Highku

One of the things about haiku that's usually overlooked is that they're really a form of nature poetry: they're supposed to refer to elements of nature.

Well, I've invented a new kind of poetry called "highku". It's exactly the same as haiku, except that instead of referring to the world around us, it refers to a new and alien world. It's basically the inverse of a haiku. A haiku makes us appreciate the world around us. A highku makes us feel terrible that we're not off gallivanting around the universe.

Here are some examples:

Martian seas
The fish fly beneath
The domed sky

Glittering
Ships line up in rows
Vanishing

Horrible!
Teeth, claws, eggs... eggs? Shit
it's a queen


So, waste your work day: what kind of highku can you write? Let's see 'em!