Day filled with sunshine
Birds and poets awakened
Rising high in verse
Lovely haiku from everyone today...very refreshing x
Day filled with sunshine
Birds and poets awakened
Rising high in verse
Lovely haiku from everyone today...very refreshing x
Wots a Haiku
Is this one....seriously av nee idea!!
Fine words lost forever
Lesson to learn
Carry notebook
Googled Haiku
Flumoxed
Try later
Aw this is lovely and I agree some really stunning haiku tonight from all...i am resigned to the fact that I just can't write haiku as much as I love them!Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
Tulips
Wilting teardrops
and feint hues of violet
speak of spring.
Ha ha ! a man after my own heart, i love to read other haikus but struggle with constructing them! :-)Wots a Haiku
Is this one....seriously av nee idea!!
Fine words lost forever
Lesson to learn
Carry notebook
Hiya NB, its kind of hard to explain the nuances of haiku but there are lots of articles on the internet that do it quite well...be prepared, they are very long!
In short...a haiku is a Japanese three-lined verse with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third. It alludes to nature or the seasons and usually there is a word within that will tell you what season it is...could be a bird that only visits in a particular season or a weather etc. The western versions tend to seem lengthier than the japanese which has something to do with the construction of our different languages and so some western haiku poets don't stick to the 5,7,5 rule and shorten the amount of syllables used. However, others like to work to a very structured form and I would say that most people on this thread seem to. I quite like the 5,7,5 rule as it is a challenge!
In my opinion, there is an intangible element to a really good haiku...it is the essence of something seen but it has an almost metaphorical element that can't be explained but which connects with your subconscious and emotions or am I talking bollox.
When it comes down to it...don't get bogged down by all the rules, just have a go and enjoy it. Most people on here have written one at some point and there's been some gems. Derby Tup is our international haiku poet and don't believe Freckle...as she just proved, she's great at writing them.
Its a bit basic but I hope it helps. Oh yes...and if you write about people in the same form (ie 5,7,5) it is called a senryu I believe.
Intangible met-
aphorical subconscious?
Or is it bollocks?
:-)
None yet in Teesdale DT, or snipe. Plenty of lapwings though and plover on the highest areas of rough grass. Oh...and the woodpeckers are going barmy and lots of owl hooting in the day time too!!!! Worst of all though, is that for the last three weeks I've been woken at first light (grrrrrrrrrr) by a totally crazy chaffinch attacking every window in the house. Can't eait for him to 'get lucky' and perhaps we all might get along a little bit clamer!!!
Am Yisrael Chai
That's exactly the sound -well said OW. Looking out 'in coming'!
Am Yisrael Chai
Whatja mean you can't wrote haiku - sounds very good to me.
Am Yisrael Chai
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