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And now for something completely different (another haiku game)
haiku game take two
I love these games, happy me
first haiku complete
can I play all day
or must I go back to work
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it's a Kodak world
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I love these games, happy me
first haiku complete
can I play all day
or must I go back to work
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it's a Kodak world
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or must I go back to work
play all day it is
it's a Kodak world
the digital age creeps in
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my head is spinning
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it's a Kodak world
the digital age creeps in
singularity
my head is spinning
out of control. when will this
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leaving las vegas
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the digital age creeps in
singularity
my head is spinning
out of control. when will this
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leaving las vegas
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out of control. when will this
giant pill kick in?
leaving las vegas
should Cage have won an Oscar?
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wind chill leaves me cold
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should Cage have won an Oscar?
he played a good drunk
wind chill leaves me cold
but sledding is so much fun
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a bowl of jello
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but sledding is so much fun
mittens keep me warm
a bowl of jello
always room, slides down the cracks
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be my valentine
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always room, slides down the cracks
my life is happy
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be my valentine
i know you know i love you
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puppy smiling when

i know you know i love you
cupid pierced my heart
puppy smiling when
he pees on the raspberries
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snow like fine powder
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puppy smiling when
he pees on the raspberries
blowing in the wind
snow like fine powder
covers the field. Poor Seahawks
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a pocket full of
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he pees on the raspberries
blowing in the wind
snow like fine powder
covers the field. Poor Seahawks
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a pocket full of
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covers the field. Poor Seahawks
Superbowl cursed you
a pocket full of
rye, four and twenty blackbirds
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Steam buns make me smile
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a pocket full of
rye, four and twenty blackbirds
and beer...in a tree.
Steam buns make me smile
Asparagus makes me frown
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butterfly kisses
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rye, four and twenty blackbirds
and beer...in a tree.
Steam buns make me smile
Asparagus makes me frown
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butterfly kisses
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Asparagus makes me frown
Cookies make me drool
butterfly kisses
whisper lightly at my cheek
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Homer J. Simpson
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whisper lightly at my cheek
my whole world is changed
Homer J. Simpson
Mowing Ned's lawn in a dress
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A sunny Sunday
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Mowing Ned's lawn in a dres
Cowabunga Dude
A sunny Sunday
Two cherries on a sundae
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Jello Makes Me Laugh
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A sunny Sunday
Two cherries on a sundae
Everyday is like...
Jello Makes Me Laugh
Orangutangs make me cry
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Joshua Giraffe
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Two cherries on a sundae
Everyday is like...
Jello Makes Me Laugh
Orangutangs make me cry
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Joshua Giraffe
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Orangutans make me cry
Snakes make my skin crawl
Joshua Giraffe
Jogged joyously to the gym
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Pronunciation
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Jogged joyously to the gym
Jumping jacks with Janet
Pronunciation
You say "tow-may-toe", I say
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Watermelon juice
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You say "tow-may-toe," I say
Pass the ketchup, please
Watermelon juice
Helps seeds slide over your tongue
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Rain goes pitter-pat
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Watermelon juice
Helps seeds slide over your tongue,
down, and down again.
Rain goes pitter-pat
on a hot tin roof. The steam
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red pill or blue pill?
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Helps seeds slide over your tongue,
down, and down again.
Rain goes pitter-pat
on a hot tin roof. The steam
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red pill or blue pill?
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on a hot tin roof. The steam
(poetic love phrase)
red pill or blue pill?
angina or nausea?
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Chubby puppy breath
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angina or nausea?
side effects for both.
Chubby puppy breath
shocks my nasal cavities
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procrastination
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Chubby puppy breath
shocks my nasal cavities
where are the milk bones?
procrastination
is opportunity's death
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Super Tuesday ends
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shocks my nasal cavities
where are the milk bones?
procrastination
is opportunity's death
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Super Tuesday ends
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is opportunity's death
or an extra nap
Super Tuesday ends
Hooray! The Patriots lost!
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Ashes to ashes
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Super Tuesday ends
Hooray! The Patriots lost!
Chomsky would be proud.
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust. You've got to be
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Happy Valentines
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Hooray! The Patriots lost!
Chomsky would be proud.
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust. You've got to be
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Happy Valentines
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Oh, and Chomsky...I No-am!
Okay, now follow from Heather's (Artic) Haiku.

Dust to dust. You've got to be
strong for those still here
Happy Valentines
Day of desire, whispered words
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cracked china cup
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Here's my alternate take on the Super Bowl/Super Tuesday one:
Super Tuesday ends
Hooray! the Patriots lost!
So did Huckabee
Happy Valentines
Day of desire, whispered words
Hot chocolate kisses
cracked china cup
future foretold by tea leaves
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Pinky and The Brain
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Day of desire, whispered words
Hot chocolate kisses
cracked china cup
future foretold by tea leaves
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Pinky and The Brain
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future foretold by tea leaves
destiny awaits
Pinky and The Brain
try to take over the world
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slushy sidewalk snow
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try to take over the world
Same plan ev'ry night
slushy sidewalk snow
clean white streets, potholes hidden
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Wishing I was tall
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clean white streets, potholes hidden
winter in Pittsburgh
Wishing I was tall
so I wouldn't have to stretch
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crumbs on the sofa
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Wishing I was tall
so I wouldn't have to stretch
to reach the cookies
crumbs on the sofa
loose change under the cushions
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swaying in the wind
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so I wouldn't have to stretch
to reach the cookies
crumbs on the sofa
loose change under the cushions
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swaying in the wind
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loose change under the cushions
Aha! The remote!
swaying in the wind
the cradle will rock, and down
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over the mountain
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over the mountain
sweeps the fiercest foe of all
Alberta clipper
Barren hotel walls
Work travel depresses me
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cuddled with my dogs
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sweeps the fiercest foe of all
Alberta clipper
Barren hotel walls
Work travel depresses me
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cuddled with my dogs
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Work travel depresses me
No time for the beach
cuddled with my dogs
I feel snug and warm and loved
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Annoying potholes
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I feel snug and warm and loved
Sighing happy breaths
Annoying potholes
I drive like a spawning fish
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Fog shadow covers
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the hills like a down blanket
Trees can snuggle in
The red book beckons
I push temptation away
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Sweet smelling roses
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The red book beckons
I push temptation away
Must do dishes first
Sweet smelling roses
Red, yellow, pink, white, and bronze
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Seventeen degrees
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I push temptation away
Must do dishes first
Sweet smelling roses
Red, yellow, pink, white, and bronze
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Seventeen degrees
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Sweet smelling roses
Red, yellow, pink, white, and bronze
color splash that, Dave
Seventeen degrees
below zero with wind chill
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baby beluga
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Red, yellow, pink, white, and bronze
color splash that, Dave
Seventeen degrees
below zero with wind chill
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baby beluga
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below zero with wind chill
powder snow sparkles
baby beluga
playfully swims next to mom
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Red-breasted robin
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baby beluga
playfully swims next to mom
in the deep blue sea
Red-breasted robin
enchanted by Giselle's song
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Iditarod trail
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playfully swims next to mom
in the deep blue sea
Red-breasted robin
enchanted by Giselle's song
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Iditarod trail
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enchanted by Giselle's song
Poops on Narissa
Iditarod trail
dogs mush, snow crunches, sleds glide
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spring bulbs hibernate
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Iditarod trail
dogs mush, snow crunches, sleds glide
tortoise beats the hare
spring bulbs hibernate
beneath ten inches of snow
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Crocodile Dundee
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dogs mush, snow crunches, sleds glide
tortoise beats the hare
spring bulbs hibernate
beneath ten inches of snow
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Crocodile Dundee
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beneath ten inches of snow
then reach for the sun
Crocodile Dundee
Here, out of his element
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Exploding headache
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The MIL from hell is coming.
Quick! Clean the bathroom!
Plastic soccer moms
In jogging suits and lipstick
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Jelly beans galore
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In jogging suits and lipstick
Suburban Barbie
Jelly beans galore
Plastic grass and stale Peeps
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I miss being here
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Jelly beans galore
Plastic grass and stale Peeps
Post dioramas
I miss being here
warm sun, miles of vacant beach
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my sink is shiny
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Plastic grass and stale Peeps
Post dioramas
I miss being here
warm sun, miles of vacant beach
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my sink is shiny
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warm sun, miles of vacant beach
cool breeze on my skin
my sink is shiny
hubbie's been cleaning again
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raindrops in the sun
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unfinished haiku above
Then start a new one.
What does this mean?
Poster A: Posts the first line to a haiku
Poster B: Adds the second line to A's haiku, and begins his own haiku
Poster C: Finishes A's haiku, continues B's haiku and starts his own haiku.
First haiku will start with this line:
haiku game take two