Barking Space

Creamy Potatoes (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Boiled and then sliced up
Cooked with chives and some cheddar
They melt in your mouth

Weddin In Jeans (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
See the good ol’ boys
Convention thrown far away
Or are they just roont?

My Secondary Workstation Can Suck My Ass if It Crashes One More Time Today (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Crashing all the time
My workstation drives me nuts
I want to kick it

Just Eat It (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Your peas just sit there
Like dejected green eyeballs
No dessert for you

Summer? (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
This onslaught of heat
Is an answer to all the
Ungrateful people

Fatty Liver (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Piled high on my plate
Sits my giant nemesis
I must eat this thing

Sacre Coeur (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Protected from all
But shown to a chosen few
A precious rhythm

Trigger Finger (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
I have you in sight
And I feel the famous itch
My finger pulls back…

Shiny (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Both eyes grow so wide
At the sight of such riches
You are a magpie

Catch it Quickly (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
It’s getting away
Don’t you dare let it escape
Last one of its kind!

But… (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
A very small word
Which can bring a screeching halt
To big ideas

Let Me Clip That For You (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
There is a small hair
Waving in an unseen breeze
Sticking out your nose

Singing In the Rain (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Glorious feeling
Very refreshing and new
Too bad you’re alone

Are You There? (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Been thinking of you
You’ve disappeared from the Earth
Or so it does seem

Ok, Ok, Ok (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Please try to calm down
Your words are all jumbled up
Like a tornado

Sometimes You’ve Got To Let Go (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Holding on too tight
Will not help someone to grow
They need no bondage

Sometimes You’ve Got To Jump (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
It’s hard to take risks
You stand to lose so much, but
Stillness breeds boredom

Twinkly Toes (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Both your feet stand out
An application of stars
Does wonders for them

This one was requested by Eric, who had very stringent requirements for the haiku he requested. I definitely spent more time on his than on any other. I do, however, feel stung by the hint of a suggestion that the rest of them contain no real craftsmanship.

Haircut (Requested by EricLippert)
Clipped hair falls like leaves
From bittersweet Autumns past
Lost from memory

I think I’m going to call it quits at haiku for today. Tuesdays are the toughest, as my lunch is shorter (I leave work early to help out with the kid’s class at my dojo, so I don’t have a lot of time). There are still many more requests to get to, but I’ve been neglecting the other aspects of this space. I still have three Fig-tionary entries I need to write. Also, the more time I spend on my space, the less time I have to read everyone elses.

This is not intended to discourage entries, by any stretch of the imagination. Keep your requests coming. I’m just letting you know that production of the haiku you all seem to love will be slowing a little, as things are getting busy, requiring me to take shorter lunches (which is my blogging time).

I’ll get to the outstanding requests either tonight or tomorrow at lunch.

*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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No One (Requested by princess_castle)
I ring the doorbell
I hear a voice behind the
Door: “Dave’s not here, man.”

Numb (Requested by princess_castle)
Both my legs tingle
I should have taken a walk
Between my classes

Soo Close Yet So…Far Away!! (Requested by princess_castle)
I tossed the horseshoe
End over end it flew, but
I missed by an inch

Tit For Tat (Requested by Drea)
Don’t you touch me, punk
You’ll regret it if you do
I’ll give you one back

Pinky Toes (Requested by Drea)
Unfortunate parts
Which always seem to stand out
During stubbing time

Apollo (Requested by Drea)
A god, son of Zeus
Killed the Python of Delphe
Plays tunes on his lyre

Red Rose Tea (Requested by Drea)
What’s in a brand name?
Lots of power, to be sure
Herbal tea’s better

Peter Pumpkinhead (Requested by Drea)
Peter, what’s wrong now?
Halloween is over and
Your head is rotting!

Stupid Ex (Requested by Drea)
A common feeling
You want to know that your ex
is sad. But they’re not

Men Vs Women (Requested by Drea)
Who’s the better sex?
I don’t give a friggin’ shit
They’re both pretty great

Yellow Brick Road (Requested by Drea)
If you follow this
You will find the Wizard, or
Maybe Elton John

Cornerstone (Requested by Drea)
The best furniture
Can be found in this great place
They have friendly staff

The Majestic (Requested by Drea)
Kings, queens and their kin
They feel so high and mighty
Stupid hats kill brains

Paddy Murphy (Requested by Drea)
Poor Paddy Murphy
No one really liked this guy
I didn’t know him

Dad (Requested by Drea)
All people have one
In vitro or otherwise
Contributes some genes

Lump O Cole (Requested by Drea)
Good old Cole Porter
Swinging this way and that way
Playing his heart out

Bruise Easily (Requested by Drea)
Your skin is like fruit
Like an apple or a pear
You’ve marks everywhere!

Timmy Ho’s (Requested by Drea)
A Canuck Staple
They used to bake their doughnuts
Now they reheat them

Vanilla Latte (Requested by Drea)
Perk up your morning
With this tasty, frothy treat
Your brain will explode

Nottingham (Requested by Drea)
Where the Sheriff lives
Robin Hood was a weirdo
That place was a dump

Takin’ the Piss (Requested by Drea)
An alternate name
For letting fly too early
Called Breakin’ the Seal

Orange (Requested by Drea)
Quite a clever name
A fruit that’s it’s own colour
Damned elitist fruit

Bellybutton (Requested by Drea)
When I was a kid
I thought that this little thing
Kept all the air in

*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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U Mus Hy Koo Rhat Stuf (Requested by mochajavamanDK)
Tu hy koo rhat stuf
Eye fyend vry defikult
Rhats kant reed hy koo

Victory is Mine! (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
The oneupmanship
Between Lannon and Princess
Will it ever end?

Sticky Keys (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
This is what happens
When you eat your Krispy Kremes
Sitting at your desk

Opalescent (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
A great adjective
Reflecting iridescence
Good word, Theresa

Like a Sunshine (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
I love sunflowers
They are little suns on stems
They make me happy

Stupid is As Stupid Does (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Forrest Gump said this
Really it was his momma
She always said stuff

Only the Very Best (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
This is our promise
As sellers of fine produce
Too bad we’re lying

Skin (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Covers our bodies
Comes in so many colours
Diversity rocks!

Airplane (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Modern Miracles
Heavy metal soars in air
Thanks to jet engines

I’ll Fix it (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
The faucet’s leaking?
The fridge is broken again?
I’ll go get my tools

Clicks and Clacks (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
The trains shuffle by
Their wheels like tap-dancing shoes
On the iron rails

First Sprout (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
The first sign of growth
Striggle of a survivor
Soon to be grown-up

Mud (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Something about mud
Makes me wonder. It’s dirty
But nice to walk in

Knuckle Sandwich (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Shut your blabbermouth
Or I’ll deliver something
Called a special meal

Wink Wink (Requested by TheresaWarriorPrincess)
Is there something wrong?
Is your eye bothering you?
It’s bothering me

*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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