Haiku Saturday 7th November 2015 / myLot

Photo – taken by me – Pub sign – The Apollo, Miles Platting, Manchester

Preston, England

November 7, 2015 7:29pm CST

1/. Put out to pasture Old but by no means antique Vintage knacker’s yard 2/. Spring, Summer, do you Bump and grind at your borders Like tectonic plates 3/. Seems so wrong to like By clicking the blue button As your grief pours out 4/. Dressed as a vampire The Goth ruins his image Dancing to Abba 5/. No cell phones on Mars In space no one hears texting. I’m not going then! Arthur Chappell

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Kevin Akash

@kevinakash (2084)

• Sri Lanka

8 Nov 15

this gives fresh ideas indeed. nice one.i enjoy it

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Nov 15

was that really a facebook reference? lol, I wouldn't mind a sympathy button

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

8 Nov 15

it would be good to have a sympathy button there and here too as I see a few sad posts liked on Mylot as well

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Nov 15

@arthurchappell yeah, you hate "liking" when that's not the emotion you want to share.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

8 Nov 15

@Jessicalynnt it feels at times like I am adding lol to a condolances card

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

8 Nov 15

Arthur Chappell post Tickles funny bone with his Visual haikus

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

8 Nov 15

I agree with @amnabas Have seen and heard it for years but what does Haiku mean?

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

8 Nov 15

@amnabas and @GreatMartin it is a short form of poetry of just 17 syllables, five in in the 1st and 3rd lines seven in the middle line. It has a centuries old history in Japan though it was popularized in the west in the 1960's by Beat poets like Allen Ginsberg. Strict form haiku should refer to a season, and at least one in each set of five I write does. It is essentially the art of saying as much as possible in as few words as possible.

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

8 Nov 15

@arthurchappell Oh like Twitter???