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An open list of 166 words by michaelchang.

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The traditional haiku is a Japanese poem which consists of a pattern of 5, 7, 5. This pattern is the rule of this list:

Enter a sentence of 5 syllables after a sentence of 7 syllables and visa versa.

I don't know if this will work or what will come out of it, but lets find out... I'll ad the first sentence of 7 syllables.

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  • ruzuzu *favorited* Apr 15, 2011

  • uselessness It appears tomorrow (December 22) is National Haiku Poetry Day. Do with that information as you will. ;-) Dec 21, 2007

  • reesetee Haha! Same here! But I tried to restrain myself. Just when I was about to give in, you posted it. ;-)

    FYI for everyone else: see here (in comments) for its first appearance on Wordie. Dec 20, 2007

  • uselessness I am shamed to say it's the first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word haiku these days. It's one of the best things I've ever read. I couldn't not plagiarize it!! Dec 20, 2007

  • reesetee U, you even sneaked in one of chained_bear's haikus! (I'd know it anywhere.) Dec 20, 2007

  • michaelchang sweet jesus uselessness, you are a haiku machine! Dec 20, 2007

  • michaelchang hihi, it was to find out if you really read everything on these pages, Reesetee! Now I know you do! Dec 20, 2007

  • skipvia Trivet--that's a scream! And it sounds like one of my haikus. Dec 19, 2007

  • reesetee Uselessness, you're the Haiku Kid! MC, you pinched one of my tags: "tie it to your hips." :-) Dec 19, 2007

  • uselessness Oh wait, I've just been alternating 5s and 7s. I guess I thought we were just making haiku fragments. I wish there was a way to rearrange the lines so they actually work in the current order. Dec 19, 2007

  • michaelchang oh holly shellfish, i didn't make it public... no wonder the list is so short... Dec 19, 2007

  • reesetee Haha! I love that site. Dec 19, 2007

  • trivet skipvia - see here. Dec 19, 2007

  • reesetee MC, can you check again whether you've made this a public list? I don't see a word entry field up there as I usually would. :-)

    Thanks! Oh, and great idea for a list, by the way! Dec 19, 2007

  • michaelchang anything makes sense, sense is something inside. Dec 19, 2007

  • skipvia Do the new lines have to...ummm...make sense?

    Because mine never do... Dec 19, 2007

  • michaelchang come on guys it is not that hard... Dec 19, 2007

  • michaelchang he he i'll add a few more my shelf... Dec 19, 2007

  • bilby The depressed duck gives me 6 syllables :-( Dec 19, 2007