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1 Year Ago
I've had such a great time participating in the word-oriented threads here (Linked Words, Acronym Game, and Six Word Stories), and there's been such a great response to them, that I thought there might be room for one more. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form that is tightly structured with three lines: The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven, and the third line has five. Like this:
Just five syllables
(first line), then seven (next line),
then five more--you're done!
OR
How about Haiku?
Five/seven/five syllables.
Poems that don't need rhymes.
Or
Music soothes the soul.
Art engages the spirit.
Why not try them both?
A lot of Haiku poems I've read employ a subtle wit or sense of humor, but I don't think they have to. Give it a try and have fun!
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1 Year Ago
Discussion forums
are not the place for haiku!
Art and words don't mix.
Of course I'm kidding.
After all, I started this.
I can't turn back now.
1 Year Ago
Why iambic pentameter?
Why Alexandrine rhyme-schemes?
Why Limericks?
Write an Alexandrine Haiku Limerick anybody?! :)
1 Year Ago
Bright sunshine abounds
Summer flowers soon grow tall
Bees gather pollen
What's in a picture
Can you see the spirit there
Or linger awhile
1 Year Ago
Two roads to follow:
I chose the one less traveled,
changing everything.
(With apologies to Robert Frost!)
1 Year Ago
Jon, there are actually quite a few rules to writing a real haiku besides the misguided syllable counting (which tends to make them too long by Japanese standards), which is a far cry from what we're doing here, and despite its simplicity (or perhaps because of it) it's actually considered fairly difficult to do well... and with good reason.
These sites will explain it better than I can without writing a missive:
https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/why-no-5-7-5
https://thehaikufoundation.org/some-thoughts-on-line-and-syllable-count-in-english-language-haiku/
And if you want to get really serious about it:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/haiku/
1 Year Ago
Thanks! I'll check them out.
I've actually always liked the sparseness and discipline of having to work within the 5/7/5 parameters. But I'll be interested to see what the next levels are.
In the meantime, I'm thoroughly enjoying the thread, both reading others' posts and getting to write my own.
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1 Year Ago
My attempt at something a bit more traditional in the technically required nature theme (and 5-7-5 cuz English, but I did try for more brevity)
At morning's first light
the garden begins to sing
as day comes to life
10 Days Ago
A tanka:
Emails make offers
promising to buy our art.
"My wife likes your work!"
Artists must be diligent.
If it sounds too good, it is.
9 Days Ago
I changed the format
From haiku to a tanka
Today's new challenge
Grasping for words and counting
Five lines, seven syllables
8 Days Ago
The little birds chirp
Their sweet song in the background
They start before dawn
Waking me with gentleness
I cannot fall back to sleep
6 Days Ago
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/blue-dragonfly-and-pink-lily-beverly-m-collins.html
calm joy so simple
blue dragonfly pink lily
drinking in the sun
3 Days Ago
Distant lands awaited
Were they brave enough to go
Into the unknown
Their need to flee great
Must leave oppressors behind
Hoping for the best
Distances travelled
So long and so arduous
The rewards unknown
© L. A. Feldstein 2024
2 Days Ago
A midweek tanka with some alliteration for good measure.
Whoa! Hard to believe:
Wednesday is already here.
Weeks go whizzing by!
Where were these speedy workweeks
when I was in the workforce?
2 Days Ago
An owl observing
Many others flying by
Hooted happily
Feeling inspired anew —
Soars upward on silent wings.
2 Days Ago
I Tanka you, dear!
You’re so welcome, what’d I do?
Composing Tanka!
You’re being way too obscure.
I Tanka you anyway!
2 Days Ago
Carefully watching
As the two birds danced and sang
A loving couple?
Soon to set up housekeeping?
Nurturing little nestlings?
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