Kaminariyuki 500 Posted February 25, 2020 Ha, ha! I'd never seen this thread. Here's one I wrote a few years ago. I wonder if anyone grasps it here on sumo forum... Behemoths charging, Dancing, each struggles to lead. Only one remains. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted February 29, 2020 Corona Virus, Horrible, horrible, but what about Sumo? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 708 Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) The news was just in This honbasho will be held Without spectators Edited March 2, 2020 by code_number3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ichimawashi 573 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) Haru basho starts Hattorizakura coughs His aite gives up Now it’s Day Seven He gets his kachikoshi Still hasn’t been touched How has this happened? A cough, a sneeze, sweaty brow... Each day new symptoms Test him!, they all cry But all come back negative Guile trumps Sumo skill! Edited March 2, 2020 by Ichimawashi 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) This. (though the first line has six syllables?) Edited March 2, 2020 by Yamanashi (I'm a persnickety haiku snob) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godango 1,016 Posted March 2, 2020 Though it may be cruel I want an Endo yusho With no fans present Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ichimawashi 573 Posted March 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Yamanashi said: This. (though the first line has six syllables?) ‘Twas an easy fix I agree wholeheartedly Form is important 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,565 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) Hysterical world On its knees by media What a crock of shit. Edited March 18, 2020 by Kintamayama 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ichimawashi 573 Posted March 16, 2020 Chiyomaru's hot Really, feverishly hot The basho may end 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted March 16, 2020 Early day in Spring, Osaka, seasonal sounds ... Grunts and slaps and thumps?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted March 16, 2020 Gold is so last year, No food but lots of bog-roll. The new currency. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ichimawashi 573 Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Chiyomaru's back! Not Covid-Nineteen; he's just Too hot to handle! Edited March 18, 2020 by Ichimawashi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted March 18, 2020 I wish i had thought, About what truly matters, When the sun still shone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,052 Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Bugman said: I wish i had thought, About what truly matters, When the sun still shone. Why do I hear the voice of Robert Smith? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,565 Posted March 18, 2020 Terutsuyoshi Enhou, Mainoumi Midorifuji All of them smaller Than the average sumo But crafty as hell 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted May 3, 2020 I'm not good at math nor medicine, yet I'm a Coronascenti 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 708 Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Emergency state. For Tokyo July Basho, will it be happened? Edited May 4, 2020 by code_number3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted May 4, 2020 Haikus are easy But Japan's national sport? Now that's a workout 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted May 5, 2020 Is this real life? Is this just a fantasy? No sumo for months! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, hakutorizakura said: Is this real life? Is this just a fantasy? No sumo for months! Extra points for semi-subtle Queen reference. But 4-7-5 doesn't cut it in Premier League Haiku. Edited May 5, 2020 by Yamanashi 'cause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted May 6, 2020 17 hours ago, Yamanashi said: Extra points for semi-subtle Queen reference. But 4-7-5 doesn't cut it in Premier League Haiku. Ah, so I guess "real" has 1 syllable instead of 2 then? Shouldn't have omitted the "the" in the original first line... As they usually say, next time I shall gambarize! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted May 23, 2020 Next year they'll return, Petals that blossomed and fell, But our spring comes once. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Footprints in the sand, Washed away by time's grey tide, Were there nonetheless. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted May 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, Bugman said: Next year they'll return, Petals that blossomed and fell, But our spring comes once. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Footprints in the sand, Washed away by time's grey tide, Were there nonetheless. The GOAT of Sumo Forum haiku. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugman 384 Posted May 24, 2020 Thank you for the kind words :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,911 Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) No sports; no source of vicarious aggression, so we hurt others Edited June 4, 2020 by Yamanashi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
