A haiku is a poem with three lines, the first with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. Of course there's more to it than that, but for our purposes, that's all you need to know. That, and it needs to reflect the Helluva Halloween spirit. It can be from a monster point of view, it can be a retelling of your favorite scary story, it can just be creepy and gross -- whatever inspires you.
For example, Ryan Mecum gives these delicious little tidbits in Zombie Haiku:
I keep saying "brains."
I remember other words,
but I just need one
Little old ladies
I remember other words,
but I just need one
Little old ladies
speed away in their wheelchairs,
frightened meals on wheels.
Everything I thought
tasted a lot like chicken
really tastes like man.
frightened meals on wheels.
Everything I thought
tasted a lot like chicken
really tastes like man.
Simple, right? Pretty cool, too.
Even cooler? Every haiku you submit gets you an entry for my Helluva Halloween Grab Bag, which is filled to bursting with delightful and creeptacular Halloween goodies!
So put your Haiku Hats on and get monstering, my lovelies!!
My haiku is entitled...The Situation
ReplyDeleteThe scariest thing
That can go bump in the night
Is from Jersey Shore
It's the midnight hour
ReplyDeleteSomething wakes me from slumber
Fangs pierce my white throat
This is my first ever haiku, so here goes:
ReplyDeletePutrid rotting flesh
Longing for your tasty brains
Join me in undeath
Mine is inspired by the book The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle.
ReplyDeleteBloody glinting teeth
Please tell me I was dreaming
I ate the monster
Inspired by Thomas Fahy's YA novel Sleepless:
ReplyDeletethe scariest dream
is one that you can never
escape, never wake.
I've never made one before so i hope i made this right.
ReplyDeleteYou call me stupid.
Shadowy vampire stirs
Sparkling vampire dies.
Mine is sort of lame but it's my first try, so hopefully I'll get better in the future... It's titled "Hungry":
ReplyDeleteBrains are yummy stuff
I wanna eat a whole bag
and not gain a pound
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ReplyDeleteI love Mrs De Raps's haiku! Giada's too.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha, it took me a while to figure out what Vampires and Tofu meant with her first haiku... Geez, those guys are scary for sure, and I only watched a bit of the first episode.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved Zombie Haiku. Er, and zombies. And Halloween. Life is ghoul in October!
ReplyDeleteBrains are yummy food
ReplyDeletemouth-watering, sweetly true.
Grey matter tastes good.
This one sort of rhymes, he he he :D
A creak on the stairs
ReplyDeleteThe sound of eerie laughter
I need to hide now
thump thump goes my heart
ReplyDeletethud thud thud it approaches
make ready fi-re
His metal claws screech
ReplyDeleteHis face is horribly scarred
Freddy comes for you
Inspired by Nightmare on Elm Street!
It is the birthday
ReplyDeleteOf feared and unwanted things
Hidden in the mind
Hope you like it.
Ghosts are frightening
ReplyDeleteAnd monsters even more so
but you are the worst
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