Haiku Thread
Ms. Haiku
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bare branches
from separate trees cross
dreamcatcher
from separate trees cross
dreamcatcher
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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...a lover and a fighter.
"I'm at least half a bum" Rocky Balboa
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Edmonton, AB. September 5th, 2005
Vancouver, BC. April 3rd, 2008
Calgary,AB. August 8th, 2009
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(sun shines brightly
but then it would, wouldn't it?
today is Mayday)
thumbing through an old book
for a new recipe
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
(lame) example:
mike, jeff, eddie, stone
matt cameron and boom gaspar
six magical men
~Juan Azize
weary traveler finds home
but no one is left
God bless you. "- jayscott
gain... CranMal's back... tell a friend
Guess who's back guess who's...
(the message you have entered is too short....please spout bullshit until you have reached the required 10 characters....okay now?)
Ah yes, back indeed. I frequented this forum back in the day... don't know if it's still referred to as the "Poetry Hut" nowadays, but that's what it was back then...
Other than Fins and Ali, I haven't noticed too many people from my old hut days... then again I haven't looked too hard... but then again, that explains why you (and I'm sure others) have no idea what I mean when I say I'm back. LOL. And I don't even think I've written much of anything since then anyway!
I just like to make myself feel approximately 37 times more important to the world than I probably am. It's all good. Don't mind me. Carry on.
very nice haiku!
Oh man, now I feel like a tool... just looking over the first page, I see NastAngels, EvilToasterElf, and coleen... Sorry for omitting my old friends!
aww shucks cmr, just the sight of you is a joy beyond words.
they'll all be back in their own time as we all fade in and out every now and again.
If you are interested in haiku let me tell you a little about it. It is not 5-7-5 syllables. It is an intense moment wrapped up in a seasonal reference so that the recipient can understand it. It is given as a gift. It can be 9 syllables 12 syllables 15 syllables, in fact 17 syllables in the English language is too long. It can be 1 line 2 lines or 3 lines, but I rarely find a good 1 line English language haiku. It is beautiful in it's simplicity. Many books about haiku mention wabi and/or sabi and other Japanese terms for finding the beauty in lonliness or emptiness because without attachment then something can be truly understood for what it is. It is a moment. There usually isn't "ing" phrases. Good haiku do not have dashes. Haiku started as the first part of a game that linked poems together. It was called Hokku at that time if I'm spelling that correctly and usually was complimentary to the host. Linked haiku are called Renga. The next person responds to poem that was just written, not one written a long time ago. Here's one I wrote this morning
autumn morning bolts awake
metro train
The seasonal reference is autumn morning, of course, and metro trains are loud so there is the intense moment of waking from rest which can have it's lonliness about it. There's seasonal almanacs specifically for haiku. I think they are called saijaki. Every two weeks has a different set of seasonal references.
I'll back away from my elitist tone. If you want to find out about haiku just look out your window, or go outside. Write two poems. One in 12-15 syllables in 1, 2 or 3 lines. The other in 17 syllables 5-7-5. Look at what is over one hundred feet away and what is within 5 feet. Write about what you see or hear or feel or sense. Do you find a difference in the meaning of the poems? Which do you like better?
So, for today, in response to your particular name string
autumn fog
leaves of different colors
fire in headlights
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
autumn rain
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
a crossing guard smiles
as children pass
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
broken by streetlamps
runner's high
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
broken by sunsplash
runner's high
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
move before the sun
waves
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
and a sidewalk of leafless trees
book of poems
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
inherits ninety acres
of grey, barren soil
looks like another lost medal
think I'll have a smoke
there's somebody to fight with
but then, that's just me
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
branches fell from two trees
firewood
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
works down our high street as a
pizza courier
shed brittle leaves
collage
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
the first chill
of an autumn sunset
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
One puffed up, one drawn tight
Both against the cold.