Weaker Years

As the years pile on

I feel my body rusting

Why do we waste youth?

 

Nature’s Alarm Clock

Tiny bird on sill

Singing at the rising sun

Why at my window?

 

Master of Mistakes

Each step a mistake

He keeps stumbling forward

Last fall coming soon

 

The Chill Begins

I can see my breath

The air striking like a lash

Summer is no more

 

Learning Curve

Learn from each mistake

Growing wiser with each year

No one is perfect

 

Bravery of Fools

A challenge to one

Is another’s foolish task

How brave do you feel?

 

Imagination Cataract

Once my dreams were bright

Then one day they fell to fog

Now my thoughts are gray

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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11 Responses to Poetry Day: Haiku Collection 1

  1. Might the answer you seek be a senyru? Clever poetry here, Charles.

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  2. The bad timing one is my life.

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  3. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:

    Wow!!! I’m impressed that you have thirteen pages of haiku!! Very creative.
    This one made me smile because of the many times I have sought this:

    Secret Level
    All gamers seek you
    But only the best will reach
    Without a walkthrough

    Remember back in the day when you could call a help line for gaming advice? I used to do that for Red and Blue Pokémon! 😄

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  4. I have no idea what you call a non-nature Haiku. Mine are called JohnKu’s. You can use that name if you want

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  5. Creepy When You’re Nice, Lost Time, and False Survival are my favorites! They’re all so good though. 😊

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