we’ve reached a deadlock
playground rules for dousing flames
sticks and stones break bones
take care in choosing
rock paper scissors fire
go- throw! wrap! cut! burn!
game of two players
you choose rock, I go with fire
decision pending
sway of the flame’s light
bent by the gem’s sharp edges
unlikely union
Two word prompt (gem, flame) courtesy of RonovanWrites’ Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge. Thanks Ronovan!
Interesting fact: did you know that a decision to settle a matter in a US court (albeit a minor one) was made using a round of rock paper scissors? Check out “American Case” in the Wikipedia entry for Rock Paper Scissors. What did we do pre-Wikipedia? I guess that is the kind of thinking Jimmy Wales hopes will inspire donating to the cause (I did once, as I get reminded everytime there is a fundraising drive).
Work in Progress 
Hope the deadlock gets settled soon. I like to break deadlocks by being extra sweet. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, as they say. On a different note, I’m surprised that people don’t want to donate to Wikipedia. It is just amazing for a quick lookup. That quick fact was quite interesting and I will be sure to share it elsewhere.
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Hi! Yes, sweetness always helps 🙂 as you explained so well in your post on dealing with haters…
Well, I donated that one time, and I feel so lousy cause each time they have the drive, they remind me how long it’s been since I donated. I think it is great too- obviously you need to cite more references than wiki if you are doing serious research, but it puts so much knowledge at our fingertips, and so quickly.
Nice to hear from you. Have a lovely Tuesday!
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Thank you! Stay sweet. I am looking forward to reading your next post. xo
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Awww thanks- exhibit A in being sweet! Looking forward to yours too x
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Interesting. I never knew what that was founded on if anything at all, but I suppose most things have their origins. Love the way you rounded out your imagery with a childlike perspective.
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I had no idea either but loved the description of its use in court! So official sounding- but deliberately done to prove a point about the ridiculous behaviour of both legal parties who took a long time battling out on a trivial matter. I think that judge would be fun to hang out with!
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He’d certainly have some stories to tell!
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A decision in the US Court was made on Rock Paper Scissors ?? 😀 No wonder the judicial system is weird.
And hey, I was just wondering that Haikus sound a lot like Slam Poetry. And I LOVE Slam Poetry.
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Yeah- strange way to resolve an issue. Seeing some of the prison stories at the moment on Humans of New York is a pretty sad indictment of the judicial system- seems to dish out heavy punishments on drug crimes which tend to be linked to poverty and disadvantage. Does slam poetry have a structure?I’ll have to go and see sometime. I get what you mean though, the short bursts of words in the haiku and the sudden ending could be effective in a slam.
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When I was younger and participating in street fights, A rock normally won!
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🙂 poetic license means that in this case, both rock and fire were winners!
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I enjoyed all the haiku. The first is my favorite. Somehow it doesn’t surprise me that the US Court settled a matter that way. Hmm.
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Thanks Vashti. This time, I didn’t focus on each haiku telling its own story, but rather the one story over 3 haiku. Yes, I thought that was pretty funny! We’re all children at heart I guess haha.
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very much liked the imagery of this.
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Thanks Dagmar 😊
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