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Re: Lets Do Haiku! by vescucci(m): 7:48pm On Oct 20, 2012
Lol. E don do na
You no know say I don tire?
Okay. You don win grin
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 7:57pm On Oct 20, 2012
I don win wetin?
See my sparring partner o!
Dis I no go gree!
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by vescucci(m): 8:03pm On Oct 20, 2012
You wanna kill me?
Why like this, ya habibi?
I have conceded!
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 8:08pm On Oct 20, 2012
Nandato!? Ves-san! embarassed
It is trully an honour... cool
To spar words with you! grin
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by vescucci(m): 8:14pm On Oct 20, 2012
Anytime, nii chan
Arigatou gozaimas
The pleasure was mine
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by kay9(m): 12:27pm On Oct 21, 2012
Mmmmmmmm, that was totally wicked!! grin grin Suuu-weet!
Hey, u two, come back and do it again!
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Feraz(m): 3:19pm On Oct 21, 2012
firestar: Nandato!? Ves-san! embarassed
It is trully an honour... cool
To spar words with you! grin
grin grin grin
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 8:03pm On Oct 21, 2012
kay9: Mmmmmmmm, that was totally wicked!! grin grin Suuu-weet!
Hey, u two, come back and do it again!

She turns at the call...
Kunoichi sights and cries:
"I so challenge thee"!
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by kay9(m): 11:49pm On Oct 21, 2012
**lets hope i dont eff it up, arrghhhhhhh** undecided

Big fail. embarassed

Lets try again...
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by vescucci(m): 5:29am On Oct 22, 2012
^^^

The rules of haiku:

Three lines, counting syllables

Five, seven and five

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Re: Lets Do Haiku! by kay9(m): 8:46am On Oct 22, 2012
First try, epic fail
Deep breath, eyes closed, tries again:
''Henge-no-Jutsu!''
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by sino(m): 9:27am On Oct 22, 2012
^Nice, lemme try too...

So he tries again...
Mesmirized, i was in awe.
Kay, doing haiku?
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by kay9(m): 2:38pm On Oct 22, 2012
^^^
Greetings, brother-mine.
Tarry awhile, lets rub minds;
Sit, dine, lets unwind.
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 2:40pm On Oct 22, 2012
kay9: First try, epic fail
Deep breath, eyes closed, tries again:
''Henge-no-Jutsu!''

A puff of white smoke
Revealed a fat look-alike
She was not impressed...
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by kay9(m): 3:10pm On Oct 22, 2012
^^^
The hard-work genius
Ever remains my hero.
Hand-weights unrolling...

And still i wonder,
Hachimon to prove a point?
No... No, not worth it.
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Tgirl4real(f): 4:45pm On Oct 22, 2012
Wetin una dey yarn

Teach me na tongue

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Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Nebulae: 12:50am On Nov 11, 2012
Hm, e don dey tey
Na wa for una wey dey
Like play o like play....
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 7:29pm On Dec 16, 2012
Ah-ah Nebulae
No be [i]like-play like-play [/i]o
E no be today grin
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Feraz(m): 8:51am On Dec 19, 2012
I saw 'em afar
coming at me with some clubs
I had to take off.....


How's this?

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Re: Lets Do Haiku! by LarrySun(m): 10:56pm On Dec 25, 2012
The night is quiet
Now the Christmas is over
And I got no gift
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Redmosquito(m): 11:26pm On Dec 25, 2012
Blackened air, cold night
Hard to believe t'was Christmas
How quickly time fades
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by LarrySun(m): 11:34pm On Dec 25, 2012
The teeth of a rake
I stepped upon in the day
Handle hit my pate
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Feraz(m): 6:34am On Dec 26, 2012
The long night is gone
with the sun showing its face
today must be good
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 1:48pm On Mar 05, 2013

Watching the sunrise
Irises of every hue
Be it brown or blue
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Koonbey1: 6:49pm On Mar 05, 2013
I'm lovin' this...will be back with mine soooon
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by LoveAmaka88(f): 5:01am On Mar 06, 2013
Remember the snow
Only for those born away
Returning to sun
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 2:55pm On May 26, 2013
[size=28pt]Two combatants spar:
Youth versus maturity
Practiced stops and strengths
[/size]
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by Feraz(m): 2:42pm On May 27, 2013
Watching through the sky
Listening to nature call
Wonderful to hear. . . .
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by bolakale30(m): 1:49pm On May 29, 2013
Nigeria our land
Democracy our bane
Trojanic among gifts
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by bolakale30(m): 1:53pm On May 29, 2013
I never knew poetry thrives this much on NL... Well, the last poet of the renaissance period just signed in !
Re: Lets Do Haiku! by firestar(f): 10:00pm On Nov 05, 2013
A fushia bed
Unswept by the sweeper
Juicy fruits ahead

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