tags were once legal
and i brought down the site once
ah, the good old days
by not-janis
 
			
much love to janis
our bad haiku overlord
for letting us spew
by scotch
 
			
happy twenty fifth,
you wonderful old website!
(a la george bailey)
by scotch
 
			
Extra syllable
but no one will notice it
they're all on haiku
by Noticer of Swinging parties (like this one) 
 
			
Thought I would slink by
and rub up against the legs
of the handsome poets
by starkitten of Party animal 
 
			
"Nothing wrong with small."
First time a woman's said that!
In so many ways.
by Salary, height, shoe size, house, etc., etc.
 
			
How about regions?
Like where "visitors" come from.
The Crab Nebula?
by Still getting hits from the Philippines? of Checking if my VPN really works.  ;-) 
 
			
Hi everybody!
Majority are readers
Who prob'bly don't post
by Janis of hashtag haikufans 
 
			
Nothing wrong with small 
About 350 active 
Users per day. Shhh!
by Janis of shhh, we need to keep it small. 
 
			
We are all here now.
That's all that really matters
in eternity.
by Coming Down of From My Elton J High 
 
			
I often wonder
how many people read this
other than, like, us.
by Any idea Janis?  You get any "visitor" data?
 
			
My poor old man brain
Just might never forgive me.
But with God is hope.
by Regrets and Reveries of Under the Tropical Palms 
 
			
Waah waah waah waah waaaaah.... 
Yeah, did my share of nitrous.
Just say N 2 O.
Forget the whippettes.  Get one of those big tanks like at a dentist's office.  You know the right ppl, it's easy to get.  :-)
by Anonymous Poet
 
			
I love all of you.
All sad mad useless scribblers.
Maybe even Darth...
by Haiku Satori of Friday Night 
 
			
The party is HERE!
The real party. In haiku.
For a select group.
by Not Communist Party of FREEDUMB 
 
			
What? Whippersnappers?
You mean whipped cream cartridges
from my misspent youth?
by Now Whip It of Now Whip It GOOD 
 
			
Who's this Elton dude?
Opened for Iron Maiden?
My God, I was high.
by Run for the Hills!
 
			
We salute Janis.
Her site is the last frontier.
True open forum.
by 5 then 7 then 5 of Or Die 
 
			
I am stuck on this.
I am stuck on this album.
Don't you understand?
by Needle Stuck In Groove of VINYL 
 
			
Remember twelve inch.
Back in the early eighties.
It keeps on shrinking.
by You whipper-snappers don't know the struggle! of Kilo to terra... Next is peta, you wild animals! 
 
			
Adam, I hear you...
but Elton's "Love Lies Bleeding"
is such a great song.
by Adam  of Admin (switch 2 letters) 
 
			
At my advanced years
a floppy is typical.
Seldom have hard drive.
Please madam, don't byte.
Terabyte my solid state.
Enhanced by high tech.
by Floppy diks, as they say in India. of Like Game of Thrones. 
 
			
Yes, single-sided,
single-density, even.
But for the poems,
this whole site would fit
on a five and a quarter
inch floppy diskette.
Though admittedly
not quite so old to have lived
in a flaccid sleeve,
it did indeed first
travel on three and a half
inches of plastic.
by Adam of The Server Side 
 
			
An ancient art form,
an ancient new medium.
It's relative, but
A quarter of a 
century is very old
indeed for the web.
Congratulations
are very much in order
for this Bad Haiku.
by Adam of 1996 
 
			
Your mama. So sweet.
She asked me to have mercy.
I baked her cookies.
by Misogyny is Strength of Matriarchy 
 
			
Your own dear mother
thanked me when I left her bed.
She was still panting.
by The Dozens of Yo Mama Obama 
 
			
No one will step up?
Allright. I will rule from here.
Five syllables. WON.
by Haiku as Fight for Dominance of Beta Males 
 
			
Jamaica Jerk-off:
It's a hilarious take
on the island vibes.
by Rock-steady of Jawbone of an Ass 
 
			
The thing of it is
only one album of his
affects me this way.
by Yellow Brick Gold of Auric Splendors 
 
			
Do you like Elton?
In retrospect, his band ROCKS.
He was really great.
by Bernie Taupin  of Lyrical Prowess 
 
			
Seriously folks,
Janis ought to have a crown 
for our therapy.
by Haiku  of Counseling 
 
			
Oh no I screwed up.
Added extra syllable.
Lost haiku street creds.
by Sir Eltonon John John of Cocaine and Glasses 
 
			
I'm listening to
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (album)
It really moves me.
by Sir Elton Was a Bit of a Martinette though of 70's Delerium 
 
			
Ooh I'm really mad. 
This wicked world is so bad.
Capital of Chad.
by N'Djamena of Well It Rhymed . . .  
 
			
Solid potato salad
Google the Ross sisters, Darth
Good for what ails you
by sk
 
			
Bear with me, rabbit.
It's your dear fur that I need
Or else I go bare.
by The Deer Escaped Alive of Venison 
 
			
Rabbit, dear, and bear.
Together make hearty stew.
Wear them afterwards.
by So you can gain their spirit powers. of Yeah. 
 
			
Deer is not Kosher.
I told your priest about it.
Eat the beating heart.
by Sometimes we have to be animals.
 
			
My eighth glass of wine.
The potato salad's great,
but, here, try this ham.
by It's so good even Moses would!
 
			
Drink wine. See it shine:
My intelligent design.
Now I end the line.
by Line of Lines of Janisopolis 
 
			
potato salad
in hell sounds like a south park
episode really?
by vhs
 
			
No celebration????
Where's the nude pics of Janis?
The free giveaways?
by ???????????
 
			
That's all fine and good,
but does it exist in hell?
I'd imagine so.
by Anonymous Poet
 
			
potato salad
exists in fly heaven the 
far side told me so
by vhs
 
			
Okay, but try the
potato salad before
it's all gone, you know.
by Don't miss out!
 
			
There's a little Darth
Figpucker in all of us
and it sure feels good
by 6th cup of coffee 
 
			
There is nothing wrong
with being evil today.
Or yesterday too.
by People love it! of In their secret minds. 
 
			
Who was it brought that
divine potato salad
with portobello?
by So unique!
 
			
Mixing molasses
and mayonnaise will give you
malaise... right right right.
by Tell me I'm wrong!
 
			
BifurcatingPoo
am who I be, you see now.
All is revealed.
The piggy squealed.
Prosciutto violate.
Ultraviolent.
Look at all that blood.
Thick tar under the moonlight.
You can swim in it.
Horrible buffet.
The potato salad's good.
But that's about it.
Soon the world will end.
The trillionaires all know it.
Escape while you can.
by Ceti alphs something something