Haiku

A new can of Spam
Pink gelatinous meat blob
I ain't eating that

Love it! :)

:: curtsy ::

Choosing employment
"Do art" said no one ever
I should have listened

Keep it simple Stu
Let the great ideas Flo
Quick and content Rich

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.

A fact in my house
Pet hair found in the kitchen
Is a condiment

Liz Truss for P M?
I don't think so any more
She's gone: close the door!

Why Five, Seven, Five?
I do not understand it.
Call me a numbskull.

Why Five, Seven, Five?
A mystery, it is true...
How it's always been.

Why iambic pentameter?
Why Alexandrine rhyme-schemes?
Why Limericks?

Write an Alexandrine Haiku Limerick anybody?! :)

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

Laughter lifted me
from the depths of broken dreams
Friends, dear treasured Friends

Can I forget you,
even now that you are gone?
I still dream of you.

Words appeared, useless
Reading now seemed tiresome
Sleep and dreams beckoned

Because I kissed you
I am forever broken
Never again love

Where is my pencil?
I need to make a drawing
And color it pink.

Wrote a poem today,
the best I've ever written.
Now I can't find it.

Five, seven and five
Is English language haiku
Not so in Japan

I didn't know that, Susan. What is the pattern there?

Two roads to follow:
I chose the one less traveled,
changing everything.

(With apologies to Robert Frost!)

Clever Tom spoke out
Attracting much attention
But sadly all left

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/

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.

computer light room
publishing my photographs
wishing they would sell

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

The thing with air-popped...
popcorn kernels in my bowl--
--left many un-popped! :O

Birdfeeder, empty
The sparrows are now squawking
Feed me, feed me please

Save your bread crusts, crumbs
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
We all like some snacks

Oh my pizza its,
Almost done my pizza is,
Almost done it is.

Last night's heavy rain
Lulled me to a dreamless sleep
Under soft blankets

company coming
holiday bustle begins
anticipations

bagging many rolls
Thanksgiving distribution
begins tomorrow

The silence is loud
Drowning out my ideas
So I sit speechless

Near the apple tree,
apple blossom petals sank
softly through the air

Strange colors appeared
On leaves awaiting winter
I cannot paint them

Deleted one pic
back to the old drawing board
what's my next project?

The artist unknown
Who paints the painted desert
No human hands can

Job thirty-eight: four...
where were we when He founded
--and designed the earth? :)

(Job 38:4...)

Gold in the center
Of the dying purple leaves
Nature's own colors

So I picked a leaf
Now pressed between the pages
Hopefully preserved

Dried out Autumn leaves
are set out on our mantle
just did that today :D

A fox; three raccoons
Snooping in the yard last night
Caught them on camera

fireplace is burning
snow storm on the way
decorating day

Rained for like a day
now it's back to sweet sunshine
love California! :D

Boston cream donut,
soulmate of my highs and lows
you’re too sweet, today.

Oh, my, Boston creme! :)
gave in to craving before
but threw up that day! :-(

The Sunday quiet
A stillness that permeates
The world around me

thick cold white blanket
everything under cover
winter wonderland

The heat burns my feet
The snow cools my balding head
Shoes and hats make sense

shadows of bare trees
etched upon the fallen snow
full moon fairytale

Winter exposes
Secret lives of feathered friends
The hidden bird nest

Message box empty
Can I fill it with meaning?
I think not today.......

my mind unsettled
like a dog chasing its tail
seeking morpheus