Just go quietly
No need to make a big fuss
It's nobody's loss
One and a half minute Haiku.
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Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 8th, 2026 00:41
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Just go quietly
No need to make a big fuss
It's nobody's loss
One and a half minute Haiku.
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Read all about it - full confession from poet(ess) immediately under.
Goodness me, I’ve left my site unblocked in order that Teddy.15 could enter and reveal her true self once more.
She’s not done so at this point, so… a word of explanation:
This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth -
I opened the site where I espied Dirty Desu commanding the juncture between one day and the next, and reflexively threw out the above as stated. Only then did I discover Teddy15 laying immediately underneath me. (At this point it would have been so easy to produce an inuendo laden metaphor or two. However, I am a man of honor and would not countenance such gross rudery.)
I can only add that on occasion, serendipity can be a fine thing.
Love a haiku. Point well-made efficiently, succinctly.
Sorry to disappoint, Katie. If you remain around MPS long enough, or indeed if you look into some of my back catalogue, you will discover I can be slightly contrarian in my view of the world.
Haiku unfortunately for me is too short to develop the subtleties which can exist in situations and relationships and are commonly encountered as the heaving mass of humanity attempts to sort itself out.
And a real loss is
most definitely clearly
everybody’s loss.
Really? Am I to take that as a critique of my position, Rik?
No critique here, friend. Just thinking aloud on where the haiku took me. 🙏🏻🕊
Yeh - sorry. While I find this situation both irritating but also fun in a perverse kind of way, it does make me a little twitchy at times.
There is a history here that goes back farther than me and I don't understand it but it pains me to see two friends at war.
Don't suffer too much mate, that pain is an exercise in futility.
I was surprised by how impactful this was - the ambiguity in regards to the context makes it pliable to the readers current concerns. An excellent haiku, the time making it even more remarkable!
The reality of this is really contained in the dispute covered from “To whom it may Concern” the most significant, plus threads onward. Six (oh dear) pins and threads.
As I’ve argued above and elsewhere, haikus should or can be used occasionally as seasoning, but I object to their overuse as they cannot begin to grasp life’s complexities. Glad you liked it though.
I agree! I think people gravitate towards writing a haiku because 1) it is deemed "impossible to master" and 2) it's a structure that is rigid, and therefore easy to follow. I believe it should be used sparingly and not just 'write whatever fits'. My poem 'Why The Abyss Stares Back' is a full length poem, but the stanzas are made of haiku 'rules' - so I wouldn't consider it a haiku, just an experiment with the style. Hence why I made it multiple stanzas so it would not be deemed an attempt at one.
No more on haikus please… now I’m teetering on your Abyss, but give me some moments to steady myself….
Maybe next time write a 3 minute Haiku about boiling an Egg.
All contributions (sometimes) gratefully received...
Phew, lucky I read comments. I was concerned it was terminal.
Best to always read the comments.- They are the anchors (which have been known to drag occasionally however.....)
hopefully will do so when the time comes - thanks for the advice..
Hey, I think you should, as 2781above has claimed to do, go read the thread. In one and a half minutes I had no time to reach for all the possible interpretations. Thanks for the heads-up. In review, I cheerfully accept your interpretation actually. Thanks.
Stay well and happy.
i did read the thread, and to each his/her own interpretation...
thanks for accepting mine - am honored..
have a great weekend..
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