Use the last line of the preceding haiku as the first line of yours.

The structure is three lines:

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Here goes...

I toss the pebble
Ripples distort the surface
Flowing back to self

Flowing back to self
Inward, or is it outward?
Enigma of life

Enigma of life
My mind reaches but it fails
The stars seem so far

The Stars Seem So Far
Invard, or is it Outward
At this moment, look

At this moment, look
The light of day fills the world
What is hidden still

What is hidden still
is the marrow of the bones,
the innermost yin.

What is hidden still?
Only what you choose not to see.
Openness transcends!

doh! ya beat me taomeow

the innermost yin
too much yang will obscure it
feeling, not thinking

Feeling, not thinking
I tread beneath the moonlight
Making my way home

Making my way home
or making the Way my home--
who could oppose that?..

Who could oppose that
opposition finds what fault?
opposed to return?

bloody nose
stupid grin
one step one trip

Opposed to return?
Retreat from the subtle light?
Current sweeps me on

current sweeps me on
like the tide
Circles and spirials

Circles and spirals
Movement and stillness combined
Where does it all start

Circles and spirals
Sun sets moon rises seasons change
Retreat to return

Retreat to return
In returning I become
My vision expands

My vision expands
like the universal love
forever it gives

forever it gives
ever returning again
around in circles

around in circles
faster and faster until
it all fades away

it all fades away
my face dissolves into sand
waves wash over me

waves wash over me
like the void
only to see light in darkness

see light in darkness
perhaps we are like spiders
navigate by stars

navigate by stars
rotation of the universe
heavenly horses change directions

First five syllables
Seven syllables is next
Five to round it off



Heavenly horses
Change direction, turn the wheel
We hear the echoes

Heavenly horses change directions
charting unknown galaxies.
A pebble is moved.

A pebble is moved
My world is changed forever
I am new again

I am new again,
said the spider to the fly,
I'm hungry no more.

I'm hungry no more.
My thirsting is gone forever.
Belching ecstasy.

(skipping the belching part)

I'm hungry no more
on my old wooden table
the light of the moon

The light of the moon
Rays of the most refined yin
Purity of mind

Purity of mind
Yet her smooth opaline legs
Seem as pure as God

Seem as pure as god
With your satoric grinning
watching dragon/clouds

Ancient mountain
Heaven and earth, right where you stand
Infinity revealed in each breath

Infinity revealed in each breath
No place to call start or end
Each pass goes deeper

Remember:

5
7
5

Oops..sorry I just ignored that it was a chain and did my own thing

Ok..for the chain..

Each pass goes deeper
This inner labarynth of the mind cracked open
All is revealed within this golden treasure house

5, 7 ,5 dude



This golden treasure
Alchemy's distillation
Transforming new life


Off we go again

One more try then!

Off we go again
This ocean of energy filling our bones
How long does this longing last?

rofl mate !!! All good

Ahem...

First line 5 syllables
Second line 7 syllables
Third line 5 syllables

try again ...

hey Cam get with the program -
yo bro ya missed mine too... wuzzupwidat?

Sorry, just start it again. I stopped smoking yesterday and am getting a bit dizzy now. No more posting for a couple days. Wish me luck!!

Good luck!

I'll just go with the five syllables of your last pre-quitting entry.



How long does this long
gracious neck have to carry
my short awkward thoughts?

I'll go from here

Transforming new life
why not, Little One, enjoy
belching ecstasy?

niiiiiiiiiice.

Belching ecstasy?
A great big meal of goodness
Proper nourishment

Proper nourishment
Succulent spinach yum yum.
I yam what I yam.

I yam what I yam
said pop eye the spinach man
I'm sailor pop eye!



sort of works at the end of the song if you drag out sai-lor

belching ecstasy
not polite to immortals
should do in private

should do in private
and she was all like awesome
and I was all like...

And I was all like
All the things I see about
What is the difference?

(all the haiku i ever read were about catching glimpses on nature, just so. get a load of how we, as westerners, transform it into a cry of subjectiveness. i will try to repare some of the harm done to the good name of haiku )


What is the difference
Old man on the shore quiet
His eyes are silent