The Velvet Burn is a hybrid zine and battle ground. With the posted theme, readers are asked to submit a haiku (or Senryū or whatever you want to call it, as long as it's 5/7/5). The winner picks the next theme. Put your haiku in the comments and you may have the honor of winning the haiku wars.
bring on the game then if you dare to battle me haiku to the death
The Velvet Burn began with a simple war, by no means the simplest, but a war none the less, and though there was a victor, the battles would not cease. This will remain as a testament.
A cool, deep river
ReplyDeleteImmerses all that enters
Cleanses of all grime
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeletehors d'oeuvre bubbles blew
ReplyDelete'cause kids helped in the kitchen
said they'd washed the grapes
pouring off the cliff
ReplyDeletethe freshest water came loose
touching the skin cold
It's a long evening
ReplyDeletein the far showers of the
penitentary
cold rain pouring above
ReplyDeletefeeling something real to touch
cleansing the lies told
If already dead
ReplyDeleteinfection's not a concern.
So have at her, dude.
fresh smell in ice box
ReplyDeleterank bag of fish ripped open
baking soda saves
because when i kill
ReplyDeleteit is noble and just so
no soap required
children munch bubbles
ReplyDeletein the stainless steel tub but
swallow donuts whole
rationed hot water / the moldy towel foils me again / guess i'll bathe later
ReplyDelete