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Haiku № 42737

Aries, the God of war

Member since 2003 · Posted 6 Mar 2003 · Edited 6 Mar 2003 · 16 comments

Ram horns crash, hoving. Whet stones sharply grind, census. Mars in retrograde.

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16 comments

[n/a] <~> 6-Mar-03/12:19 PM Reply
ewe. y the comma?
[8] Ranger 6-Mar-03/12:29 PM Reply
Only mistake here is 'wet' should be 'whet' I think. Otherwise very good indeed, but I would personally like a stronger image built. Still, a nice haiku. 8
[n/a] Shardik › Ranger 6-Mar-03/1:36 PM Reply
How about now?
[n/a] <~> 6-Mar-03/1:57 PM Reply
better. too many throw-away words for a haiku, though:

ram horns crash, ____ ____
whet stones sharply grind ____ ____
Mars in retrograde.

get on it son!!!
[n/a] Shardik › <~> 6-Mar-03/3:23 PM Reply
Ram horns crash, hoving
Whet stones sharply grind, census
Mars in retrograde.
[n/a] <~> › Shardik 6-Mar-03/3:26 PM Reply
yes.
[9] morffrom 6-Mar-03/1:58 PM Reply
Ok it rocks - 9/10
[10] INTRANSIT 6-Mar-03/4:36 PM Reply
Tastes great-more filling!!
[5] Robert K Foster 7-Mar-03/7:50 AM Reply
Hoving?

No entry found for hoving.

4 suggestions found:

loving

moving

roving

homing

shoving?

you've masked the meaning too much, i think.
[n/a] horus8 › Robert K Foster 7-Mar-03/9:48 AM Reply
it's a hoofed spin i invented off of heaving. a mixed word between hovering, hove, hoof, and heaved. past and past part of heave, but now in the present, to be heaving in an uncertain state, a hybrid word. one word out of twelve? i hardly call that masking now mr. foster. i believe it set's up the fear of war when going into it's cousin word upon the page, census.
[n/a] <~> 7-Mar-03/10:52 AM Reply
it would be-HOOVE mr foster to familiarize himself with your oeuvre, as posted on this site (see: plains of africa) as well as the 3rd deinition of the poet's perk:

coin * age n.

1. The right or process of making coins.
2. - Metal currency.
- A system of metal currency.
3.
- A new word or phrase.
- The invention of new words.
[7] hipster flare 13-Mar-03/9:33 AM Reply
hooving rams crash horns
[10] razorgrin 13-Mar-03/1:55 PM Reply
Holy crap, this is bloody awesome. I have a pair of fairly real-looking ram horns I wear from time to time.
[0] deleted user 16-Aug-03/4:09 PM Reply
dosnt take a genius to say its shit
[0] Bachus › deleted user 16-Aug-03/4:14 PM Reply
lol. exactly. It sure doesn't take a genius, take a look at you.
[10] xanthippe 10-Nov-03/1:20 AM Reply
good thing mars isnt retro anymore :D