MORE Haikus I Recreated from Memory

 DISCLAIMER: I know the correct plural is “haiku” and that traditional ones follow the 5-7-5 pattern strictly and almost always use a nature metaphor and so on but I want to do my own thing with the artform, please and thank you…

I had so much fun doing this last time that I decided to do it again!

I know some of these might be repetitions older poems I have written, but at this point, I don’t care…

SILVER BULLET

No silver bullet

That can resolve all issues

Or so they all say…

LUCK RUNS OUT

Maybe it coulda worked out

But more often than not, luck runs out

So don’t wonder anymore…

AFAR

Even from afar

Someone can have influence

On another soul…

SMALL CHANGES

Life is won

With just small changes

Day by day…

MEANT TO LAST (QUAD)

King Arthur inspired your favorite fantasies

The seven star sisters inspired most myths

Some stories are just meant to last

While most others just simply fade away…

THE ABORIGINALS

Only small boats

Yet somehow they made it

To Earth’s frontier…

EMBRACE THE SAD

Just think of it this way,

If it weren’t for the sadness

Would you even make art?

LOOK UPON

When I look upon myself

I feel I can take on the whole world

But only for a moment…

WHAT 2 LIVE 4

Live for small moments

Big ones are overrated

At least I think so…

MEH

I know I’m a fraud

And I know others know it

But I don’t care now…

OVEREXPOSED

I love my hobbies, but alas,

One can only express themselves so much

Gotta just look inward sometimes…

SOCIAL CIRCLE

Losing friendships?

Gonna keep happening!

Just part of life…

WHY NOT BOTH?

Distractions are soothing

But reflection is important

So keep on doing both!

HIDDEN PURPOSE

Don’t dwell on mistakes

In some form or another

Mistakes have purpose…

NOT JUST ABOUT YOU

Stop caring what others may think

About anything, not just about you

As difficult as that may be…

SKIN

Keep shedding skin

Holding on to rotten skin

Won’t help anyone…

TOO MUCH?

Is there such a thing

As too much freedom in life?

Do I want to know?

Peace!

Haikus I Recreated from Memory

DISCLAIMER: I know the correct plural is “haiku” and that traditional ones follow the 5-7-5 pattern strictly and almost always use a nature metaphor and so on but I want to do my own thing with the artform, please and thank you…

  I’m back with another batch of small poems, only this time, I spent the last couple of weeks slowly writing them in my head, and waiting until now to write them all down. I did this because I learned recently that a lot of epic poems from ancient times were passed on by being recited verbally for many years, before being written down, so I wanted to challenge myself to see how much poetry I could retain in my head at any given time.

Through my research, I learned that a lot of those ancient poets and reciters (or whatever they were called) didn’t perfectly memorize every single line, but rather just the “essence” of each scene. I took a similar approach by just memorizing titles. I figured, as long as I could keep track of that, I could remember the essence of each haiku, even if my eventual written versions weren’t exact recreations of how I originally conceived them in my head. This ended up being a fun thing to do! And I can see myself doing this again in the future, if I find myself in a position of not being able to (or wanting to) do anything else for a long period of time…

I call this little collection The Fear of No Control:

THE ONLY OPTION

For whatever reason

An endless stream of poetry

Is the only option…

FREE DONUTS (QUAD)

Left the house, to escape the drama

Went to a cafe, to look for peace

And they had free donuts, it turns out

Pretty great silver lining, I’d say…

TUBI

A bad movie can be good enough

Just somethin’ little to pass the time, I guess

Who says it all needs to be high art?

GUILT (QUAD)

I cannot get over the pain

I brought upon those close to me

But dwelling forever won’t do

They’ll just have to find their own way…

ARTHRITIS

He sits there and strums some chords

A far cry from what he once could do

Alas, chords are still music…

LAUGH AT CHAOS

Is it wrong of me

To laugh at all the chaos

Just to get through it?

LET SILENCE SPEAK

Often, it’s hard to know

When the time is right to speak up

Or let the silence speak

PATHWAY

Are we all

On the same pathway

All along?

HURT

Is it wrong of me

To have forgiven myself

When others still hurt?

PRIDE

Others act like they don’t understand

But deep down they actually do, most likely

They just don’t want to admit they’re wrong

THE WAY THINGS ARE

As bad as it is

Part of me is still happy

With the way things are…

COUNTING SYLLABLES

Counting syllables

Just to pass the time away

At least it’s something…

THE ANSWER

Slowly working towards the answer

Even if it takes an eternity

Maybe that’s the answer itself…

CUTTING TIES

Gotta cut ties

With those who don’t get you

For your own good…

WORST TO BEST

Sometimes, what you might think

Is the worst possible outcome

Turns out to be the best…

DRIFT AWAY

Close your eyes and drift away

To the place where everything feels right

Just for a sec, now and then…

Peace!

Related: Poetry Repository