Shaving Haiku

[Evbo]

Ok guys. There's SOTD, so why not SHOTD (Shaving Haiku Of The Day)?

Allow me to start it off:

Steel blade against skin
Warm scented lather buffers
Oops...pressed too hard...OUCH:eek:

[TENroaches]

I like it!

[Haiku]

Love it. Great stuff.

I hope there is a great deal of interest in following up on this. There's another thread that has lots of Haiku guys here have written about shaving. I can't remember where it is though.

[caz]

shiny new gillette
would be in my home, if not
outbid on ebay

[Evbo]

HA! Excellent -- love it!:lol:

Evan

[caz]

Found a new cheap brush?
but don't celebrate too soon
came from badger ass

[masonjarjar]

Sad day in my house
Container empty tears fall
Floris sample gone

[ouch]

Man shaves in bathtub.
Bubbles rise to the surface.
No more beans for lunch.

[MotoMike]

Many razors here
Choosing one too hard I fear
Super Speed...you win!

[Mr Mockett]

Ball end tech of gold
slides down my face so smoothly
good morning I say

[masonjarjar]

Wife yells spent too much
on Truefitt and Hill shave cream
should have fixed her car

[Ltltony]

Wife yells spent too much
on Truefitt and Hill shave cream
should have fixed her car

My favorite so far. Very funny!! :lol::lol:

[Evbo]

Wife yells spent too much
on Truefitt and Hill shave cream
should have fixed her car

Hm. And along those lines:

New scuttle arrives
Thrilled and happy, yet alas...
Wife is not amused

[masonjarjar]

Can't lather Williams
I curse this infernal puck
Where is my Tabac

[Ltltony]

Woke up late no shave
Now my face feels quite scratchy
Can’t wait to get home

[germ79]

RAD has taken me
Seventeen in just two weeks
Oh, I love my RAD

[masonjarjar]

Aqua Velva burns
my face scream in pain and cry
I tried a feather

[masonjarjar]

A Ten Year Supply
Of shave soap fills my cupboard
Enough for a town

[Mr Mockett]

Chatting with friends here
Wife looks over my shoulder
She laughs at me now

[rayzor]

old blade in my razor
on each pass my razor skips
red spots on my chin

[bjrn]

Red spots, eh?


My shave is complete
my cheeks are covered in red
of lipstick kisses

[michaelskar]

The sharp clawed badger
snarled at a frightened grizzly
now applies warm cream

[germ79]

Goes to antique store
Everyone finds treasure
I see rusty Gem

[rayzor]

Wtg
Xtg, Xtg
Atg

[jellywerker]

Slicing too quickly
During my too hurried shave
Yikes that styptic burns

[jellywerker]

Wtg
Xtg, Xtg
Atg

Is Haiku too hard?
Does it waste precious moments?
Please follow the rules.

[MotoMike]

Aqua Lava burn
Antique shop rusty razor
Blade inside is dull

[rodd]

Is Haiku too hard?
Does it waste precious moments?
Please follow the rules.

did not follow rules
but certainly very clever
it did make me laugh

edit: note, not saying jellywerker did not follow rules, commenting on the haiku he commented on. :) sorry for confusion

[Ltltony]

did not follow rules
but certainly very clever
it did make me laugh

Now that was clever!!

[Mr Mockett]

did not follow rules
but certainly very clever
it did make me laugh

First pass with the grain
Then two more across the grain
last against the grain

not quite so funny
but perhaps more accurate
I try to help out

[ouch]

Is Haiku too hard?
Does it waste precious moments?
Please follow the rules.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[KUJO]

Great idea, but see these SOTD threads (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1981&highlight=haiku&page=2)(starting halfway down with post #46) with excellent haiku from the past:



Badger whipping soap
Feather on my skin so clean
Wife's kiss on my cheek

[sol92258]

Is Haiku too hard?
Does it waste precious moments?
Please follow the rules.

Rules? Now there are rules?
Thought this was "classic" shaving,
Where you make it You

[rayzor]

snowy clouds of cream,
make your morning's shaving choice
menthol's wintry kiss?

:smile:

[TENroaches]

did not follow rules
but certainly very clever
it did make me laugh

jellywerker did
but you didn't follow them
jelly's is my fav.

[TENroaches]

This is a hard game
Because beats aren't syllables
so i will give up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku)

[bjrn]

Lets all do senryu instead
Much easier
No seasons

[sol92258]

This is a hard game
Because beats aren't syllables
so i will give up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku)

Yes, you are correct
but see, that is the challenge
it's what makes it great

[jellywerker]

I'm confused, how does mine not follow form? 5-7-5 syllables? It's correct in English. Anyone want to inform me what is wrong?

Is Hai-ku too hard? = 5
Does it waste prec-ious mo-ments? = 7
Please foll-ow the rules. = 5

Are you counting two or three syllables in moments? Perhaps it's just my personal pronunciation.

To Jim: Not rules of shaving, rules of Haiku.

Edit: Ah, I was working on this before those replies were posted.

[solloron]

Proraso on face
Trusty slim razor in hand
Whiskers will be gone

[sol92258]

I'm confused, how does mine not follow form? 5-7-5 syllables? It's correct in English. Anyone want to inform me what is wrong?

Is Hai-ku too hard? = 5
Does it waste prec-ious mo-ments? = 7
Please foll-ow the rules. = 5

Are you counting two or three syllables in moments? Perhaps it's just my personal pronunciation.

To Jim: Not rules of shaving, rules of Haiku.

Edit: Ah, I was working on this before those replies were posted.

I know, I's just trying to find inspiration to try a Haiku :001_smile

[joke1176]

Carefully honing
Hours pass in a trancelike haze
Still not sharp enough.

[Ltltony]

Reading B&B
Laughing at all the Haiku
What a great idea

[Walter]

Man shaves in bathtub.
Bubbles rise to the surface.
No more beans for lunch.
Hey ouch,

I bust my gut laughing

walter

[Evbo]

Grey rain floats down, but
Fragrant warmth encircles me.
Razor stroke, breathe, smile.

[stevensj2]

I'll call this one: Credit Card Bill Day


Bubbles fumes and heat
Though it is flesh not scuttle
And she brings trouble

[joke1176]

Buying straight razors
My lovely wife would kill me
If she only knew.

[Evbo]

And in that same vein:


Men fall to their knees
Their anguish is palpable
No nookie tonight

[joke1176]

And in that same vein:


Men fall to their knees
Their anguish is palpable
No nookie tonight

well played sir

[caz]

read forum reviews
for the perfect after shave
now smell like old man

[mightemacs]

I read these at work
Laughed aloud quite audibly
Coworkers weren't pleased

[sol92258]

Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger
Badger Badger Badger Mush Room Mush Room
Badger Badger Badger Badger Snake

[MotoMike]

Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger
Badger Badger Badger Mush Room Mush Room
Badger Badger Badger Badger Snake


I like it

[rabidpotatochip]

Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger
Badger Badger Badger Mush Room Mush Room
Badger Badger Badger Badger Snake

:lol:

Bought too much again
Wife will not be pleased with me
But it's nothing new :biggrin:

[JBHoren]

Love it. Great stuff.

I hope there is a great deal of interest in following up on this. There's another thread that has lots of Haiku guys here have written about shaving. I can't remember where it is though.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=35891

[Mr. Gillette]

Man shaves in bathtub.
Bubbles rise to the surface.
No more beans for lunch.

Ouch in "jacuzzi"
Beans in tummy causing gas,
Make it rhyme, you ASS!

[drumana]

Mitchell's Wool Fat and
EJ super goes to work
Beautiful lather.

[Bluestaco]

Pristine fifty-nine
Fat boy at an antique store
Ten bucks! I done good!

[WestSideGuy]

And in that same vein:


Men fall to their knees
Their anguish is palpable
No nookie tonight

Bravo!

[Ookla The Mok]

Great Shave Yesterday
Barely Visible Stubble
Proceed with shave now

[Androclese]

Is Haiku too hard?
Does it waste precious moments?
Please follow the rules.

who's rules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku) do you want

we don't need no stinking rules :biggrin:
english rocket nice

Just to clarify for those who may not know -- I assume we're talking 5/7/5 english syllables... :biggrin:

A very clever thread. I think it should be done once a day IMOH

[Ookla The Mok]

No Nookie Tonight?
Learn to Intercept the Mail
Return to Normal.

[-bp-]

pieces of my face
floating in the shave water
pressed too hard again

[Evbo]

No Nookie Tonight?
Learn to Intercept the Mail
Return to Normal.

HA!

I LIKE it!!:lol:

Evan

[papasmurf]

Straight shaved
in the shower my razor
fell down ouch I cut my....
.........

[jellywerker]

bbs today
super soft and silky smooth
no one to share with

: (

[sol92258]

Straight shaved
in the shower my razor
fell down ouch I cut my....
.........

OW! that had to hurt
who straight shaves in the shower?
next time use D E

[papasmurf]

Straight shaved
in the shower my razor
fell down ouch I cut my....
.........

I guess I should have mentioned I was joking ??:lol::lol:


I never shave in the shower not with a straight or DE and definitively not with a cartridge :lol::lol::lol:

[mightemacs]

No shave this morning
Hopefully strop comes today
Shave with straight tonight

[sol92258]

I guess I should have mentioned I was joking ??:lol::lol:


I never shave in the shower not with a straight or DE and definitively not with a cartridge :lol::lol::lol:


that's what I fig ured
but it made for good hai ku
...
some one please stop me!!

:lol::lol:

[Mr Mockett]

Tomorrow is soon
my weekend shave I can have
slow comfortable

[spiffykyle]

Wife says "No new soap!!"
I don't think I can....but wait!!!!
Ship to the office.:biggrin:

[germ79]

Another razor
When the mail came yesterday
Got crook-eye from wife

[Isaias]

Someone please help me, I dont understand this art. Haiku is not hard.
where is it hidden? The beauty of this old style. Does it have to rhyme?

Does it go with music or beats or something? Because I m anot a big fan of verses or rhymes :redface:

I know how to shave. Haiku though, is beyond me. must be a zen thing.

[germ79]

Someone please help me, I dont understand this art. Haiku is not hard.
where is it hidden? The beauty of this old style. Does it have to rhyme?

Does it go with music or beats or something? Because I m anot a big fan of verses or rhymes :redface:

I know how to shave. Haiku though, is beyond me. must be a zen thing.

As far as I understand, in the US, we have adopted the 5-7-5 Haiku.

1st line - 5 syllables
2nd line - 7 syllables
3rd line - 5 syllables

Doesn't have to rhyme.

J

[spiffykyle]

As far as I understand, in the US, we have adopted the 5-7-5 Haiku.

1st line - 5 syllables
2nd line - 7 syllables
3rd line - 5 syllables

Doesn't have to rhyme.

J

Read a little deeper


Someone please help me, I dont understand this art. Haiku is not hard.

Someone please help me,
I dont understand this art.
Haiku is not hard.



where is it hidden? The beauty of this old style. Does it have to rhyme?

where is it hidden?
The beauty of this old style.
Does it have to rhyme?



I know how to shave.Haiku though, is beyond me. must be a zen thing.
I know how to shave.
Haiku though, is beyond me.
must be a zen thing.

[sol92258]

Someone please help me, I dont understand this art. Haiku is not hard.
where is it hidden? The beauty of this old style. Does it have to rhyme?

Does it go with music or beats or something? Because I m anot a big fan of verses or rhymes :redface:

I know how to shave. Haiku though, is beyond me. must be a zen thing.

Bonus points for hidden haiku

Bonus points to spiffykyle for seeing it (and mentioning it before me:glare::001_tongu)

[Mr. Gillette]

I guess I should have mentioned I was joking ??:lol::lol:


I never shave in the shower not with a straight or DE and definitively not with a cartridge :lol::lol::lol:

WHen I was younger, I might have said something about having my own "strop" in place in the shower...but these days, it's more like having a string to hang things on...

[michaelskar]

beautiful razors
brushes are scratchy or soft
soaps and creams and oils

[Evbo]

Bonus points for hidden haiku

Bonus points to spiffykyle for seeing it (and mentioning it before me:glare::001_tongu)

Wow... it's just like reading Highlights Magazine ... :tongue_sm

[Mr. Gillette]

Warm soap in the mug
Hot towel steaming on face
Careful strokes with blade

[germ79]

Read a little deeper


I don't understand. Are you telling me that a Haiku is not 5-7-5? It is supposed to rhyme?

News to me!

J

[rabidpotatochip]

I don't understand. Are you telling me that a Haiku is not 5-7-5? It is supposed to rhyme?

News to me!

J

Well, traditionally a haiku counts sounds in a 5-7-5 format, but it also contains a season word. Rhyming is unnecessary, but a good haiku will use all its words as effectively as possible to paint a picture. For example, one of my favorites:

Flittering, flying
Darting in to strike. And then,
just as you blink, gone.

It's about a dragonfly in case you're curious. :wink:

[spiffykyle]

I don't understand. Are you telling me that a Haiku is not 5-7-5? It is supposed to rhyme?

News to me!

J

All those lines in his post were in Haiku :001_smile

spiffy

[Androclese]

last rocket month shave
a superlative razor
face very smooth now

[micah1_8]

Tink Tink Tink Tink Tink
Whiskers fall into the sink
Whiskers are like steel

[Mr Mockett]

I am so tired
I should go to bed right now
Check the board once more

[indykramer]

Must Reply to thread
Many Interesting reads
Jellyworker leads

[Shaveslave]

Sword on leather slides.
Metal, motion, heat, and edge.
Army of hair waits.

[TstebinsB]

Feathers are great blades,
For my hair but not my skin.
Hello Gillette Swedes!

[TstebinsB]

Wow... it's just like reading Highlights Magazine ... :tongue_sm

Wow! Highlights Magazine was amazing!!! As a child nothing made me want to read more than when I got a Highlights Magazine in the mail. They haven't responded to my requests for a Highlights for Adults line though.

[momo360]

Samples in mailbox
wife did not believe they'wre free
am sleeping on couch

[momo360]

Promised no more soaps
QED made another scent
Charles and I in trouble

[bjrn]

Well, traditionally a haiku counts sounds in a 5-7-5 format, but it also contains a season word. Rhyming is unnecessary, but a good haiku will use all its words as effectively as possible to paint a picture.Also don't forget that the 5-7-5 format is intended for the japanese on, and I understand that in general Japanese is a lot more suitable for poetry with rules like that (more short words, perhaps short and expressive words, something like that?), while is can cause really stilted poems in English.

[Evbo]

Itchy razor bumps
Adorn the underside of
My chin. Thayer's helps!

[Mr Mockett]

New razor today
British Rocket for my shave
slick, smooth, amazing

[spiffykyle]

Blade sampler arrived!
Which one will I try out first?
Leaving work early.

spiffy

[jellywerker]

Hobo does look scruffy
Found himself a crusty razor
Now a smooth hobo

[liege]

Blades stacked out of sight
Creams dry out while waiting turn
Why do I still search?

[tvphotog]

Red spots, eh?


My shave is complete
my cheeks are covered in red
of lipstick kisses


A classic.

Best regards,

Jay

[Must Dash]

One of my Jewish Haiku (worth Googling) favorites sent over by a friend.

Tea ceremony--
fragrant steam perfumes the air.
Try the cheese Danish


Cheers

Jeremy

Yes, I know
Not shaving related
So sue me


.

[tvphotog]

Money in pocket
Pay the rent, pay off the car?
A new Rooney wins

[Stauff]

Shaving still sleepy around noon
Underneath my window the peasants toil
A whiff of Penhaligon's in the air

:yinyang:

[Hobbesoxon]

many miles from home
without my moss scuttle:
bowl of hot water

[bjrn]

A classic.That's very kind of you. I like it when the last line of a haiku gives a twist, or somehow ties things up in a way different than you would expect after reading the first two lines. :)

[spiffykyle]

Sold stuff on the 'bay.
With paypal dough, gonna get
Some Mama Bear Soaps! :biggrin:

spiffy

[Shaveslave]

Water’s gentle warmth
Through clouds of snow my blade glides
Late for work again

[rabidpotatochip]

Water’s gentle warmth
Through clouds of snow my blade glides
Late for work again

:lol: Most enjoyable.

[sol92258]

so many gents here
admit to shaving "down south (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=39490)"
Now have T M I
:biggrin:

[sol92258]

thought I would haiku
but could not think up a theme
back to no haiku

[sol92258]

revive an old thread
think up a shaving haiku
yes you can do it

[rabidpotatochip]

In this thread again
trying to think of something
Bah, haikus suck. :tongue:

[davecmu]

newbie to DE
in love with my Super Speed
and so is my wife

[mightemacs]

It's been way too long.
Where have all our poets gone?
I guess they're shaving.

[rabidpotatochip]

It's been way too long.
Where have all our poets gone?
I guess they're shaving.

Nah, they're buying stuff
they don't want their wives to find
Of course, it never works...

[Mr Mockett]

Just bought some more blades
Waiting will take forever
Haiku fills the time

[micah1_8]

Waldo, where are you?
You are the shortest thread, see?
We will wait for you.

[castlecraver]

B&B watch out
Castlecraver is not happy
I AM THE BARD HERE!

[Mr Mockett]

William Shakespeare laughs
Rolling in his grave somewhere
He is the true "Bard"

[mightemacs]

Beautifully phrased
Glad to see your poems, lads
Time to leave work now.

[Haiku]

William Shakespeare laughs
Rolling in his grave somewhere
He is the true "Bard"

Mr. Mockett mocks
Castlecarver is unhappy
Shakespeare is the bard

[Bluestaco]

If it does not rhyme
And have the word "Nantucket"
It's just not a poem

[Haiku]

If it does not rhyme
And have the word "Nantucket"
It's just not a poem

Brilliant. Just brilliant. :lol:

[Evbo]

If it does not rhyme
And have the word "Nantucket"
It's just not a poem

Nantucket is not
A must-visit shaving stop.
But I get the point. :biggrin:

[Bluestaco]

It was that or this:

Poetry should rhyme
And fit in a bathroom tile
Read it while you pee

[King of Kailua]

you, with RAD habit
stop coveting your razors
share with rest of us!

[Evbo]

It was that or this:

Poetry should rhyme
And fit in a bathroom tile
Read it while you pee

If read while peeing,
Quite soon said tile would become
Ready for the lab.

[kageryu]

I sit here and read
The muses of great shavers
How straight it has all become

[Mr Mockett]

I sit here and read
The muses of great shavers
How straight it has all become
Too straight are these lines?
Twists and turns you wish to see?
Open your Gillette.

[rabidpotatochip]

If read while peeing,
Quite soon said tile would become
Ready for the lab.

That was disgusting
But still extremely funny
Wife didn't agree :blush:

[micah1_8]

My blog was dying.
Posted pics of wife shaving.
"Gams" sent stats through roof.

[Mr Mockett]

A custom title
I have one now, who would guess
random posts could win

[Haiku]

My blog was dying.
Posted pics of wife shaving.
"Gams" sent stats through roof.

Any links to the pics?
Nothing like private moments
To get me going

[Evbo]

That was disgusting
But still extremely funny
Wife didn't agree :blush:

Disgust, combined with
Scatalogical humor.
A potent mixture. :tongue_sm

[RADgf]

My humble Haiku and first post:

Wife pulls a mad face
My mammoth ivory blade
I point at her shoes.

Man splashes water
Shaving gentle while I sleep
Smooth cheek brush awake.

Man completes bathroom
Woman rejoices- Guest Bath!
Man corrects- Shave Den!

[dpm802]

Take straight edge razor,
Look in the mirror ... and pray.
Where is my styptic?

[Haiku]

My humble Haiku and first post:

Wife pulls a mad face
My mammoth ivory blade
I point at her shoes.

Man splashes water
Shaving gentle while I sleep
Smooth cheek brush awake.

Man completes bathroom
Woman rejoices- Guest Bath!
Man corrects- Shave Den!

One of the best first posts I've read. The last one is just great. :001_smile

[dpm802]

Silver Tip badgers
Make fine brushes, some say.
They died for your chins.

[King of Kailua]

eBay auction site
RAD begins to take effect
Silver Speed sparkles :eek6:

[dpm802]

Acquisitioning
Leaves no room for toothbrushes
On the bathroom sink.

[King of Kailua]

a final offer
with 10 seconds left to bid
the blade cuts both ways

[Bluestaco]

Package by the door
SWMBO clears more counter space
and plots her revenge

[michaelskar]

the blade bears sharply
slicing hair and skin and blood
now I am dying

[michaelskar]

blood now ebbs and flows
out through my gaping neck wound
my ghost is shorn smooth

[jfever311]

Soft Silver

The tips, soft and white

They hold much heat and water

Silvertip delight

[Evbo]

the blade bears sharply
slicing hair and skin and blood
now I am dying


blood now ebbs and flows
out through my gaping neck wound
my ghost is shorn smooth

Horror Haiku. I love it!

[micah1_8]

Ahh, Grandpa's razor.
Now, some homemade shaving soap,
MMMM, neck wounds galore.

[Mr Mockett]

Gillette Silver Blue
Where have you been all my life
Smooth, wonderful touch

[swink]

I hope you don't mind if I post a non-haiku. This poem started my whole de/straight interest. I shaved one morning and it was onerous and I was feeling miffed at the price of the damn Mach III blades, so I wrote the poem below and then shortly after found myself on Google looking for alternative shaving options. Now I own a badger brush, 4 DEs and a shavette, with a Dovo "Special" on the way. (Can you say "RAD"?)

Here we go:

On Shaving

Things have changed since Chekhov
(Russia, eighteen-something) wrote,
"A man without a beard
is as strange as a woman with."

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
I lather up, soon bleed,
and dull another blade. The cost:
three dollars each.

Then towelled like a boxer
I emerge and Jane inspects:
her three-year cheek checks if
I have erased all bristliness.

I hate the shaving, my naked lip,
but I'm not allowed to go
like Fidel, Papa, Santa,
a wild-man, maned, face warm.

The world's silent censure
drives me to the sink.
Babies don't like beards, I read,
and pretty girls find them old.

It seems last century the sexes
made a hair-razing pact:
if he'd do chin, she'd do shin
(or other parts I'm told).

Ah, if it's for a smooth caress
along a tibial spine,
it's worth a shave stigmata.
No complaint from Gillette.

[Drew]

"But it's just shaving,"
say those who don't know better.
My response: "it's art."

[RADgf]

One of the best first posts I've read. The last one is just great. :001_smile

Why thank you! :001_smile

I suppose I should introduce myself properly and submit the contents of my she-den for your consideration.

[johnniegold]

Need to go to sleep
Why read shaving haikus now?
Riveting poems

[micah1_8]

Isreali red pack
What's the big deal with this blade?
It's nothing special.

[sol92258]

Isreali red pack
What's the big deal with this blade?
It's nothing special.

them's is fightin' words!
you 'bout to get your butt kick't!
naah, I'm just kee-ding :biggrin:

[Haiku]

Isreali red pack
What's the big deal with this blade?
It's nothing special.

Israelis work great,
better than derbys any day,
blues reds: either.

[Haiku]

Hate to show up for
an appointment with toilet
paper on my face.

[King of Kailua]

My first DE shave.
A little apprehensive,
but oh the results!

[Mickdaman]

Warm lather, sharp blade,
Running low on my supplies,
But wait; the doorbell!

[Mr Mockett]

Shave sticks smell tasty
But don't be tempted to lick
They don't taste as good

[micah1_8]

them's is fightin' words!
you 'bout to get your butt kick't!
naah, I'm just kee-ding :biggrin:


Israelis work great,
better than derbys any day,
blues reds: either.

Wilkinson Sword blades,
I think we can all agree
Are quite the bee's knees.

[Evbo]

Some shave sticks trigger
Gustatory desires
But please, don't lick them.

[ouch]

I guess it would work if you pronounced it "dee-sigh-ers".

[Evbo]

I guess it would work if you pronounced it "dee-sigh-ers".

That's what I was thinking. So I took a little Literary License. So sue me. :biggrin:

[momo360]

Back home from work
Brown package on dining room table
Wife is gonna kill me

[jfever311]

She touches my face
The scent of sandal lingers
She loves a fresh shave

[Mr Mockett]

She touches my face
The scent of sandal lingers
She loves a fresh shave
I don't understand
Sandals often smell sweaty
why on your face dude?

(lol)

[Haiku]

Wilkinson Sword blades,
I think we can all agree
Are quite the bee's knees.

No, I don't think so
Wilkinson Swords aren't as good
as Israelis are.

[TENroaches]

That's what I was thinking. So I took a little Literary License. So sue me. :biggrin:

That's how I'd pronounce it anyway. Except when I get into my Pittsburgh accent.

[King of Kailua]

The hair on my chin
nubbly bits tease my razor
blade buffing again

[Bluestaco]

Shakespeare wrote sonnets
Never one single haiku
I told you he sucked

[Scotto]

Back in the day we went through a period where people's SOTD's were accompanied by a haiku. I think I started it off with my homage to my Savile Row brush:


Bristle tips like clouds
My eager visage awaits
Soft, fragrant lather

If you search, you can find more in the B&B history books.

Edit: I also found this beauty:

Almond, oily nut
My face awaits your caress,
Marzipan lather

[sol92258]

the spoliation
anything and linux threads
big time time post dopers

[tvphotog]

Red spots, eh?


My shave is complete
my cheeks are covered in red
of lipstick kisses

My alltime favorite.

[futurman]

Searching for good shaves,
Badger and Blade is the way,
Baby butt smooth now!

[The Zook]

I'm tired
It's 2:30am
I shouldn't shave

[tvphotog]

The leaves are turning.
My face is terribly dry.
More T&H Rose.

[Bobtrumpet]

Hot towel treatment
Softens up the ol' whiskers.
Kyle's Prep is great!

[Bluestaco]

What, this thread again?
I thought this fizzled and died.
Shaving haikus: Cool!

[sol92258]

The Tabac shave stick
Shaving pleasure on a stick
What's your shave count guess?

[Bluestaco]

"Honey, are you done?
I have to use the bathroom.
Please, just grow a beard." :001_rolle

[King of Kailua]

lather and stubble
are removed with a clean blade
is one pass enough?

[expatCanuck]

anticipation
tabac finally arrives
sold on the next day

[philian2]

Sharp blade, old razor.
Warm water, creamy lather.
Brush it on, hair gone.

[Haiku]

The thread that won't die
Shaving Haiku is just great
Let's have more of this

[Tywno]

The double edged blade
it shaves better than 'em three
but only few men see

[scottish steve]

(didnt trawl thru the ;ast 10 pages, so frgve me if I duplcte)

warm basin, cold morning.
steel-edge calm
returns me to the world.

[ateace]

Merkur Blade Haiku -

so much time has passed
without me feeling your scrape
let's keep it that way

[retrodig]

Blade you wish to tame?
Your Mileage Will Be The Same:
no-pressure mornings.

__________________

Sweet Shaving Dreams! (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69179)

Blessings,
Marcin

[King of Kailua]

still unemployed
a run, then a shave at noon
re-tooling is tough

[retrodig]

Just in case the link expires, the T-shirt reads:

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

http://media.typetees.com/product/636x636/623-store2.jpg

[Haiku]

Just in case the link expires, the T-shirt reads:

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

http://media.typetees.com/product/636x636/623-store2.jpg

:lol::lol::lol:

[packRat]

clouds of oranges
an ice cream float parade
SCS orange sorbet

[dpm802]

Balance Point Method (http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/User:Dpm802)
is best technique to use with
the Sledgehammer Slant.

[packRat]

color and silver
of the vintage design
red tip

[dpm802]

First, I was ex-Lurker.
Now, BBS Bandito.
Long, strange trip its been.

[packRat]

second pass
skin yells loudly
blood runs

[Bluestaco]

Shaving haiku thread!
Good to see it back again.
Such fun stuff to learn.

[Bertilak]

Haiku is easy
second line must be seven
please don't stop short

[rabidpotatochip]

A shaving forum
follows proper decorum
two words: burma shave

[dpm802]

One thousand bucks spent.
One thousand posts to forums.
Coincidence, huh?

[calcustom]

razor on the floor
the cat has a bleeding paw
should of closed the door

[Bluestaco]

I think the wife knows
I just bought another brush.
Yep, that is "the look."

[rabidpotatochip]

razor on the floor
the cat has a bleeding paw
should of closed the door

Should HAVE closed the door
Sometimes grammar bothers me
Now the typo's fixed :biggrin:

[Half Bee]

Indulgent lather
Sensual satisfaction
Extravagant Smirk

[Evbo]

The thread continues
Shaving haiku converges
With many ADs.

:biggrin:

[calcustom]

Take a brand new brush
Make a Proraso lather
Now enjoy a shave

[xehupatl]

Take a brand new brush
Make a Proraso lather
Now enjoy a shave

take a brand new brush
make a proraso lather
smells like badger ass

should've washed that brush
no time for that kind of work
stinky face now - d'oh!

[xehupatl]

soap made from hemp oil
aftershave, shower gel too
I'm always hungry! :frown:

[retrodig]

sweetest doorbell sound
waited for this far too long
package came today :smile:

[Shane27]

Nervous first straight shave
Oops- just nicked my jugular...
I'll see you in hell!

[retrodig]

doorbell sound again
jumped right out of the shower
to grab my new Slant

[bluepunk18]

early springs harsh wind
bites my freshly shaven face
frozen face so smooth

[rabidpotatochip]

doorbell sound again
jumped right out of the shower
to grab my new Slant



early springs harsh wind
bites my freshly shaven face
frozen face so smooth

Frozen testicles
are probably a downside
Next time, put pants on

[calcustom]

poor little Weishi
gathering dust on the shelf
no one understands

[Haiku]

Frozen testicles
are probably a downside
Next time, put pants on

:lol::lol::lol:

[Haiku]

soap made from hemp oil
aftershave, shower gel too
I'm always hungry! :frown:

:lol:

[atcstretch]

five mach 3's to go
anticipation growing
wish they would vanish

[calcustom]

bought Clubman Shave Cream
from Sally Beauty Supply
three fifty well spent

[cop]

Light rays through window
Hot water soft brush steel stroke
Ouch! mourning morning

[calcustom]

Dorco 301
in my Parker 90r
gives a DFS

[christhach]

Oh Acqua Velva,
Smelly blue icey potion
What the hell is it?

[christhach]

Lilac Vegetal
Splash it on my face with glee!
Hey, who just farted?

[calcustom]

almost out of blades
using Dorco 301's
next purchase, Astra's

[christhach]

Royall Spyce smells nice!
Cool glass bottle, splash on face!
ouch! ouch! oucH! OuCH! OUCH!

[christhach]

Oh, Shulton Old Spice,
Nostalgic spicy goodness,
I love my old dad.

[jwhiskercut]

Whiskercuts the man
when he's got a Tech in hand
2 band shaped like fan

[heybatter]

sticks pucks soaps and creams
how about thread revival?
splash some Speick on me

[King of Kailua]

a light but dry pass

the chin is a harsh mistress

whisker got away

[ljungberg]

Boker hollow honed:
where is a whisker to go,
friend, but beard city?

[ljungberg]

The moon is a beard:
it falls, whisker by whisker,
into evening's sink.

[ljungberg]

Beard city, here I
come. Feel me, you feel me? Beard
city, here I come.

[ljungberg]

This thread is an end,
a split one. Were beard city
a cat; were I cream.

[Topgumby]

First post three years past
Folks posting in Zombie thread
Oh well, Haiku nice

[ateace]

Skin as smooth as glass
I look at my reflection
Fire engine red

[ljungberg]

Sweet bearded city,
were I not relegated
to this your elsewhere.

[ljungberg]

Tinnitus is but
a susurrus of badgers,
a whooshing of boars.

[ljungberg]

I'm a hit that boar,
spit that boar. Alopecia,
y'all! Straight up hairless!

[ljungberg]

Alopecia is
a safe word used by me and
my cicerone.

[ljungberg]

A conjugation:
beard, bearding, begs your pardon
for having bearded.

[a Rose's thorn]

Sunrise, steel glistens,
Cold tile...splash, blade meets flesh...hiss,
My world finds balance.