I figured after I've been bastardizing the form for so long, I should put up a discussion for classic haiku. :>)
We all know the requirement that the poems be three lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables (the anglicized version of the Japanese "on," or sound units). Here are a couple more requirements of classic haiku (taken from the links that are posted on the group main page):
yuku|haru|ya| tori|naki|uo|no| me|wa|namida
spring going—
birds crying and tears
in the eyes of fish
Okay, it looks daunting, but it's not really.
Tags: that's what I'm talking about, the real thing, traditional haiku
Gorgeous! That tugs at my heart so, LS. You sound very much like my beloved Draughn. And tomatoes were his jam! Haha!
Thinking of him:
strong hands hold gently
tender rootball seeking earth--
summer sun beaming
Skies are blue, air sweet
Easy to let yourself sleep
Up north Fires raging
(I live in California where we are having the worst wildfires on record)
I've been following news of the fires on NPR. (I lived in CA as a child and love it.) I'm assuming you're okay in Sunnyvale--is that so?
trees burst into flame
feeding the conflagration--
snow falls on shasta
We're fine in Sunnyvale but the sunsets are unreal, like on a different planet
On time sunset comes
Ominous and disturbing
Sky with strange colors
hot embers threaten
lives disrupted for the now
new growth springs later
cool summer morning
miles roll by beneath his feet
sanity reclaimed
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