Game Informer's Bloodborne Haiku Poetry Jam

Last week we asked readers to translate their experiences with From Software's challenging action-RPG into the art of Japanese haiku. The response was overwhelming; impromptu poets in the G.I. community distilled the essence of myriad aspects of Bloodborne into over 200 haiku. We've finally finished combing through all the entries and are serving up the best of the best in a Bloodborne poetry jam, a sentence I never dreamed I'd write.

Note: The winning poems are presented in the following order for the sake of variety; it is not meant to be indicative of their quality. They have also been italicized to make them seem classy.

bells ringing, moon high
the curse of blood, please bless us
is this all a dream?
–The Duchess

sting of constant death
gives way to such sweet triumph
a hunt for legend
–thinkle41

Yharnam is sunless
forever lit by moonlight
cannot praise the sun
–ResignedGorilla

born of the old blood
your greatest nightmare is real...
a blood-starved beast
–feyd666

the silent distress
written upon the echoes
a blood symphony
–chaotikal

the hardest challenge
patience hangs by a thin thread
please god stop loading
–TheodoricFriede

what cosmic horrors
slither and stalk in the night
under the blood moon?
–Anthony D'Elia

oh the mighty boar
your rich bacon will be mine
now face death, you swine
–kayfishandchips

the gun or the sword
the darkness is closing in
a choice must be made
–TheAntiHero

there is a forest
its woods are forbidden here
you will soon know why
–JaqenHGhar

such a twisting maze
the chalice dungeons of old
much discovery
–predator979

take a step forward
says the note on the cliff edge
another victim
–Wenadin

ode to Kirkhammer
silver sword glistens with blood
stone hammer pounds flesh
–AsheMan

foul beasts, birthed by plague
righteous might shall absolve us
reckoned in echoes
–littledaddysj

bathed in madmen's blood
I awaken from a dream 
to find a nightmare
–Khormaz

this city a maze
moon-dark streets conceal madness
perhaps it's my own?
–AshaMan3000

an hour's progress lost
no fuss; I've mastered the path 
cockiness kills pride
–BrutalInstincts

eighty thousand souls
I once held close to my heart
souls? I mean echos
–Jcguitar022

hunting with bloodlust
savage and unmerciful
who is the real beast?
–HashTuesday

visage of madness
rewarding my aggression
truly, Born of Blood
–R3dR4z0r

twenty blood vials
I got them by backtracking
I miss estus flasks
–Harry Mackin

I love trick weapons
hammer-sword or a whip-cane
versatility
–danimal49

be one with the blood
so the world might be mended
at last, praise the sun
–Xazerix

death rage inspires haste 
run to the elevator
no call, long fall, splat
–Stan_Rykert

slash, slash, dodge, slash, slash
this is the dance of Bloodborne
enjoy it my friends
–XmeleonBlue

darkness surrounds me
the night of hunting is here
death waits for fresh blood
–IC Eu

blood of the hunter
grant me malice, for this world
cannot be mended
–jose rodriguez

piles of snakes are lame
the rage fuels my vengeance now
witches get stitches
–csl316

the Forbidden Woods
why did it have to be snakes?
bring some antidotes
–Evitron

look at that, Bloodborne
I'm not playing Destiny
my wife says thank you
–ryanwmitchell

Congratulations to all those included! Check out the rest of the community's awesome Bloodborne haiku poems in our original post.