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the river. High on the map
and ever better.

(Inspired by my visit to the University of Rochester).

At 7/16/14 07:09 PM, Troisnyx wrote:
Writing on a chalkboard? Dust kinda gives me that impression.

Wow, that's actually a really good guess...but no.

Dust actually refers to resin, which is used to keep my bow from squeaking on the strings. The "board" refers to the fingerboard (i.e., the black piece under the strings).

Another haiku (just to keep this post relevant to the thread):

Self-discipline and
learning to learn merge in my
passion of 8 years.

Allow me to clarify further:

At 7/16/14 10:04 AM, Troisnyx wrote:

At 7/15/14 12:54 PM, Troisnyx wrote: Alright, trying to describe what I'm doing at the moment. I hope it won't be hard to figure this one out.

Hands upon the skin,
seated in an otherwise
quiet little room.

Another one about drumming.

What a lovely sound
comes out of this skin! My head
bounces to the beat.

I would've never guessed that the first one was about drumming in a million years, but that's probably due to my own ignorance. 0_O

Can anyone guess what this one is about, though?

The dust dyes my hand
white along with the board where
my fingers fly free.

;)

Yay! Over 100 posts! Next goal: over 9,000! >:D

The Furtive Cleaning Lady

If I had known she
was here, I would not have sung
"Cups" in the shower.

At 7/14/14 06:55 AM, Havegum wrote:
I can't stand all this heat!
It has been like 35 degrees and not a cloud on the sky for a month now! I just want it to rain, is that so much to ask for?

That's nothing! Here it's 80 degrees!

...

Well, okay...Fahrenheit, but still...

My summer's been alright. I have a ton of stuff I want to do this summer, and not a lot of time. :/ One of those things was being more active on the forums, though, so I guess that's going well! :)

Food Poisoning

Raw thoughts leak like raw
meat. Emotion: the great flaw
of humanity.

Rampant Capitalism

The hot sun burns like
freedom. For once I am the
victim of its rays.

Ugh...another controversial one. Sorry guys. I seriously hope no one takes offense to this. I just think that, while capitalism is fuel for innovation and social mobility, there are also a lot of "losers," if you know what I mean. I'll keep the political ones to myself from now on.

At 7/11/14 11:59 PM, Elephly wrote:
Haha Big Bang Theory. I like your style my friend.

Aww...thanks for the incessant kind words, my friend. ;)

Graveyard Shift

Peer through the window
from town square. No customers.
The store to ourselves.

At 7/11/14 05:44 PM, Ro-May-O wrote:

At 7/11/14 05:36 PM, Elephly wrote:

At 7/11/14 02:14 PM, Ro-May-O wrote:

I see a mistake in the second one, but I don't in the 1st one.

Hmm...I think he meant the third one instead of the first.

Also, @Elephly: don't feel bad! Being irrationally stubborn is usually a bad thing:

Sometimes I am like
an altruistic version
of Sheldon Cooper.

lol! ;)

At 7/10/14 03:12 PM, Elephly wrote:

At 7/10/14 02:41 PM, TheDoor6 wrote: The Kid on the Bike

It only takes a
journey going far away
to feel close to earth.

Brilliant!

This one's called For Shelly's Sake

Cast away crutches
and rise above all the rest.
Show her you're the one.

Thanks, my friend! You've got a lot of excellent haikus here as well! :D

Tainted Logic

Logic is the most
useless tax on creative
minds. Thus it must die.

At 7/9/14 04:19 PM, Step wrote:
Sorry for the double post, just noticed this. Anyway, every judge listens to all the submissions and produces a top 64. The lists are then tallied to produce a final top 64, with any tiebreakers settled by the judges after the tallies are made.

Huh, that's cool. Is there any way you could post how many judges voted for each person after the auditions? I probably won't get in, but knowing that at least one judge had me in the top 64 would mean a lot! :')

The Kid on the Bike

It only takes a
journey going far away
to feel close to earth.

Thanks so much everyone! It is much more convenient to have all this feed stuff in one place! ;)

The Collapse

I ignore the jolt
of pain of heart and feel cool
tiles and darkness.

At 7/9/14 12:34 AM, johnfn wrote:
But man, it feels good that someone is rooting for me. I remember last time I only had one fan (you know who you are, TheDoor6) until the finals.

Awwww...mentioning me in your little ol' forum post. :') Always a fan, Johnfn, always a fan. That reminds me...I gotta review your latest track! These damn driving lessons and college essays have gotten me behind on my reviews. :O

At 7/8/14 03:08 PM, KatMaestro wrote:
There are free SF player. FL SF player is very limited. Getting a SF player for $35 is insane.

GAH! Then why did I do it?! XD Please excuse my inexperience...haha.

Fruity Soundfont Player costs $35 and comes with a pretty cool preset "String Ensemble" that I've used before. You can also use it to get all sorts of free samples like these. Although I'd be careful if you're using a PC because you can get viruses really easily by downloading tons of samples. ;)

Aw, man...I kind of liked the YouTube showcase idea...plus I really wanted to hear what a Maltese accent sounded like! ^^

Another Day

The world's morass eats
it away. The bottom of
the food chain is time.

Birds Singing

The beat is not strong.
This is natural music.
Purely classical.

At 7/6/14 02:37 PM, LucidShadowDreamer wrote:

At 7/5/14 08:29 PM, TheDoor6 wrote: YES! Finally! Thanks so much for doing this again, guys! I've been looking forward to this for a long time! ^^ Let the games begin! >:D

You gonna join? :)
In that case, good luck! XD

Aw, thanks, LSD! :D I am, but I think I'm going to do some experimenting in FL for a while before submitting any audition entries. With all the talent in this competition, it's a long shot for me just to make auditions! :P I'm still super-excited though, because this competition has generated boatloads of awesome songs over the years! :D

At 7/6/14 12:32 PM, LDAF wrote:
Oh man, Luigi death stare themed haikus? Count me in!

No more in shadows,
fear brought unto his rivals
Luigi time now

Waluigi is
my hero and you all: go
back to Italy.

YES! Finally! Thanks so much for doing this again, guys! I've been looking forward to this for a long time! ^^ Let the games begin! >:D

The New Carpet

Wistful for the well-
worn. New is tiny knife of
burning defiance.

At 7/4/14 11:24 AM, Elephly wrote: Being the Bigger Person May Come Off a Tad Egotistical (hoorray for titles that are also haikus!! controversial though they may be...)

A fierce slap, met with,
“Thanks, may I have another?”
The other cheek turned…

Haha! That one was good! :D

Interesting how the religious people here find it strange that I find value in writing about religion (given that I'm not religious), while the non-religious people perfectly understand! XD I definitely WAS NOT trying to disrespect anyone, btw. I just think religion is really interesting, and it's definitely worth telling a story about. After all, The Bible is easily the best-selling book of all time.

Anyway, haiku incoming:

Morning Jog

I suddenly stop,
body leaping ahead of
itself. Finish line.

Sign in Blood

For the world had grown
to neglect what He would save.
Forgiveness remains.

I'm not really religious...but religion sure is worth writing plenty of haikus about, eh? :)

Personally, I've only ever been to the U.S. and Canada, so I can't speak from experience for many of these other countries...but America and Canada are pretty nice countries. :) I've heard Norway is also a nice place to live, though expensive...

Coffee-maker

The machine whirs with
an insectile protest. It
then spits liquid joy.

^ Ya I kinda agree...hyphens are a little too laissez-faire, haha. XD

The Fourth Dimension

The flesh drips off as
you walk through time. Know that you
will not live again.

Zombies

This return to life
unshackles one from burning
guilt in mortal blood.