Haiku Thread

[1sickbastard]

Space unlimited
Distance is the reality
Time an illusion

 

[ClassyGirl]

a fugue of desire
for entertaining your night
what note shall we start?

how clever, a fugue
describes my upbeat nights well
F major, perhaps?

 

[Lost_Yonder]

how clever, a fugue
describes my upbeat nights well
F major, perhaps?

music to my ears
symphonic frolicing nights
tuning my trumpet

 

[ClassyGirl]

music to my ears
symphonic frolicing nights
tuning my trumpet

sunday's good for practice
three freaking hours a day
time's trickling by

 

[Lost_Yonder]

sunday's good for practice
three freaking hours a day
time's trickling by

practice on my flute
blow away for three hours
heavenly delights

 

[1sickbastard]

Delightful tones struck
On coiled brass and steel strings
Play guitar all night

 

[ClassyGirl]

morning comes so soon
and my mind is too awake
tomorrow's regret

 

[Lost_Yonder]

mind a-wandering
here and there, this thing and that
wind wispering by

 

[mynameisben]

jake tum katto
lem harl e gnumbo umbo
ufa may kaya

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

jake tum katto
lem harl e gnumbo umbo
ufa may kaya

Submit this! It's brilliant!

 

[butters]

just want to drop this in here - excerpts from a web page i saved material from but not, unfortunately, the link. it was called something like How to Haiku - beyond the 5-7-5

A haiku poem is so short, is must be easy, right? I mean, a poet just needs to write a poem that has three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count, right? WRONG! Both misconceptions are so rooted in American haiku that it is difficult to find information about haiku that does not contain this misinformation.

It is better to think of haiku as having a maximum syllable count of 17 syllables. The idea of haiku is to concisely express a moment in time.

There are a few rules that are often ignored by people teaching others to write haiku.

Haiku must:

-express only a single moment in nature

-contain at least one seasonal word

-avoid anthropomorphism

-avoid value judgment or interpretation of the scene

Imagine taking a snapshot of a nature scene. This description of a single moment in time is a crucial rule of haiku. When describing the scene, the poet should avoid any form of value judgment such as using words like best, tallest, beautiful, etc. The idea is to present the scene and allow the readers to draw their own conclusions. Therefore, the poet should not dictate a philosophical meaning to the scene in the haiku. Present the scene and allow the readers to find their own meaning in it.

Haiku must contain a season word. This word can be the name of a season or a word that alludes to the season. It could be an animal, flower, or fruit that is associated with the season. The season word can be an element of weather that is common in the season such as ice, snow, rain, thunder, etc.

Avoiding anthropomorphism is important. In a haiku, do not depict emotions or human attributes to an animal. The idea of haiku is to describe the scene as it is, not with human interpretations of what is happening underneath the surface. Therefore, saying an animal is pensive, fearful, or anything other than what is on the surface is destroying the integrity of the form.

Haiku often describes the moment there is a shift in action, focus, or perspective. This dramatic shift gives the reader the feeling that the moment captured is a philosophical one.

Writing a good haiku is not as easy as one would think. It takes clear, concise language, practice, and attention to these rules.

 

[1sickbastard]

just want to drop this in here - excerpts from a web page i saved material from but not, unfortunately, the link. it was called something like How to Haiku - beyond the 5-7-5

Information melts
Frozen rivers of knowledge
The tree yields no fruit

 

[butters]

Information melts
Frozen rivers of knowledge
The tree yields no fruit

an acorn falls
on frozen ground
a squirrel twitches

 

[SamScribble]

Come summer thunder
Sticky sleepless nights be gone
Cool pillows, deep sleep

 

[Remec]

Owl Hunts Rabbit

White on white,
ears rise,
.....snow in air.
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[1sickbastard]

Silent hunter's wings
Snowbound quarry unaware
Whispering, Death strikes

 

[vavavaVoom]

Hunger
and thirst
satiated

 

[Lost_Yonder]

Hunger
and thirst
satiated

cleavaged desires
hunger unsatiated
show a little more!

 

[vavavaVoom]

Daring Me?
Will consider...
thoughtfully

 

[Lost_Yonder]

Daring Me?
Will consider...
thoughtfully

teasing temptations
rocking my fantasy world
big bouncing bare breasts

 

[vavavaVoom]

plump
heavy laden
allure

 

[Lilacs]

The scenic slide show
pure digital seduction
taunts this city girl

 

[xssve]

Quick, somebody give me a horror Haiku: examples.

 

[Lilacs]

Quick, somebody give me a horror Haiku: examples.

A little silliness,

Spring’s first zombie hoard,
Erratically shambling,
Their scent on the wind.

A girl’s first piercing,
Silver stud at the strip mall,
Or graveside vampire?

 

[xssve]

Thank you Lilacs.