Nonsemble haiku anthology

Recently we invited you all to get contemplative, and pen a haiku for us. The results were so sublime that we thought we should document a selection here.There were a few categories of responses... Let's start at the comical end of the spectrum:

Hey, those stringy bitsHeart-breaky, comfort aaand hard!To count: not in four- Rohin Power

It's the nonsembles!Instrumental ensembleBut not, ay lmao- Benjamin Fitzpatrick

Those Nonsemble Prats:Exploiting Ancient ArtformsJust To Self-Promote.- Matthew O’Neill

Promote art musicIn order to make moneyHa ha ha, Winter- Jim Perkins

A non-de-plume? nopeNon-existential plane? nopeNONSEMBLE!? HOORAY!- Robert Zosars

I should know HaikuBeing a Japanese personThere goes syllables- Hik Sugimoto (Nonsemble drummer)

There were also many earnest souls who took the task a little more seriously:

The soft solitude Of quiet songs heard aloneJoins us together- Matthew O’Neill

Two go prodigiesSonic adventurousnessNonsemble's epic- ensemble, et al.

Assemble the songsResemble the space betweenEars hearts and non things- Luke Jaaniste

Fallen just as leaves,I pick up the pieces now;Music and time helps.- Connor D’Netto

Line of illusion The air erupts with silenceThen sweet melody - Delia Bartle

Dubious avails-Irrespective of the darkMy heart shines sunward- @crookedhotel on Instagram

Others employed the ancient poetic form to make demands of us. Fair enough I guess; there are certainly less polite ways of getting what you want:

White dancing recordPut seigen on vinyl, jerksSleet on a turntable- Shem Allen

Rain in sydneySun in brisvegasCome down and play: anyway- Jochen Gutsch/ Hinterlandt

Concert music sucksYou should play us a bangerDo it Nonsemble- Callum Kennedy

Our violinist Flora captured the essence of a Nonsemble Rehearsal:

Smitch wears his chinosFlora or B bring baked goodsSam Andrews is late-Flora Wong

And finally, a selection of clever plays on the kinds of minimalist rhythms we are so fond of over here at Nonsemble:

My name is PhilipGlass my name is Philip GlassMy name is Philip- Bri Louwen

Go Seigen versusFujisawa Kurano--suke (Nonsemble)- Bronwyn Mitchell

i-so-rhy-thm i-so-rhy-thm i-so-rhy-thmNonsemble time hack.- Briony Luttrell (Nonsemble Cellist)

Being in Nonsem-ble makes you good at some things We are good at counting- Sam Mitchell (Nonsemble Pianist)

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed!