Friday, May 20, 2011

Haiku Mondays: Hobbies


So, what do you do for fun? Bake? Ice skate? Collect knick-knacks? Stare into space? Whatever it is that floats your boat in your off hours (or that you wish floated your boat), then now's your chance to expound upon it in a literary manner comprising the ol' 5-7-5 syllable structure of the way we haiku 'round these here parts.

Señor Karl was the lucky winner of our last competition, hosted by the lovely Fleurdeleo, but since he's having a busy spell with work and Master Basho's Ghost seems to have taken Troll with him back in time (we miss you, dude), I have agreed to host this week's challenge.

Karl, however, is offering one hell of a bang-up prize.

So come on, lil' podners, take your fingers off your triggers, place them on your keyboards, and post your best shot in this here comment box. If you're also posting at your place with images, let us know, too. You have until midnight EST on Monday to do so and Karl and I will confer via email on Tuesday and declare the winner.

Alrighty, then, Party People. The Rapture obviously passed us by, so now you have NO EXCUSE NOT TO HAIKU.

Hit us with your best shot . . .

QUESTIONS:

Aunty: Do we write only one haiku? Do visuals count?

Moi: Aw, heck; if anyone is so inclined (Fishy :o) ), let's make it multiple haiku this week. Visuals, while always appreciated and fun, don't have bearing on the judging.

Fleurdeleo:

Moi: Nope, doesn't have to be your hobby. If you want to make fun of your neighbor's propensity for skeet shooting, have at it.

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MATERIAL GIRL

In my spare time I'm
appreciative. You make.
I wear, hang, and sniff.


35 comments:

  1. I'm in. I want the prize!!!

    Do you think Troll is getting Rapture Ready?

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  2. Ha! Cool prize (ahahahaha!)

    @ Boxer
    when is this rapture thang supposed to occur?

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  3. Boxer: I know, huh? Great prize! Oooooooo, I never thought of that. Goodness, if that's the case, I hope Troll packed a lunch.

    Aunty: Tomorrow. Which time, though, you got me.

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  4. grrrrrrherhahahaha@Karl's prize. Im so in.

    rapture would have happened in indonesia by now. but there are no reports of empty clothing or cars driving off bridges so i guess we will have to stay here and FIGHT THE DAMN POWER! no rapture will save us from manning up to face down whats coming. FOr crying out loud saints were pulled apart, burned, stabbed, de-boobed.

    but just in case the rapture is north america specific, if the good baptists down the lane leave can I have their tractor.


    hobbies.........i have so many

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  5. if the Rapture would have already happened elsewhere in the world, then I guess I should stop thinking about the neighbor's vintage boat in their back yard? Boo.

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  6. Chickory: Right. We don't get off that easily. Back to the Fight . . .

    Boxer: Oooooo, what kind? I always had a thing for that boat in On Golden Pond.

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  7. Donkeys, fish and sharks.
    All those critters can bite you.
    Only one can win.

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  8. Troll: Your hobby is . . . wrangling . . . critters? Bashing Democrats, Jesus Freaks, and Lawyers?

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  9. Hi Moi,
    Guess we all still have a little more work to do... I'll be up this week with some home grown picture postings for Monday.
    I guess you are just into Sunday over there so I'll come back later and post my entry...

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  10. No rapture call'd me.
    Ya think I should persevere
    earning my way there?

    Hobbies?????
    Now I will have to think about my life. Are my former hobbies now my day to day life or have I no hobbies?

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  11. I think I’ve had them:
    Work, addiction, stress, sleep. Now?
    One haiku weekly.

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  12. Czar took mah theme. Sigh.

    Questions: Is it ONE entry only? Do the visuals factor in the judgin'?

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  13. Back again...

    Patchwork Quilting

    Kaleidoscopic
    fabric pieces, cut and sewn
    Masterpiece complete

    Preserving Fruits

    wash peel core and slice
    fill syrupy jar and seal
    mouthwatering wait

    Making Jam

    Figs gently simmered
    add sugar and turn up heat
    Cool... lashings of jam

    Happy Haiku Monday...

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  14. Well, it doesn't have to be OUR hobby, right? Just A hobby!

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  15. I have a couple for "HOBBIES":

    Hop on an airplane
    and see places I only
    had read and dreamt of


    (can you end a haiku with a preposition?)

    Memories forever
    People, places, time stands still.
    Point lens, focus, shoot


    Oh, and this one:

    One cat in; two out
    Two cats in; one cat garage
    My life: cat herder

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  16. Ooops: #2 should have been

    Mem'ries forever
    People, places, time stands still.
    Point lens, focus, shoot

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  17. the hobby inscrutably referenced is tourney poker.

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  18. Good morning Moi,

    You guys are funny!

    Golf, knit, model paint
    dosen't matter what you decide
    find your peace of mine

    Back later.

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  19. I'm up. With visuals.

    Happy Haiku Monday!

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  20. reptilian brains
    alien colonizers
    late night radio

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  21. Home wrecker mending -
    havoc in family's wake.
    Takes all my free time.

    (no visuals this week - but I think you all get the picture)

    Troll's entry is brilliant.

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  22. well, there are some great haikus here. i wish everybody a lot of luck. the prize is great..

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  23. The prize is excellent. For Christmas, my sister gave me "brain freeze" trays so that the cubes come out looking like brains. Get it? Not attractive. Add a gun to it...some strange party centerpiece.

    My Haiku: In admiration of those who quilt.

    Flimsy scraps of life
    stitched together and made whole.
    Wraps me up in love.

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  24. did you see the ice trays shapped like .223's? grherhahahaha

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  25. Good afternoon Moi,

    Thank you for hosting.

    @ K9: The AK is 7.62.

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  26. i do have one:


    dappled dewy cheeks
    pristine misted morning walks
    feets, do take me far..



    foam

    ps: thanks for hosting, btw :)

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  27. All: Great stuff, everyone!

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  28. Game Night:

    Is Colonel Mustard
    in the Library? With me!
    Candlestick in hand?

    Monopoly funds
    dreams bigger than the Lotto.
    Donald has been trump'd.

    Crossing my 'zany'
    with your 'pizza' in red square?
    Score the tripple word!

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  30. In the spirit of the prize offered:


    Joystick Blues

    Dominatrix dreams
    RTS, Red Alert 3.
    I would--if I Could.

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  31. Tap, tap, is this working, yet?

    #$@?!@#ing Blogger.

    Great work, everyone. I'll be up with a winner's post in a few.

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