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Amos's avatar

Job title's changing

HR morons! I grow plants!

Now I run Hades?

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Honeygloom's avatar

It’s upper management! You get a corner office with a lovely view of… suffering👍

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

In the deep earth’s hold,

A god’s eyes gleam with lost gold,

Silent and so bold.

Underworld’s riches,

Stony face hides the god’s thought,

Man’s greed, futility taught.

Bare mineral wealth,

Dis Pater's quiet domain,

Man's lust, his disdain.

Bones beneath his gaze,

A chthonic god’s quiet days,

Men toil in a daze.

In shadows, gold’s gleam,

Underworld god dreams in stone,

Mortal hearts, alone.

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Honeygloom's avatar

These are so good! The theme of Dis Pater hating man for wanting wealth isn’t something I thought about and I love it.

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ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Greek gods above us.

Roman gods below. Humans…

…sandwiched like lunch meats.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Mmm meat puppet sandwich 😋

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ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

These prompts are good for stretching my mind to create comedy out of very unfunny topics, hence the name HORROR haiku club....

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Honeygloom's avatar

I love dark humor. It’s how I survive🖤

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

In honor of the HHC~

In the Horror’s grasp,

Haiku dreams begin to clasp,

Club of phantoms gasp.

---🧟‍♂️

Haiku’s edge, so sharp,

Horror’s notes play on a harp,

Club of shadows warp.

---🧟‍♀️

Club of night, they meet,

Horror’s Haiku, bittersweet,

In the dark, hearts beat.

---🧟

Haiku, written deep,

In Horror’s lair, secrets keep,

Club of shadows creep.

---🪬

Club of mist, entwine,

Horror’s verse, a Haiku sign,

Whispers echo, mine.

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Honeygloom's avatar

I love these!! I think the second to last is my fave!! Also, I’m so jealous of how prolific you are!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Honeygloom, why can’t i find Horror Haiku Club listed?

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Honeygloom's avatar

Are you on the App? I don’t think all the sections show there.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

I’ve been working on these for awhile. 😊

I’ve found the more you write in Haiku the easier the words and rhythms come to you.

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