I've seen some fantastic Spam Haiku online, but haven't seen any Uru Haiku, so I issue a challenge to the poetic Artisans of D'ni! Let's see some Uru Haiku!
For those unfamiliar with it, haiku is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
I'll start off(not the greatest, but you'll get the idea):
Oh, cruel Teledahn
You thwart my forward progress
With scope that won't track
Kadish Tolesa
Leaves falling from endless trees
Purple, grey, and black
You think you see it,
But really, you have not seen.
Ghosts of what was.
you're missing a syllable on the last line, Mysti.
Relto, the high place
Fissures, pools, and sticks and stones
That get lost beneath
Fire flies of Kemo
Let me pass with your brilliance
Now, back to Gira
please oh please help me
link in to any station;
maybe use some wings?
My footsteps echo
Through the City that once was
Home to Age Writers
My favorite Age
Kemo storms moving in fast
Cleansing the Spirit
Through the fissure fell
Softly landed on the Cleft
Bahro's screems I've heard
Taking Totems back
to their rightful place of rest,
frees the Bahro souls.
(Head scratching has stopped...)
City Lights tour brings
Many ooh's and ahs from all
Let's go again. Cat's!
Who has seen Yeesha,
Bringer and taker of books
And red butterflys?
Kadish pillars rise.
Crash of stone thunder. Climb up!
Music, like wind wafts...
I need a greeter
Oh where can I find one now
Near the tent, of course
The tent beckons me
This stupid rope, greased again
Attempt number 10…
once upon the tent
walk carefully to one side
or you will fall in
In the Nexus again
Where do I want to go now
I'll go to the city
basket case again
covet Gira journey cloths
why thy fireflies fly
Column of Avies
Looks pretty festive from here
Cats is an artist!
All alone on the city
A chilling quiet is in the air
I hear the Bahro scream
Stairway to heaven?
Wait, they happen to be cones!
Caz, Cats and Ayli!!
edit: Hmmm, Caz, Cats & Ayli, sounds like a good name for a law firm!!
Fissure on Relto
Falling through the stars is fun
Landing is rough, though!
Calibrate GZ
Find the markers glowing, light
the path of the shell
Speaking of Markers
Rex is distraught. Can't find one.
Lost in the City.
Seek the markers at
Balconies and Gallery
They might hold them too
here i sit alone
can't get in UU right now
how i miss that place....
I am entertained
this thread doth pique my interest
I laugh, I cry, woot!
Crashing through the Age
With Shadowcats at my side
I stop and smile, wide
Cat's Siggy vanished.
Wherefore art thou, yes, indeed.
Lost in cyberspace!
Sadly, I must sleep
Missing the laughter of friends
Deep within D'ni...
Sorry! I'm on a roll!! But the above is true...
No prob Rex, ol' boy... I just Merge them... RR
New Ki, now in hand
Guess I will go try it out
Poor Indy, now bored
Poor Indy, now bored
no, that he will never be
new things will come
I first wanted to write this
Poor cat's is lost
He knows not how it goes
Did not I do right
Use five syllables
Then seven, then five again
And you'll do fine, Cats
Oh, poor Shadowcats
Seems Haiku confuses him
Stick with cone sculpture!
The D R C left
leaving Phil's body behind.
He they could not find
I am here posting
Wow! The city is hopping
City here I come!
Stuck in a bucket
Glitched Teladan I hate you
I'm getting Dizzy
Sinchronized moves learned
By the dancing troup tonight
Who were very good
The Holidays done.
Back to the same, old, routine
Can you say boring?
The D'ni Dancers
Step left, step right, forward, back!
Jump, cheer, bow to crowd!!
The city is silent
all the houses are empty
but Uru lives on
Love Cats new Siggy
Nerfster had a hand in it
No more rats indeed!
UU is not working
Oh woe is me, I am sad
I will just keep trying
Kurt's Birthday today.
I wonder what his age is.
Maybe he will tell.
Anna in the Cleft
Of water it was bereft
Is that why Gehn left?
Stairway made of cones
Many try to climb but fail
What is the secret?
A new year begins.
We celebrate in D'ni.
What a great party!
A dear friend has gone
We gather to remember
Pepsi, we love you
the friends i've met now
forever together be
never forget me
Conflict has risen
It's time to pull together
Not to fall apart
Strength is in numbers
Who has numbers? Who wants strength?
May wisdom prevail
The fall of D'ni;
Let us not forget the past
Lest we repeat it.
Not the same here, why?
Terra cannot take the pain
Love will cover it.
A day later!
Terra has returned
Let all of D'ni Rejoice
Level heads prevailed
Creatures running loose
Ae'guera is in shambles
What will happen next?!
The Bahro will come
Bring the City back to life
Once more we will smile
No Revelation
I can't explore the new worlds
Good thing there is Uru
Darkness covers COBBS
The battle has now started
On to Victory!
For those unaware
Battle rages in Uru
See "Food Fight" topic!
Yeesha Oh Sheesh Ya
Think You Could Be Less Cryptic?
I Just Don't Get Ya
Like Mom always said:
Careful sticking out your tongue,
It might freeze like that!
The Games are coming
Plan on taking part this year
It is a great time!!
The city is full
of life renew that it be
laughter returns in
We gather as one
Share the spirit of Uru
and thus enrich life
loneliness felt in sin
something you should not keep in
prayer will make it win
Things are slowing down.
Is this a time for concern?
Some seem to think so...
mondays seem so slow...
what to do to speed them up?
visit our forum!
i don't know
how to right a hicku
how is this?
1st verse, 5 syllables
2nd verse, 7 syllables
3rd verse, 5 syllables
In Haiku form...
First, five syllables.
Second, seven syllables.
Third, five syllables!
There! Now you know!
uru you send me
to places i've never been too
uru you are mine
3 stanza haiku poem retelling the story of Uru
as the ages fell
the D'ni fate was sealed
unmade by their fear
one clan survives
all alone in the vast tree
a spark in darkness
with time others came
drawn to the sacred city
stoking the flame with fresh eyes
The un-seen have come
I shall have no fear of them
For they shall help me
While we are resurrecting old threads!!
Cyan departing?
Let's hope that is not the case.
There is still a pulse.
The new publisher
Who are they i want to know
Will they help cyan?
A new beginning
What may it have to offer
Only time will tell
Myst V has arrived
Now, only to find the time
Hmm, tempus fugit
I'm glad this is resurected. (clears her throat....)
Through the Myst we see
land far and familiar
bright souls waiting there
Change is in the air
What is around the corner
Only time will tell
Things are quiet here
Where has everyone gone to?
Missing all my friends...
D'mala's open
Many old faces are there
Welcome back old friends...
Cyan(t)ists come in
They get questioned left and right
Let the poor guys breathe!
We want answers now!
Pick their brains until they bleed.
Was that too graphic?!
I don't think it was.
But we do need some answers!
What happened to Phil?
Don't know what to do
Need to start planning the Games
Need more info, *sigh*
Mysterium comes
Again, friends join together
To have a great time
Live has been announced.
Will you make it to Beta?
Hope to see you there!
hand on linking book
a past history wakens
you know you are home
The Cavern calls me
Yet still I cannot answer.
Someday soon, I hope.
Invites in the air
Beta is waiting for you
Will you find the bugs?
Delin Age Open
Take plenty of friends with you
A doorway awaits
We are past the Pods
"Scars' is now upon us all
What could be coming?
Missing all the fun
I want to see what you do!
E-mail pictures please!
Fountain spray's cool touch
Awaiting quests and questions
Greeters on duty
Minkata is sand
All I get is sandy eyes
I need a compass!
Shorah!
Great Haiku everyone.
I was wondering if any of you guys are willing to contribute some your poetry to Cavern Haiku, and uru anthology?
Is anybody interested in contributing?
If so, point out the poems you want submitted, and I will add them!
Ree
Hi Reelah,
Could you give as a little info on what's that anthology is all about, where it is going to be published or used for?
My haiku was a fluke, I don't have a poetic sense :lol :I have one on this thread
It is a compilation of fan written haiku, that will be available in PDF format. I would've liked to publish it, but as self publishing websites such as lulu.com, don't accept fanfic, i cant
But I only have a few haiku's so far, I am looking for more!
Ree
Another new age
Forgot to don my goggles
My eyes are aching
Stars glowing at night
lead us to the ancient caves,
where the Barho sing.
scars, scars everywhere,
previlent in meaning, and
always reminds us.
Grass that greens Relto
New life to a private world
Now, take off your shoes
Another for Minkata:
An anthology,
Uru based and fan written
A haiku medley
really nice everyone!
the ink pots dry up
glowing panels in the dust
never to be known
If you want your avvie to be placed above your name on the contributors page, email them to me, not to big, around the size of the forum avvies (I forget the exact pixles)
my email>>> urureelah@gmail.com
80x80, and it resizes if you don't get it exact.
Tricky cliff markers
Should I jump or just walk off?
Nil desperandum
yes, 80 by 80, thanks
Bahro on the roof
Harbinger of destruction
Or sentry of life
Can’t link to Bevin
One hundred eighty are there
Cyan, do something
This is based on Rand's 5/29/07 interview with Just Adventure:
Developer speaks
Book of Marrim out of reach
Resources needed
In honor of Wheely:
The eyes are gone now
I feel better lying down
Daddy, come quickly
Thinking of Minkata at night:
Minkata music
Dance to the tribal rhythm
Before linking back
Ode to rain in the Cleft:
Desire fulfilled
Life-giving water rains down
A gift from Yeesha
schlomo is on a roll
A Kemo one:
Black keanulint
Eder Kemo creature strange
Hanging from the rock
One for Payiferen:
Sandscrit by the pod
It screeches without feeding
Hear heavy footsteps
One for Delin:
Delin at the dawn
Door of the Least seals a prize
While pages are found
To the GZ Calibration effort:
Calibration jobs
Laxman wants accuracy
Watch the imager
New Sparklie here
This time, you must dig deeply
Reward number six!
On Zandi:
Strange man seen at Cleft
How does he know what to do
Has he done the Quest
On the Volcano:
Extinct volcano
Not a soul for miles around
Access restricted
On the Teledahn entry:
Spores, spores everywhere
Machinery seems to sink
Some power needed
On the Teledahn buckets:
Grain bucket brigade
Around and around they go
Its time for a ride!
Another on Teledahn:
Scopes to look and see
A control panel nearby
Rooms beg for a browse
Another on Teledahn:
The island is large
Something by the waterfall
Is it time to swim?
Another on Teledahn:
Cages of the Least
Things are not what they appear
Let’s get out of here
No, I don't like this Age. Not one bit!! NO WAY!! Nil!
A steam-powered gun
Funny place for a weapon
Now, fire in the hole!
Kivas hide so well.
Is that music that I hear?
I'm on the right path
Assistance needed
Time to visit the Greeters
The Bevin welcomes
Crates piled up outside
Check his journal for a clue
Sharper went shopping
Yet another storm
Go tap dancing in the rain
Fred, eat your heart out!
Three flags fluttering
What is the numbers’ purpose?
DRC notes helped
Shroomie stays away
Hear her groan when all is still
Does she miss her friend?
Five constellations
To find my path in the stars
Must first find nighttime
Watson’s old journal
Wants to become the grower
Wish he would return
Finding grains of sand
Relto wardrobe is a mess
Vacuum anyone?
The Twins are growing
Benjamin and Elliot
Making Mum happy!
No poopy nappies!
Tech took care of that for you
Go take a break, Mum!
Eatting Lunch At Work
Checking out the Gog Forums
Writing some Haiku.
Walking in darkness
The hiking boots—what a find!
Do a little dance
BTW we need a dance emote
Dancing e-motes, cool!
Smilies all doing the Twist,
Shake that little bod!
very good:)
Because not that many people answered t my posts in other forums, the whole anthology consists of only a couple people, oh well!
It is almost done, just a few more.
Ree
As you wish.
Great Shaft deep and wide
The work of four stonecutters
Need to rest a bit
LOL, I've been doing this thread for quite awhile!!
Grass is getting tall
I need to find the mower
Relto has greened up
To Rex:
Your Relto looks weird
Does all this stuff belong here?
Relto in Desert?
Photoshop is King!
Stargate and sky only things
The rest is legit!
The fog looks like sand in comparison to the sky!!
Really is good.
Hat is off to the artist
Do one for me too?
The sun has come out!
Reminds me of Missouri
While the fog remains
Creating Siggies
Hmm, What would Moranda like?
Possibly, a clue?
Wind Fire Ice and Earth
Something of the Elements
On the Spiral Path
Requests for siggys
When in doubt, write a haiku
It helps writer's block
An ode to Rex:
Inspired verses
GM with the big picture
Read his reflections
and it here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the cover page was going to be in colour,but somehow it came out in grayscale
download link>>>>>http://reelah.files-upload.com/284996/cavernhaiku.pdf.html
scroll down until you see this" wait for 14 sec."
then clicky here=
fixed link to be linkable
Various Haiku
From different Cavern folk
For the World to read
Blue skies on Relto.
A new Relto page, perhaps?
No, just Photoshop!
Stargate is ending.
SG-1 always welcome
Through my Chappa-ai.
Congratulations to those included in the anthology!!
Ayli suggesting
Tips on printing are spot on
Master in the house!
Is it magical?
Document can be colored
Ayli has the touch
That is what I need
Generic color printer
Yet ink is costly
Yes, it is costly
But, you can't take it with you
So spend while you can!
The point is taken
Rummaging thru my pockets
Pulls out a checkbook
Coins drop to the floor.
Rex grabs as many as he can
Time for a soda!!
A quick soda pop!
Yummy, so good icey cold.
Thank's for the coke, Rex.
Sure thing, anytime!
These can really hit the spot.
Recycle the can!
My quarters, no fair!
Deposit is a nickel
Thanks for recycling!
A nickle well spent.
But, in some states its ten cents.
Deposit, returned
Oh yes, Michigan
A ten-cent deposit state
Now I am thirsty
California
Over twenty-four ounces
Is a dime also
Do people recycle
When it costs them more money?
Time for a survey!
I do recycle
Paper, cardboard, cans and such
Want to close the loop
Maine recycles too
All containers included
Somewhat of a pain!
Never been to Maine
Some wine bottles, fifteen cents
I stick to soda
IC, a topic
There are many opinions
All equal value.
To pay-as-you-throw
I don't pay for recycling
Else I would complain
No-Pay-Throw-away
Sounds like a good policy.
Recycle for free.
Hard to recycle
Contamination issue
Sorting, and bugs, too
IC discussion
Some want ages and journals
Others want stories
We seem to forget
Avies just want to have fu-un...
Avies just want fun!
It is just a game
Let us say it together
It is just a game
It changes
Happiness wanes
Yet still I play
Haiku has some rules
Five syllables, then seven
Finally, five more
Ticket submitted
Let fans draft some game journals
And Cyan approves
A ticket response
Our hood will be stickied, yes!
Update coming soon
here i sit at work
why won't they let me go home?
my bed calls to me...
Feeling sleep-deprived
Can I use vacation hours?
How much do I have?
Life throw you lemons?
Go to the Cavern for help.
More than lemonade!
There's a new release
New areas and puzzles
And also sardines!
And when you are lost
Link to the Hood for a hint
Or chat with your friends!
Take care of yourself
What awaits us this weekend?
Get plenty of rest
So many poets
writing, writing and writing
I must take a look.
I surprise myself
These seem to come easily
Are they any good, though!
Haikus from the heart
Wife and friends seem to like them
Also relieves stress
Writers on a roll
While anticipating much
This new episode
Relaxing To Write
Who Who Have Guessed In 12th Grade
This Would Be Fun Now!
Parents, they know best
“Finish your homework,” they say
Teachers, they know best
Saturday, come quick!
Hope to get in the City
And see things first-hand
Writer's block? not me.
Effortlessly pens Haiku
poem to paper.
Someone envies Mo
Hawaiian learning technique:
Watch them write away
Thinking in haiku
Can I do it in my sleep?
Or so I wonder
haha haha ha
some people are really creative
I am not that good
heehee hee heehee
writing can be relaxing
and humorous too
Ready to travel
Meeting up with devonette
And, of course, devon!
Please tell them hello
They look like a happy pair
Long-time Uru fans
If only I had a
talent to compose Haiku
so effortlessly
One way to find out
impromptu compositions
sometimes sound better
Meeting up Friday
Geocaching is the plan
Finding hidden things
Interesting game!
Recall the game at Cyan
Last year was quite fun!
Versus computers,
Finding things with GPS
Work best in real life
Sitting
Thought
Breath
All passes
To make a Haiku,
Five syllables, then seven
Then five more again
one sits watching breath
thoughts flow as water on rock
back to breath again
thanks jarelav!! I like learning new stuff. It's harder than one would think.
Hmmm, there seems to be an echo in here!
Out to spray the weeds
While the textures file downloads...
Downloads, and downloads....
Ticket submitted
Wierd download, errors, stack dumps
While trying to play
A new area
The Sanctuary of one
Who saw the Grower
He stood all alone
Wrote phrases from the Maker
"Words," he called his work
The activation!
Blue neutrinos rotating
Firm coordinates
Kodama reports
Building structurally sound
Earthquake cause unknown
Laxman yesterday:
KI light is working better
Have to verify
Cate Reveals Jalak
D'ni gaming arena
"You will have fun there."
Nick White on Jalak
He informed us just last month
Called it a "new Age"
Advertisements now?
Funding issues top of mind
Have to wait and see
Sharper off to hunt
The Bahro that slew Wheely
But will he return?
Nick in the City
Explaining Sharper's motives
Will keep us posted
Nick made a comment:
The D'ni dealt with Bahro
Different than now
Er'cana released
The Watcher's Sanctuary
Is the place to go
How to raise more funds?
Banners, t-shirts, and "branding"??
Billboards a last option
One explorer meets
With Cate and Marie about
A system of Guilds
Cate's statement was brief
After she set up the book:
"Enjoy Er'cana"
Cate on the Council
Maintaining an open mind
On advertisements
A strange new machine
This is the one Victor left
But what does it do?
Uran, it was called
Later, renamed Ashem'em
After a Healer
This Healer, Ashem
The son of King Me'emen
Died while on duty
The hungry algae
Improve their luminesence
With the right pellets
Er'cana, again
Machinery still works fine
Time to bake some bread
my bread did not rise
perhaps i used too much yeast?
...try another batch.
On cooking pellets
Bubbles mean toil and trouble
Steam, also faulty
Ode to a Silo
Tall, mysterious and gray
Ancient yet sturdy
Now it is Friday
Episode Six is over
Need a vacation
Er'cana pellets
Look more like a loaf of bread
Its time for breakfast
In the Watcher's Pub
An inoperable door
May hide a puzzle
Its capacity
Set at five thousand, is now
Set to one hundred
Sharper speaks again
While enroute to Negilahn
No, its Noloben
A new Relto Page
Adds Er'cana mushroom plants
Now I am hungry
A tie-dye shirt is found
So "retro," it takes me back
Made one in grade school
'Fore I play the game
Make sure all the chores are done
Family comes first
Run through Er'cana
Push buttons for power, and
Find the journey cloths
Started the ovens
Four hours wait, some have said
Well, come back later
Pellets still baking
Time to go golf with some friends!
And take it easy
recently baked duds
now i must do another
endless testing... sigh
Visited Uran
Pellet Points, I am after!
I think of Pac-Man
The wrong lever pulled
Pellets drop into water
Must make a new batch
Pellet frustration
It fell down when I grabbed it
Must grab the book, too
Here goes:
I wrote limericks
Since I do not like haiku.
Check my other posts.
How'd I do?
You did very well
Poetry genres welcome
Yes, yes, all of them
I look at my screen.
I see pages and pages
Of many ages.
The limericks grow
More and more on the forum.
They can be funny.
Iceman writes weird stuff
About Bahro and D'ni.
He should get a life.
http://forums.guildofgreeters.com/index.php?showtopic=5082&pid=203373&mode=threaded&show=&st=#entry203373
Results of one batch
Four hundred fifty points, yes!
But could be better
One pellet's results
Nine hundred ninety-eight points! :
This recipe works!
A new recipe
An unknown experiment
Now I am nervous
My pellets work, but...
What's the perfect recipe?
Try and try again
Have you since wondered
Why those tanks contain water?
No, it has product!
Time to set a goal...
Get one hundred thousand points
'Fore the next release
I have theories
That may improve the point score
Only time will tell
I have theories
To raise the light bar fully
Hope they will work out
A new episode
"Familiar Voices" this month!
Notice the plural
Who are these voices?
Yeesha, perhaps, but Watson?
Or Phil Henderson?
A real-life event
Signed up for lamaze classes
So interesting
New "Coming Soon" page
On this month's new episode
And I see Kirel!
Also coming soon...
I see another picture...
Could that be Jalak?
See the Kirel pic
What is that on the table?
More reward clothing?
On the Jalak pic
It reminds me of QBert
With a Mayan feel
Backpack has returned!
Find it in a scenic place
Where pellets are baked
Documentary
Being made on the D'ni
And the explorers
What is Barnes up to?
There's a script on Jolatha?
Very intriguing
Today marks the Fall
Last Revolt of Veovis
A culture destroyed
A poisonous gas
Covered the entire Cavern
The survivors fled
Some linked to Ages
But even there the plague grew
Leaving a remnant
Survivor was found
In the Age of Noloben
'Fore he disappeared
But some D'ni lived
Averone, another Age
Where Atrus found them
There at Averone
A Stone Mason's Guildsman lived
Tamon was his name
Once a day jarelav
Writes his haiku entry here
Amuses the readers
Though he was quite old
Atrus called him a Master
And asked for his help
He hesitated:
"D'ni is ruined," he replied
He was reluctant
Then a spark of hope
Gleamed in his eye as he said,
"Atrus, let us talk"
First time since the Fall
A Writer and a Mason
Working together
Speculation grows:
Is the July episode
This coming weekend?
Meanwhile, fan-based games
Marker quests, chasing looters
Seems to be the craze
And a new walkthrough
With lots of spoilery stuff
And videos also
jarelav is here
Seemingly out of control
She can't stop writing
Seem to be obsessed
Up at 2:30AM
Making more pellets!
New Age released soon...
Jalak Dador, it is called...
Let the games begin!
Please do not worry
Much happening in real life
I forget things too
Away all weekend
Attended baby shower
Men in the garage
Men in the garage
Sounds like a much better plan
Than alternative
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