first haiku; backdated to 7/18 to comply with all moon cycles

[decapitating]

newborn deer horns sprout
hazy changes to senses
iris moon's effect

[ the username is "3rdHaiku", and the post comes without fanfare, introduction, or closure. ]

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[reachingfangs]

[ Renji doesn't need a name to know exactly who this is, and after some deliberation he answers in kind. ]

same fucking thing here
hair's all tangled in these tines
this moon is the worst

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[decapitating]

self lubrication?
dry cleaning is expensive
this moon is, indeed

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[codecmoment]

it's not that bad.
it makes me appealing to people because i become cute.

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[decapitating]

What traits do you typically take on?

[hoasen]

[Did new haikus suddenly get birthed from this? At least she's getting better at this because of Izuminokami. Not that she could write back in kind.]

So your horns are...tiny?

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[decapitating]

[ Anyone can write a haiku if they put their mind to it! ]

It took until today for them to grow to full size; they erupted small and became larger.

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[coasts]

[ Was that a haiku? Samatoki doesn't even consider the possibility and just replies with his own verse... though with a different format. ]

knock knock who is it
wolf tail and wolf ears out
next thing its dicks out
slap slap slap

makes this worse with more text

[grylls]

SANGUIS REPRESENT

AWOOOOOOO

text; i love you

[decapitating]

[ He'd call it out for being crude but upthread he's lamenting self-lubrication, so he's not going to be a hypocrite. ]

There is something to be said for freeform verse, as well.

[nakemen]

heh not bad but let me show you how a real master does it [He isn't a master.

He believes he is. But he isn't.]

its that moon again
antlers are real annoying
i wish they were gone

[decapitating]

A real master? Let us see.

velvet fuzz gives way
to the bones that make up tines
please shed already

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[peerlesscucumber]

Interesting poem. Is there a particular style you're making use of?

[ Shen Qingqiu does actually recognise this is a haiku, but since he as Shen Qingqiu shouldn't... time for a scholar peak lord to ask after something which would in fact interest him. ]

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[decapitating]

The haiku. It's five syllables, followed by seven syllables, followed by a final five. It has Japanese origins.

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[liveandforgive]

That sounds like a poem.

[ Very good, Cloud. ...what's a haiku? ]

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[decapitating]

Are you unfamiliar with the haiku?

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[unevoke]

put your poems in a notebook, not in a message to everyone here

[ where is the 'mark as spam' option ]

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[decapitating]

I've already curated a selection of what belongs on the network and what isn't up to being made public.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

You have seen nothing
Un til you learn that your hair
is all tentacles

QED

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[decapitating]

how unfortunate--
is there no way to control
such transformations?

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[ysayle]

[ She's taken some time to grow use to the technology here. But this is the first time she has reached out in answer - though not in rhyme. A bard she is not. ]

Pray excuse me, should my question seem prying. I am still adjusting to such lunar cycles.

Horns? Not ears? Are they particularly long?

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[decapitating]

Just horns -- perhaps ears next time. They are as unwieldy as one might expect.

Please don't feel as if you're prying; I'm interested in comparing and sharing experiences.

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[sheisthewind]

[It took her an embarrassing amount of attempts to try to post a text reply, until she finally settles on what she knows how to do.]

Interesting poem.

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[decapitating]

Thank you. Writing them has long been a hobby of mine.

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[madannoshashu]

iris furry time
so much fun, it's just a crime
look! i made a rhyme

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[decapitating]

iris-blessed are you?
or are you some other beast?
such grasp of language

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[profanation]

greater than bestial
beyond base a man can be
refrigerator

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[decapitating]

[ Had he not also resorted to five-syllable words, and had he not been fond of "ah"s to take up space in poems, he might have called out the refrigerator. There's a little upset at disrespect for the format of poetry, but he still responds in kind. ]

searching for the truth
cunning observations, all
sit with groceries

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[ultralord]

it's close, but it's not a good rap without rhymes
i'm disappointed

( Who said it was a rap to begin with... )

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[decapitating]

It is a poem. I believe there's someone else here you can talk to if you're looking for a rapper.