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Hanna Delaney's avatar

I love this club. Firstly, it's amazing that you come up with a daily haiku and secondly, you manage to hook other people on to them. It's amazing. Thank you for doing this.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Aw thank you! I started it on a whim and figured it would fizzle, but people are surprisingly into scary haiku🤷‍♀️

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Dustin's avatar

I couldn't agree more!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

"My name is not Ariel..."

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Honeygloom's avatar

They call me Stacey..

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Ken Flyingheart's avatar

Radiant creature

Learned to walk on sharpened knives

For one not worthy

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Honeygloom's avatar

Yes! I love the last line! Your haiku really sums up so succinctly the tone of the story🖤

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Dustin's avatar

Nice one, Ken!

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Thea Wood's avatar

My favorite one yet!

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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

Each step was sword's edge

Bleeding soles and bleeding soul

Love lost leads her home

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Honeygloom's avatar

So tragic! I love the middle line so much, tying her physical pain and emotional pain together is so effective🖤

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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

Thank you. That story is one of my faves (the original, not the mishmash Disney made of it).

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Honeygloom's avatar

Disney does not seem to be popular around here😂

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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

Geeeee … wonder why … Har!

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Lost tail, dancer’s flukes

Flip flop foolish heart beaten

Harpooned flails.

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Honeygloom's avatar

I really like this!! ‘Flip flop’ made me think of shoes which then gave this a whole modern take that was very pleasantly de-centering… I hope that made sense 😂

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Yes a dying last call of a fish out of water. Or a diver into a pool flip flops. Rubber sandals like sand dials sifting end of time.

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Caro Henry's avatar

Every sea foam fleck

Were scales on your mermaid’s tail

Mournful dirge on waves

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oh🥺 That’s so gut wrenching. Really lovely detail🖤

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Ika Wright's avatar

Thank you for this nice prompt. I love H. C. Andersen. Lovely haiku too Honeygloom

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Honeygloom's avatar

His stories are so amazing! I always prefer them to Disney.

And thank you 😊

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Thea Wood's avatar

This is not Disney

My sacrifice foolhardy

Ashamed, to foam, I die

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Honeygloom's avatar

You really get to the meat of it quickly and so effectively, well done🖤

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

But did it have the song Under The Sea??

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Honeygloom's avatar

Little known fact is that Hand Christian Andersen and Walt Disney ARE THE SAME GUY!!! Cryogenics is muuuch more advanced than they’re letting on…🤔

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

🤣

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Dustin's avatar

Oooh! That got dark!

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Honeygloom's avatar

It’s such a sad story! She does eventually become a light spirit, I think, but only after so much suffering.

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Dustin's avatar

It is very sad, but I also prefer them over Disney's super sanitized versions. I hate happy endings.

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Nico Sakaki's avatar

This fake precious love

Surrender the illusion

Pierced right through-you're free

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Honeygloom's avatar

Wow, this powerful! Maybe this is how she reasoned her final moment, well done🖤

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