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Tuesday August 10th, 2010

The exercise:

Two haiku about: insanity.

Because why not?

Mine:

Is it still madness
When everyone's doing it?
Welcome to my world.

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I will not forget
your pretty smile, for I have
nailed it to my wall.

6 comments:

  1. Holy crow, you on the same mental frequency as me or something? I was just talking with a friend of mine about my most recent bit for Lunacy (which is *gulp* two and a half months in the works... ><)...

    BUT!! IT'S ALMOST DONE! I JUST HAVE TO TWEAK THE ENDING!

    Ahem. Sorry. Where were we?
    - - - - - - - - - -
    "Sanity is not
    statistical." Yeah, Orwell?
    What's sanity, then?

    I've decided this:
    insanity's crazy, yet
    much more in'tresting.
    - - - - - - - - - -
    New lunacy bit should be soon! Very soon! I promise!!

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  2. @g2: I think I agree with Orwell from your first haiku, but that in no way detracts from it, but overall I like your second better, it's very strongly in your voice.

    @Marc: Ah, definitely love your second, for all it evokes memories of the Watchmen (film and graphic novel).

    Insanity

    The horrors are real,
    Which is why I like my cell.
    They can eat your brains.

    ------

    Thoughts like a corkscrew,
    Twisting, turning, consuming me.
    I'm diff'rently sane.

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  3. Marc - Your first haiku reminded me of the many things that i did when everyone else's is not, certainly insane! The other haiku sounds lovely :)

    g2 - Both of your haiku pictured insane nicely :)

    Greg - I like the way you described both of your haiku, your second is clearly my favorite!

    Mine:

    Love and hate
    Is the most craziest thing
    That I’ve ever known.

    ***

    Things that I do
    Made me sane
    And also insane.

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  4. Mine follow-up on my response to yesterday:

    That awful flicker
    Seen wherever I look now
    The demons are here!

    No one to save me
    Their edges are flickering
    How can I be free?

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  5. I must be out of mind
    to try something like this.
    Here goes something.

    * * *

    I have just what you need
    to cure your touch of sanity.
    Think outside the mind for 5 minutes.

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  6. g2 - Lunacy has been on my mind lately, yes. Now that I finally got a chapter up for the western, the jail break story is next on my list, and then I'll get to thinking about following you up.

    I like your second one best :)

    Greg - I really should get around to watching that movie at some point...

    I love your first one :D

    Zhongming - I like both of yours, perhaps the first one slightly more :)

    Morganna - ah, two excellent follow ups! Well done :)

    saint321 - 'here goes something' is a great phrase, and one I should use more often.

    Welcome to the blog! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing some writing - I hope to see more from you :)

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