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Go Haiku
Keywords: Humour
A page to compose haiku in homage to go begun by Scartol. {For those who don't know, A haiku is a poem in five - seven - five.) To be technical, haiku is about nature. This is senryu. A high kyu player, Hesitant to comment on Games, writes poetry. Were I a stronger Player, I would play instead Of entertaining. New players: take care When first playing Go online - IGS addicts. Anti-haiku about Go Mirror the subtle Intricacies of the game. --Regyt Our words show our love Love for go breeds devotion Devotion breeds skill -- Scartol Winter frost outside Frozen fingers click the mouse Playing Go on-line Japanese syllables are shorter than Engish syllables, and carry less information. So the 5-7-5 form in English is not as terse as in Japanese. For Haiku in English, I think 3-4-3 is better. So: Atari! Before dying, Kikashi. -- Bill Spight So I mixed languages. So sue me. (Japanese-Jewish restaurant: Sosumi.) suji sleeps on dry goban--now the dragon wakes and looks for a meal -- Nonny a lesson in life exposes images of death in black and white attacker becomes involved in capture, ends up victim of trap sprung arrangement of stones evolve in patterns that please the eye and the mind the framework is set the blueprints detailed with care the earthquake destroys bite off too much and your belly will explode leaving guts exposed, naked truth seeks a balance fifty-one percent is all you need to conquer -- BenShoemaker Need to do laundry I really should walk my dog Oh, just one more game... -- Scartol (A game, briefly) Fuseki chuban moyo invasion yose filling in dame (Something all beginners are familiar with) Damezumari The agony of being One liberty short (I like Bill Spight's thought, though. Much more of a challenge that way. Let's try: ) Have sente? Make the big play: Tenuki. -- KarlKnechtel 1. My foe placed a stone, He is attacking that group. Outcome is futile. 2. I’ve read that move wrong. Preparation for the left (side of board). Can I defend it? 3. He controls this game, We have both read to the end. I must now resign. 4. Go is very fun. Was made in early China. You should try it soon. 5. Beautiful Go Stones Are shimmering black and white, Contains heart and mind. --Toorima Sometimes you can win. Mostly you just get beat up. That's what go is like. Nine stones on the board. My opponent is a pro. Might as well resign. All beginners think Go is about taking stones This is why they lose.
Who needs slate and shell?
Oriental game, And a SL double meta-haiku:
Don't use fixed-width fonts This is a copy of the living page "Go Haiku" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |