Haiku Deletion Warning

[{DvT}Sapient6]

From the rules at the top of the Deviant Haiku thread (read them in full for better context):

If submitted haiku is not valid it will be deleted.

There are a few poems in the Deviant Haiku thread that are not Deviant Haiku, due to meter violations, and are therefore subject to deletion. Since we're new to each other, to some extent, and therefore the inherent humor in being a hardass about Deviant Haiku might be misinterpreted, this post is just a friendly warning that in a day or two I'm going to go through the thread and delete every post that doesn't meet the thread's rules.

While I'm very flexible about what constitutes violent/politically incorrect/disturbing *, I'm almost completely inflexible about meter. Meter is part of the challenge of the thread, so not enforcing it ruins the thread.

SO, if you've posted a poem to the Deviant Haiku thread recently you might want to go back and double check your syllable counts. Well, you might want to do this if you don't want your post deleted.


* The fourth qualification, "Deviant", is only attainable by members of {DvT}. That's the qualification all of us use, the other three are there so that others can participate.

[{DvT}Reckless]

Did i screw up any? My stuttering makes it a bit harder for me to count syllables..t...th...t..th..an...annnn...kkkkks.... ..6...6.6.66....6.6

[{DvT}Sapient6]

Here are the poems removed today from the Deviant Haiku V thread. If you suddenly get a wild itch to fix the meter of your poem (needs to be 5, 7, 5), feel free to repost.

Llast line is only 4 syllables:

Originally Posted by {OF}Flying_Dutchman

Zambrano hits him

Sox sucky season so far

Cards coming back

This one has a meter of 4, 9, 5, rather than 5, 7, 5:

Originally Posted by {OF}Impaired

The point of this
Is beyond my capabilities
Ignorance is bliss

(I really liked that you rhymed the first and third lines. I haven't really been observing that particular tradition, but it's a nice one.)

[{OF}Impaired]

I'll be honest.. I couldn't remember what the heck a haiku was about sort of just looked at the other ons and just went ok three lines

But thanks for the compliment
I will try again soon

[{DvT}Sapient6]

ROFL

I love the geese one.

[{OF}Impaired]

did that fall into the Violent catagory enuff

Cheers this can be fun

[{DvT}JonahHex]

Tonight's special at The Roadkill Diner is pressed goose.

[{OF}Flying_Dutchman]

I'm crushed....Maybe I shouldn't be trying to get on that "are you smarter then a fifth grader" thing either.

[{OF}G_Man]

Originally Posted by {OF}Flying_Dutchman

I'm crushed....Maybe I shouldn't be trying to get on that "are you smarter then a fifth grader" thing either.

Hang in there Dutch... Here' a nice little online syllable counter to help you out

Syllable Counter

[{DvT}Sapient6]

Damn, this one was a good one, too. One extra syllable in the first line, though.

Originally Posted by {OF}Impaired

Fergie,Christine,Avril
Sexy young artists with breasts
On they're backs they're HOT