highku

a type of short form zen poetry that's the same as haiku (ie., 5-7-5 syl per line) but which has reference to altered states of consciousness.

When the doors of perception are thrown wide or torn off their fasteners; short verse constructs such as highku can capture moments, realizations and altered glimpses of other states of consciousness.

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Highku

A standard haiku, only written when high.

My highku:

The great octopus,
Strangles with his tentacles,
And shows no mercy.

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