The format is simple: three lines of verse with 5/7/5 syllables, respectively.
Haiku, traditionally, must include at least one image of nature, a seasonal reference, a "cutting word" that acts as a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation of two juxaposed images, and no punctuation or similes; senryu is generally about human foibles. There are more rules to be found in the links below, if you're a purist...but WE BREAK MOST OF THE RULES HERE.
Each new discussion should act as a topic for haiku/senryu from the whole group. So, for example, the discussion "Joy" is a place to write about whatever lifts your spirits or puts a smile on your face. Sometimes, the author of a discussion may have particular criteria for what you are to write; for instance, he or she may ask that you use a specific word or words in your haiku/senryu. So be sure to read the author's instructions.
Everyone is free to post a new discussion...and please do. The more topics, the better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senry%C5%AB
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well for sure SayKath
links are in public domain
what I write's for all
the richest person =
not one who has most, needs least
life is like coffee
:>), SK!
I'm such a glutton for everybody's haiku! I hate it when they disappear from the comment wall so quickly.
Oh! I hope Sophie is doing better now, SayKath!
If you want to write haiku about Sophie, and other pets, that are easily accessible, there's a discussion called "Animal Companions."
I just wrote a quick haiku in it so that it would come to the front page...
hey beatnik baby
long time no see your bongos
so glad that you're back
wonderful saykath
thank you for joining us here
enriching our world
has been awhile Scott
nice that your musings return
write on brother
rain soft on windshield
travel weary but grateful
for returning home
Welcome back, Bruton! I'm thrilled to see your wonderful words.
Greetings, Risha!
summer invades me
rose sweet mysteries blossom
in warm fertile soil
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