8 Haikus About Haikus

…by someone who doesn’t dig Haikus

Daniele Ihns
No Crime in Rhymin’

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I don’t understand
them Haikus. Why are there no
rhymes? Ruined it, damn

Let’s start it again
Trying not to break a thought
Between these short lines

Got it, ok, breath
Think something clever to say
Oops, ended again

A thought in a pill
For those who enjoy eating
Wisdom in pellets

Minimalistic
Oversimplification
To leave you breathless

A lot like drowning
In a sea of emptiness
Throw me a lifeline

No, a proper line
With more than five syllables
Please, I’m begging you

Sonnets are better
But there’s not enough space here
For this conversation

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Daniele Ihns
No Crime in Rhymin’

Journalist and Cultural Critic. Experimental human. Humoristic rhymer. Relationship guinea pig.