XVII - Online Haiku

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For those who need an overview, this site is basically an online haiku database. Browse the poems, post your own, or vote for your favorites. I'd recommend registering your name if you think you'll be posting a lot... but that is certainly not required to post.
The term "haiku" translates literally as "playful verse". Haiku are supposed to include a season word, tend to include vivid imagery, and are often about nature. It should be noted that haiku is different from senryu, although they both follow the 5-7-5 form. For now, I won't be removing 5-7-5 poems that might not qualify as haiku, but please keep the content of your poem in mind when posting.
Haiku follow the format: 5/7/5 (syllables)
Some say it's the accents that count: 3/4/3 (accented syllables)
Poems that do not follow this format, or are deemed incoherent, may be removed. Have fun!

Note: If you don't like this site, or want to see some other haiku sites, check out the links. There are some great sites listed there.
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Most recent haiku:

Red lights running down
The street and past the pine tree
Where has the moon gone?
-- Trevor Brown
  (Votes: 0)
Inconceivable.
You keep on using this word.
You misunderstand.
-- Moniker Bandit
  (Votes: 0)
These words are crafty
They have stolen precious time
that you can't get back
-- Moniker Bandit
  (Votes: 0)

Fresh cut hair itches
A reminder of my loss
I weep for the past
-- Moniker Bandit
  (Votes: 0)
I know many words
but I may not speak them here
at grandfather's grave
-- Moniker Bandit
  (Votes: 2)
Winter brings cold pain
These joints creak and crack and pop
When did I get old?
-- Moniker Bandit
  (Votes: 0)

Appetite fulfilled
All wanted, nothing needed
A life alone paid
-- Russterus
  (Votes: 1)
Looking at nature,
seeing struggle and splendour
a nw thought was caught.
-- Henk Veenstra
  (Votes: 2)
Five, seven and five.
This seventeen syllables
caught in a poëm.
-- Henk Veenstra
  (Votes: 2)

Horizon, moving
Only when you do, constant
Ruler of the sky
-- Fern
  (Votes: 2)
The wind is ice cold
the ice is everywhere
I'm stuck in winter
-- Adam Robinson
  (Votes: 1)
Rhododendronbush:
Each bud saved her flower
for this sunny spring.
-- Henk Veenstra
  (Votes: 4)

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Haiku:

Red lights running down The street and past the pine tree Where has the moon gone? -- Trevor Brown (Votes: 0)	Inconceivable. You keep on using this word. You misunderstand. -- Moniker Bandit (Votes: 0)	These words are crafty They have stolen precious time that you can't get back -- Moniker Bandit (Votes: 0)
Fresh cut hair itches A reminder of my loss I weep for the past -- Moniker Bandit (Votes: 0)	I know many words but I may not speak them here at grandfather's grave -- Moniker Bandit (Votes: 2)	Winter brings cold pain These joints creak and crack and pop When did I get old? -- Moniker Bandit (Votes: 0)
Appetite fulfilled All wanted, nothing needed A life alone paid -- Russterus (Votes: 1)	Looking at nature, seeing struggle and splendour a nw thought was caught. -- Henk Veenstra (Votes: 2)	Five, seven and five. This seventeen syllables caught in a poëm. -- Henk Veenstra (Votes: 2)
Horizon, moving Only when you do, constant Ruler of the sky -- Fern (Votes: 2)	The wind is ice cold the ice is everywhere I'm stuck in winter -- Adam Robinson (Votes: 1)	Rhododendronbush: Each bud saved her flower for this sunny spring. -- Henk Veenstra (Votes: 4)