orang37 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Now that most of us (or, the few of us who have not departed Amazing T. for greener atmospherics) are discharged from the pulmonary ICU wards ... let the games begin: (since every entry will be judged in its own unique category, every entrant is automatically a winner !) ~ rain; the green riot climbs walls to get at the light: tookay calls echo ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 No rain no rain drought. Rice planted in a downpour, Drowned seedlings float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Watched the morning clouds Decided to take the chance Laundry dry today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Umbrella, I wish Songteow, one thousand Thai baht Wet socks and sore feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 ` ~ we're not belongings, no matter how long we long: we're just lost baggage ~ o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 ~ there is enough rain, enough lightning, and thunder: where is the haiku ? ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 ~ ants in sugar house, unaware it's paradise: how sweet it isn't ~ `o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 ~ full moon, half-moon, rains: why does my face stay the same while i forget you ? ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about.....somebody educate me...please. What on earth is haiku? Honestly I have never heard of the term. Verbal origami? Sudoku for poets? Limericks for the verbally challenged? What?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, emptypockets said: I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about.....somebody educate me...please. What on earth is haiku? Honestly I have never heard of the term. Verbal origami? Sudoku for poets? Limericks for the verbally challenged? What?? Haiku is subtle It's a linguistic challenge Google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, emptypockets said: I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about ... There is no better vantage point than that ! ~ about emptied mind, sparkling unexpectedly, when rain loves you back ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALSinCM Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 12 hours ago, amexpat said: Haiku is subtle It's a linguistic challenge Google is your friend ???????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 ~ old Chiang Mai is gone; i can't remember the ghosts: why am i still here ? ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 ~ in expatria, in a state within no state: at home, or, homeless ? ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 waiting for rain waiting for this thread to end opinions are like raindrops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 10 hours ago, rumak said: waiting for rain waiting for this thread to end opinions are like raindrops I really like this ! may I suggest making the last line 5 syllables: opinions: raindrops cheers, ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 ~ there i'm common man; here, as expat, i'm special: it goes to my head ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 in appreciative response to Rumak's haiku: ~ raining, or, flooding: wait for Yi Peng's magic to float your little boat ~ Yi Peng, or Loy Krathong: the annual autumnal full moon festival of the Lanna calendar's twelfth month; this year: ~November 13th. ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 4 hours ago, orang37 said: I really like this ! may I suggest making the last line 5 syllables: opinions: raindrops cheers, ~o:37; And the first line: waiting for the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 ~ which makes me more Thai: absence of a frowning face, or, a smile's presence ? ~ ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 ~ here i am, laughing: Thai smile's an acid; takes the scowl right off my face ~ o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 ~ the expat's life, now, between divorce and visa: a dark corridor ~ ... not autobiographical ... but, seen all too frequently ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmficc Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 There was a young lass from Madras who had a most magnificent ass not rounded and pink as you may think but was grey had long ears and eat grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 11 hours ago, hmficc said: There was a young lass from Madras who had a most magnificent ass not rounded and pink as you may think but was grey had long ears and eat grass. perhaps a limerick contest is in order ? :) ~o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 8/30/2019 at 2:57 PM, emptypockets said: I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about.....somebody educate me...please. What on earth is haiku? Honestly I have never heard of the term. Verbal origami? Sudoku for poets? Limericks for the verbally challenged? What?? Its a form.of japanese poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmficc Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Raindrops keep fall on head like man feet too big for bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 3 hours ago, hmficc said: Raindrops keep fall on head like man feet too big for bed This thread is actually for haiku. (Maybe look up haiku?) What do you call your new form, pidgin poetry, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 ~ 'birds of a feather flock together,' so they say: do expats crash land ? ~ o:37; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 8:56 AM, hmficc said: There was a young lass from Madras who had a most magnificent ass not rounded and pink as you may think but was grey had long ears and eat grass. Irish haiku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, connda said: Irish haiku. Characteristically verbose. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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