Clue Haiku Challenge

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Howdy Campers!

Remember the board game, Clue? Colonel Mustard with a gun in the library? Well, we play it here at camp, but with haiku. This is a great way to torture our favorite oncologist with a minimal number of syllables and a minimal amount of gushing blood.

Substitute the Colonel for Wilson, a symptom or diagnosis for a weapon, and the location... well that's still a location, but it's up to you to decide where. All three elements should be included in your haiku.


Here's a sample:

Wilson gasped for breath.
Sarah's toy, the inhaler,
gone from his bedside.

(Diagnosis--asthma, location--bedroom)



Kitchen nightmares. Ouch!
Blood-colored marinara.
Splashing boiled water.

(Diagnoses--cut and burn. Location--kitchen; See what I did thar? It's the sekret woid!)


Office paperwork.
Poor gating mechanism
for a smashed wrist heart.

(Diagnoses--broken bones, emotional hurt. Location--office)


Haiku format:

1st line: 5 syllables
2nd line: 7 syllables
3rd line: 5 syllables

Please post your entries in the comment section.



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Comments

[rslhilson.livejournal.com]

Insomnia lurks,
but the scruff against his cheek
helps sleep come back home.

(Diagnosis: insomnia - sekret woid! :D; location: home/implied bedroom, if that isn't too vague)

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

I like this. Especially the middle line. :)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

What sweet imagery you conjured up. :)

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

Yes, the middle line really gives a wonderful image - and at the same time a sensual (in the sense of senses, not sex) one. Wonderful use of so few syllables.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

I'd sleep pretty well with House next to me too I think:) or maybe not, come to think of it:) Lovely!

[cellista-in-c.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was very sweet!

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

Loved them all, but the one featuring the broken wrist heart is awesome.

Here's my first try:

He likes his bed more
But there's no monsters under
His hard office couch

Question: Are we supposed to do the little diagnosis thing you did or was that just for an explanation of the concept? Ex:

(Diagnosis - nightmares (I snuck in a sekret woid too), location - Wilson's bed, though now he is in his office)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Aw... yours is very touching.

Glad you liked the third. That was my favorite. And thanks for asking about the explanation. There's no need to include it unless you want to.

[rslhilson.livejournal.com]

Clever use of nightmares! I liked this a lot - poor Wilson, he needs a hug.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

For some reason I felt that he can't sleep in his bed because he keeps asking himself what would have happened had he heard House's phone call during After Hours, and the nightmare is that 7x23 wouldn't have happened. The monster is the waking up and realizing House is gone, and he might not have if Wilson hadn;t been sleeping so deeply.

I found this very touching, but also very, very sad.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Oh sad (: but very in character.

[cellista-in-c.livejournal.com]

Sad! I can see Wilson tossing and turning on the couch, missing his bed but unwilling to risk the nightmares - better to be able to claim he's just working too hard...

[pgrabia.livejournal.com]

Okay, here's my attempt:-/

Depressed by failure
and missing his troubled friend
Wilson hides in bed.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

Depression definitely feels like one is hiding in one's bed from the pain of life. Believable and realistic. And heartbreaking.

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

That's a very real scenario to me. Wonderful

[rslhilson.livejournal.com]

This definitely brings me back to the finale, and how poor Wilson is coping with the aftermath. Great haiku!

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but this is a double terminally_ill!haiku, probably inspired by rslhilson's ongoing fic Poison and Wine. Rated R for this and for mention of sex.

Soft kisses, rough sex,
banter, soaps, fun; sharing months
that chemo bought him.

His only fear is
that House may choose to follow
when he has to go.

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

Wow, I like the way you made connected haiku's. I do that a lot with drabbles and have seen others do that before with short pieces, but never with haikus. Cool! :)

I could definitely see House deciding to follow (my very first House/Wilson fic was a dialog fic about exactly that! :) ) and Wilson worrying about it.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

Your three examples are really great. I hope you'll go back to regular haiku-writing after camp, maybe one could have some 17-camp at house_lite? Although maybe it's too much work! And the last haiku was really sweet and sad and IC and I'm trying to go AU all the time because 7x23 I can't really get used to.

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! If it weren't for geekygecko's boundless energy, camp would never have opened. Our favorite oncologist might have perished, abandoned to the elements. :(

You have a good idea. When camp is over, maybe I'll piggyback off of this post and come up with a couple of themes for house_lite.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

I'm going to steal borrow Damigella's example and go for the double haiku because I didn't want to leave a cliffhanger :)

A gun shot echoes
blood on office carpet, fear
cane appears, safety.

Awake, ICU
pain clawing, tears form, need help
hands adjust drip, sleep.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

You should have added a third one to explain who shot Wilson and why :).
And I love the idea that House's cane alone is a symbol of safety.
Lovely caring!house in the second haiku (well, he would know about pain problems).

[sin-of-pride.livejournal.com]

Bright lights, too loud, pain
but it almost helps; he can't think
about missing House

(Diagnosis: migraine- secret woid because I'm sneaky. Location: I failed at including it. Implied hospital I guess, for the noise.)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Amazing description packed into five syllables. I bet he doesn't mind the migraine one bit.

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

Red eyes, sneezing, sad
Sitting in the apartment
Crazy cat lady


(diagnoses - cat allergy, loneliness, location - condo)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Ooh, another great haiku from you. With House gone, it's a sure bet Wilson will turn into a crazy cat lady. Wish I could hug him.

[cellista-in-c.livejournal.com]

Foot slips, arms flail, yells
Down a dozen steps, falling,
head hits concrete - pain

Diagnosis: concussion, location: stairs

Ouch! Your haiku vividly described Wilson's pain and descent. Nicely done. <

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Ouch! Your haiku vividly describes Wilson's pain and descent. Well done.

[sin-of-pride.livejournal.com]

Second (and longer) try, hopefully I didn't mess up the syllables.

Terrified, he cries when
hallucinations turn too
real to play pretend.

House refuses to
lock him away; meds help less
than someone caring.

(Diagnosis: schizophrenia, location: home)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

The double haiku packs a lot of punch and is absolutely haunting. *wrings hands* I want to hug both guys.

[antiquixotic.livejournal.com]

Oooo, fun! Let's see...


Waking without him
feels a bit like dying, or
falling down real far.

(Diagnosis: depression, Location: bedroom implied)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I hate me
for enjoying Wilson's pain,
but not right now.

Excellent depiction of depression. :-)

[mashfanficchick.livejournal.com]

Gasping, wheezing breaths;
House pulls him upright in bed.
Just his presence helps.

(Diagnosis: any minor-to-moderate acute respiratory event: asthma attack, bronchitis-induced coughing fit, etc. Location: in bed.)

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

Just his presence helps
Indeed. I'm impressed how comforting I find the haiku's with caring!house as compared to those which follow 7x23 canon. Simple "medical" help and yet a great image of affectionate domesticity.