Meme: Haiku

[watch_is_me]

Right, this isn't exactly a meme, I suppose, because I'm initiating it, but I saw jen_anomaly's posting of a plug-in-the-username-and-click meme, and one of its results involves demanding haikus written.

And, yes, I want to write haiku. So, here, I makes me a meme.

Comment, and my muse/pup will respond with a haiku about your muse/pup. If you want to get really cute with it, your pup/muse could then respond to said haiku with a tanka finish (two lines of 7 syllables) and then their own haiku. Or just the tanka end lines, either way.

I am not guaranteeing you will get *good* poetry, here. Or fast poetry. But, what the hey, poetry crack. And in true Court-era Japan poetry-game style, too! Lovers used to write poems in two pieces like this, 3 lines responded to with 2, etc. It's very Pillow Book.

Comments

[colonelinblack.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I may steal this one from you, doc. *raises hand* Me first *:)*

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Black absorbs the light,
Like the color between stars.
I *like* this jacket.

[colonelinblack.livejournal.com]

That's very beautiful, Doctor
Yeah, and hey, I like it too

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm v. good.
Does v. count as one or two?
Bashou would know.

[colonelinblack.livejournal.com]

V. counts as one, dude, come on
You're supposed to know this stuff, doc

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Oi, you leave me the
long bits. English is rubbish
for haiku, you know.

[colonelinblack.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*

That was kind of cheating, huh?
Oh well, we can pull it off :D

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

I don't know 'bout you.
Me, I can pull off any-
thing. Aren't hyphens grand?

[colonelinblack.livejournal.com]

Hyphens are just about my
favorite thing in this universe world.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

:D!

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

When she calls me Dad,
I look behind me for him.
Will I be enough?

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwwwww.

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

W!Ten: *shifts other papers on top of this paper, abruptly* Oi! Don't you 'aw' me, missy. It's *poetry,* it has to be...treacly. Nature of the form.

...Yeah, he's so worried about messing up with Jenny. 'Cause he's, you know, not as much a Bad Influence as the Master but still maybe not as good as the Proper Doctors.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Heee, awwww.

Again.

I hope you post this thread thingy before I leave tomorrow! This is going to be fun. :D

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

OOPS.

*has gotten totally distracted by watching S4 finale and putzing about with haiku*

I will have it by tomorrow morning sometime, I'm sorry D:

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

It so happens, so don't worry!

It's okay! That's what friendly little reminders are for! ♥!

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

I will do it now! And then prolly disappear for the evening. Work tomorrow, hoorah .-.

Where should they go?

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Ew work.

Ummmm. Hmm. Wherever he's want to take her? Jenny's not picky (although she might compare it to her trip to Traken with the Master).

Clearly, whatever the place, it ought to be somewhere they can get in trouble, Jenny can get him aggravated, and there can be lots of hypocrisy?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Possibility for violence, and potential for Daleks with severe hypocrisy fronts coming in from the north. Hmm...

SF or historical or contemporary? Hm-hm-hm.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

If Daleks, definitely not Earth. They totally have other places to attack, don't they?

So SF, I think. Maybe they can attack Florana or some other random planet?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Well, you never know, Daleks in New York, after all.

But, yes, wrecking havok on a Completely Beautiful Planet, that works!

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

New York is still Earth! :P

Oh New Who.

And okay then! Completely Beautiful Tourist Planet it is!

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Daleks never mess with Earth in Classic?

Here we go. How's that? I probably won't ping on it this evening, but I will tomorrow!

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Not nearly as often as they do in New Who.

Actually... Huh. I don't think they have in any of the Dalek episodes I've seen.


And it looks great! I will tag after errands and stuff! :D!

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

EVERYTHING attacks Earth in New Who.

WRY aren't my email notifications working? D:

*is sad*

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY.

And I have no idea? D:

But I am going to go tag now that I have a fixed watch and belated D*C gifts have been sent out!

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

:D?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

We share history,
Ours to travel, to recall.
Time our common bond.

[stardustflying.livejournal.com]

Me?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

Constellations shift,
Andromeda breaks her chains.
Hero, lend me strength.

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

...I have to admit, I'm curious.

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

In the dying light,
A stranger offers a hand.
I make it my own.

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

[...wow. She... can't really think of anything to say to that.]

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

[Do you see him moralizing at you, Ting? >:| ...And there's absolutely no autobiographical inspiration, in this poem, no. Nope. He's never been in Ting's shoes. Never. B|]


((Haiku are fun! \o/))

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

[SHE DOES. It is not appreciated. She is trying to be annoyed and/or snarky. It is, for some reason, not working.

...no. Of course not. 8[ ]

Wh... It's not like I'm the only one.


[[That was lovely <3]]

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

[There's a reason the Heian court used haiku for ambiguous "am I flirting or not, you figure it out" conversations. A bit like IMing, the analog version. Poetry's a tease ;P ]

What? [Oh, he'd forgotten he mentioned that.] That won't happen again.



((It's fun to try to get a meaning into a handful of words~))

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

[She blinks at him, because he actually hadn't mentioned it.] What won't? I meant-- [pause] What did you mean?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

[He did, but so vaguely in passing it barely counts. His 'wright had to go look it up >_> ]

[OHSHI—he gave away information. Must cover tracks!] Oh, nothing. Misunderstanding. ...You meant, the others of your race? Really, you don't have a name for yourselves?

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

[...oh right. YEAH THAT DOESN'T COUNT. :| ]

Not a misunderstanding. What did you mean?

[watch-is-me.livejournal.com]

[The problem with non-real-time conversations that are fictionally taking place in real-time :\ It's a bugger keeping track, sometimes >_>]

It's not important. Brought something to mind, that's all. [Grins at her] Your turn. Two lines, seven syllables. Or a good old 5-7-5. I'm not picky.


((I'll prolly be slow now. At work .-. Also, having to think hard about the tags. OH, character development. Just wanted to let you know that if I go quiet, I've not just disappeared. Enjoying threading with you!))

[tingle-of-life.livejournal.com]

[So true]

It is, or you wouldn't be fighting so hard to avoid telling me. [Frowning back]


[[No worries! I... should probably make a start on my HW... *facepalm*]]