Haikus, Senryus and Tankas
By Alchemist
-TENDING THE GARDEN-
Poetry tasting
From garden to the market,
Fresh foods and wild fruits
-CHARCOAL DOVES-
No olive branches
While harnessing deceivers
In flood and in drought
-SUCCULENCE-
Sapien shame by
Sapling slithering serpents,
Sinful sustenance
-PAPER HEARTS & EAR DRUMS-
If you could paint sounds
Taste joy, would you stay silent
Or start weeping scars
-SHEDDING GODS-
Souls transcend and blend
Brave and strong with flesh and bone,
Lilith's son is born.
-MIND, BODY, WEATHER & SOUL-
Souls elope with minds
Thought forecasting a brainstorm
To erode heart mines
-CoNVeRGe-
Bio-aura twine
It's the push that makes you move,
All paths lead to one
-WATERED DOWN PHOENIX-
We shall bathe in ash
When the blood, sweat and tears flood,
No fire bird reborn.
-THE GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS-
Blue ridges brush clouds
Autumn leaves pastels surround,
Fir tree scented grounds.
-SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST-
Has evolution
Made chaotic energy,
Creatures of habit.
-WINTER BRANCHES-
Against Winter skies
Trees look like Van Gogh sketches,
Tickle the heavens.
-CURVES LIKE NATURE-
I love tree thick thighs
Epic Rolling hills on chest,
And a mountain ass.
-SOCIAL SMOKER-
A social smoker
I Can't keep blunts on the shelf,
I Chat with myself.
-WATERING HOLE-
Life a wishing well
Flow with no fountain of youth,
Death a pissing well.
-HOLY HUMAN TORCH-
All I want to do
Is use God as my weapon,
And I shall shoot fire.
-ELECTRIC BLOODSHED-
Father Time our God
Corrosion our contagion,
Glitch the Grim Reaper.
-LURKING-
What's seen, need not fear
Masters of the shadow trade,
What's unseen, beware.
-BLACK HOLE-
Energy inverts
Gravity traps at light speed,
Singularity
-ANCIENT HELLKITE-
Dragon's breath, burnt crops
Ruby and gold shine from scales,
Flames nourish the land.
-S & M-
Sex like a dungeon
You want me to torture you,
'Till essence bleeds through.
-A KISS TO REMEMBER-
Remember my kiss
Like it's the last love letter
From a war hero
-NEWBORN MUSIC-
I was the CD,
Your Mom was the stereo
And you're our music
-THE SUN-
(1)
DJ of the farm,
The center of the party
Burns the night away
*
(2)
Dances with shadows,
Lighthouse of the Milky Way,
Windows into life
*
(3)
With a father's strength
And a mother's warming arms,
Sibling of the stars
-RAIN-
(1)
Servants of the storm,
Muse of the wood's babbling brooks
Yearning to be floods
*
(2)
Tears of the heavens
Sent to nurture our nature,
Prosperity ponds
*
(3)
Musical tantrums
Sings the rivers and oceans,
Grey clouds play their drums
-HEAT WAVES-
(1)
Sunburns sting like wasps,
Wasabi and hot sauce plants
Pepper the landscape
*
(2)
Electric blue skies
Bold and radiant green leaves
Fight with summer's heat
*
(3)
Asphalt cooks bare feet
Melting tides of optic air,
Ice cream cone daydreams
*
(4)
Humidity boils
Tans your skin and squints your eyes,
Sun rays paint the skies
-Decadence-
A coin for your thoughts
In this decadent culture
Is that all they're worth
*
-DEKADANZE-
Words are in my brush
The world is my paper wall
I speak graffiti
-PARAMOUNT PHANTOM PARAMETERS-
Life is pseudo truths
Equations of existence
Is tangible real
Who conversated the void
That there's something in abyss
-SONG BIRDS OF PREY-
Red, blue and yellow
Melodies alluring prey
Arch wrath of talons
Guts flung as they harmonize
Like Sirens graceful in air
(These last 2 Haikus are Tanka Haiku which have two extra 7 syllable
lines)
(Preface in Senryu)
-THE POLLUTED HEIRS-
Stunted growth of gods
Man and machine and star lords
All lose toxic wars
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Chaper 1:
-HEIRS TO THE WASTELAND-
When guide stones decode
Computerized treasure vaults
Pearls to stars pilfer
Chapter 2:
-AROMA OF THE HEIRS-
When jasmine's fragrance
Embeds greasy robotics
Lavander awakes
Chapter 3:
-HEIRS RECLAIM THE MOUNTAINS-
Oceans battle hills
Civil war of river lands
Waterfall freedom
Chapter 4:
-PARADISE OF THE HEIRS-
Volcano passions
In island sanctuaries
Desert solitude
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(Prologue in Tanka)
-TENACIOUS HEIRS-
Hybrid and spliced
Druids transform genetics
Seeds are sent to space
Astral deities surf
To a new season's welfare
-TERRAFORM HEIRS-
Planets are planted
With fertile landscapes and air
But roots get greedy
Poison ivy and fly traps
Chemical bombs and land mines
-HEIRS TO THE CIRCLE OF LIFE-
Cemetery rites
Survival of the fittest
Natural order
Now blood flows from barren bark
And a new world's soul is bone
Awards
Comments on "Haikus, Senryus and Tankas"
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A former member wrote:
The first Haiku out of "The Sun" trio is one of the sweetest things I've ever read, and "Decadence" is surprisingly thought-provoking for such a small amount of syllables. Lovely collection, many thanks for sharing (:
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On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Nehema
(958) wrote:
A wonderful collection, my favorites were the RAIN haikus. I had to come back a couple times to read them all, I hate rushing through work, I'm glad I did. Thanks for sharing, much enjoy the way you communicate your art - XXOO
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On Friday, May 17, 2013, Bashost
(23) wrote:
Wow, Amazing collection. I especially like the tanka(s) you posted. Heirs To The Circle Of Life was my favorite. Its awesome to see good haiku on this site. Amazing work.
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A former member wrote:
These are amazing...all of them. I espcially love 'A Kiss to Remember' and 'Newborn Music.' I love reading and writing haikus/senyrus...the process of stripping down to the barebones and really examining your thoughts/feelings to fit it into such a small space. It's like therapy for me...except it's free and healthier than xanax. Thank you for sharing these, I enjoyed the read. :)
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On Friday, May 18, 2012, dumbone
(62) wrote:
quite a collection, i liked it very much
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On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Devilish
(2633) wrote:
Ok well I wasn't expecting this .. I love it.. and wow..lol. thankx for the shock value of such a indepth haiku.