bike haiku contest

[oracle]

rules:

1) the haiku need not conform to 5-7-5 per se, as that is generally a difficult to attain norm in westen convention, but should stay close to 17 syllables. a little over under is ok.

2) create the feeling in your haiku without saying what something "is" [1] rather, paint a picture or an image in the most concrete, tactile, clarity-filled way possible, extra points for using classical haiku devices.

3) they need not be explicitly about cycling or a bicycle, but whatever feeling you want to capture and freeze in time so as to best convey this feeling to your reader.

4) try and incorporate a seasonal reference into your haiku

oracle

[1] the clinton impeachment trial established that what something is 'is' rather subjective :beer:

*beer for the winner*

[Too Tall]

fallen leafs beckon swift wheels

stealth speed with certainty swoops

crisp nomore I find another

[Bruce K]

Wind rushes past ears.

Heart pounds, legs pump, tires hum.

All else is silence.

BK

[Tom]

rain drips into eyes

what's that in the road ahead?

it is only ice.

[flydhest]

Lactic acid builds

off season was neglected

she dropped me . . . again.

[Tom]

temp close to freezing

what's that in the road, a head?

it is only eyes.

[Bruce K]

That upstate NY winter is getting to you.

Those haikus are SO depressing with all that rain, ice, etc.:(

I think you need to find BBD and get happy again.

Try this:beer: it will make you feel better.

BK

[e-RICHIE]

lugs are very cool

i prefer them more than tig

i live outside box



ee-RICHIE

ps

:banana: :banana: :banana:
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:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Climb01742]

old school, new school,

older school, newer school,

i hated school.

[Tom]

rain close to freezing

veto the road ride ahead?

nay, it is all ayes

[bostondrunk]

Fresh Cool Ranch Doritos

A cold winter chill from my 2-4 of Silver Bullets

7 Tylenol3 whisking my hangover away

[pbbob]

ring, yawn, stretch, bathroom
forty five minutes to ride.
Daylight Savings Time.

[pbbob]

effortless riding
it never happens to me
only in my dreams.

this haiku is fun
but I am not a poet
nurse practitioner

[Keith A]

Winter’s morning breath
Bites at the uncovered skin
Glad to be alive

[keno]

the bike account accrues

the classic, the trick, no flim-flam

the bank account depletes

for dinner, Blatz and Spam


keno, san

[pbbob]

keno, I think we have a winner!
:banana:

[Kevin]

You people are nuts

There is only one known cure

Ride a Serotta


Kevin

[DonG]

wrong button I hit

didn't mean new thread to start

so sorry - I ride off

[DonG]

sunrise warming all

friends join, legs pump, laughter sounds

ride goes on forever

[Dr. Doofus]

dragon breath burns lungs

dumb stupid dumb dumb stupid

dumb stupid dumb...yes

[DonG]

they go out fast again

dropped, head down, I ride alone

a voice I’ll help you back

[Dr. Doofus]

hills bow down humbly
wind waves break and fade weakly
feel no chain, no pain

[oracle]

the red blood and yellow puss
look beautiful on your hip,
grasshopper


oracle

[oracle]

after which point the winners will be announced

pigeon **** landed
on her oakleys as she
looked and saw a rainbow

[Bruce K]

Oracle;

Are you eligilbe to win your own contest?

That last one was truly inspired.

:beer:

BK

[oracle]

why thank you, bruce! me winning? nah that would't be much fun, would it?

oracle

[Roy E. Munson]

two hands
one mouth
drinking problem

[DonG]

Snow, cold, no riding

warm sun - brown grass emerges

fun, joy, ride sally ride

[keno]

through chafing, perineal folliculitis and furuncles,

subcutaneous perineal nodules,

pudendal neuropathy, male impotence,

traumatic urethritis and vulva trauma

ride on

keno

[oracle]

1) boston drunk

Fresh Cool Ranch Doritos
A cold winter chill from my 2-4 of Silver Bullets
7 Tylenol3 whisking my hangover away

2) flydhest
Ode (owed) to the Doctor

Lactic acid builds
off season was neglected
she dropped me . . . again.

3) keith a

Winter’s morning breath
Bites at the uncovered skin
Glad to be alive

4) bruce k

Wind rushes past ears.
Heart pounds, legs pump, tires hum.
All else is silence.

5) don g

Snow, cold, no riding
warm sun - brown grass emerges
fun, joy, ride sally ride


honorable mention) keno

through chafing, perineal folliculitis and furuncles,
subcutaneous perineal nodules,
pudendal neuropathy, male impotence,
traumatic urethritis and vulva trauma
ride on



congratulations to all of those who participated! haiku is a wonderful artform, as well as something of a mental martial art. i encourage all of you who are interested to write some every day, as well as read some, to increase your familiarity with the discipline. you will quickly see your haiku improve and mature from lovely and naieve initial attempts into deep and sharply defined vehicles for the transmission of a moment. the clarity of haiku can be quite amazing and inspiring, allowing a deeply meditative perspective on one tactile moment which might have otherwise gone without notice, somthing far too common in the generally busy and frenetic condition that we call modernity.


oracle

[bostondrunk]

thank you, thank you <burp>!!!
what do i win besides all the glory!!??!

[oracle]

beer, bostondrunk, beer. it is perhaps a fitting end to the contest, as initially i declared "beer for the winner", and well , that would appear to be a perfect prize, as indicated by your nom de plume. i will either ship you a beer, or buy you one in person the next time i am on the eastern seabord. as you like,


oracle

[bostondrunk]

OK <burp>, next time <burp> your in the Boston area <burp> <burp>, we'll <burp> go for a <burp> 20km spin and then <burp> go for beers <burp>.

[oracle]

done.

[flydhest]

As runner up (I demand a recount, by the way!) I would like to be informed of the beer drinking . . . so I can buy the second round.

[oracle]

since in this case, flydhest, the 'jury' consists of one man, the recount will be the result of a rather dubious (dubyous) process much like the florida recount, although without the hanging chads.

in an effort to keep appearances on the up and up, i felt it best that any allegations of cronyism would best be deflected in advance of any actual charge that might have arisen in the event that i awarded 1st. prize to you, not long after i won the kogswell contest that you sponsored.

were it the case that i could consult my alter ego, as does dr. doofus, the endeavour would perhaps be rendered slightly more facile. i am, however, limited to the first person singular and as such, will do the best to work within my limits.

as to the last, when & where, i'll notify you when i am nearing your locus, at which time, beer will be the focus.

oracle
:beer:

[bostondrunk]

Am I the only one that didn't understand a single word of that?<burp>

"Are you gonna drink that"
-Me

[oracle]

i had a hard time understanding it myself.

:beer:

[Keith A]

Oracle -- thanks for starting this one. I haven't done anything like that in a long time and really enjoyed the mental departure from the technical world in which I work.

[oracle]

my pleasure, keith, and good luck with the haiku if you keep at it. you seem to have a knack, and with practice, i think that you could produce some good work.

oracle