Traditional Knife Haiku

[Prester John]

Bowie Haiku

Heaven's steel released
Forged in history with blood
Immortal Bowie

Pretty good, Jeff. A Bowie is on my short list.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, John. Just sayin', here's one I kinda like!

 

[Prester John]

Thanks, John. Just sayin', here's one I kinda like!

That's a nice one! Saw one Saturday that is a replica of the one used in John Wayne's "The Alamo". But I'm saving for another knife right now.

 

[jc57]

Cow long departed
Your carved and colored shin bone
I caress daily

 

[Prester John]

Cow long departed
Your carved and colored shin bone
I caress daily

Hilarious!

 

[redsparrow]

Cow long departed
Your carved and colored shin bone
I caress daily

Lol funny. Well done!


Good news in winter
To keep them from getting lost
Sportsman are bright red

 

[JTB_5]

Bare blade beneath skin,
Why do you bite so deeply?
My blood makes you mine.

 

[aji1]

I'm no poet, but, seeing as how I just took delivery of a great Japanese knife...

New Moki lockback
Impeccable fit, finish
Photos to follow!

 

[Prester John]

Bare blade beneath skin,
Why do you bite so deeply?
My blood makes you mine.

Guess that's three that are "mine" this year!

 

[JTB_5]

Fire burning brightly,
The sun has set you aflame,
O, chatoyancy!

 

[akaMatt]

My two blade fourteens
Of antique yellow and stag
I'm glad I got both

 

[Prester John]

Inspect my pocket:
Castrator, sheepsfoot, and clip;
Ducks all in a row.

 

[Prester John]

Fire burning brightly,
The sun has set you aflame,
O, chatoyancy!

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New word for me!

 

[JTB_5]

New word for me!

I learned it here on Blade Forums.

 

[CVamberbonehead]

I confess my sin
Of all my nice knives I own...
Most used: Sodbuster.

Tis true! In fact, I just made breakfast with my beloved Case Sodbuster Jr. with the yellow delrin handle. I have nicer knives and I like my amber bone Case knives (hence my username) but, I always seem to find this little yellow knife in my pocket, ready to work. Its scratched and a bit dented, its nothing special. And yet... that grey carbon steel blade is kept sharp as a razor, and it just refuses to let me down. It has seen a lot of pocket lint, farm dust, blood, sweat and marsh water but its never failed me. It just works.

 

[akaMatt]

For my pocket knives
I have a tremendous need
To cut my apples

 

[JTB_5]

View of Toledo,
Made for me with kindest care,
Holy Toledo!

 

[Pinemoon]

I'm no poet, but, seeing as how I just took delivery of a great Japanese knife...

New Moki lockback
Impeccable fit, finish
Photos to follow!

Super appropriate! Japanese verse on a Japanese knife. A Moki is on my short list.

 

[Pinemoon]

View of Toledo,
Made for me with kindest care,
Holy Toledo!

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Beautiful knife. The maker?

 

[Pinemoon]

Fire burning brightly,
The sun has set you aflame,
O, chatoyancy!

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Great word: Chatoyant:
"Having a changeable luster of color with an undulating narrow band of white light." - Webster's.
Thanks for the vocabulary lesson.
Beautiful blade, too.