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
burnt wooden branches
pressed against immobile fence
wind twisting cloud knots
moist cicada drone
matches mercury rising
quick eyed oriole
grey waves swell and crash
grey sand dunes, grey sky, grey heart...
I drop the curtain
cold grey rocks crumble
placating sea glistening
standing ovation
the grass is burnt up
the air so hot and humid
all nature slows down
sky mirror reflects
grey and white variations...
one streak of carmine
Leaves crunch underfoot
Sharp air in, soft mists emerge
Thoughts of crackling fire.
warm exhalation...
eager lips inhale your breath
soft kiss lingering
thoughts of crackling fire
bodies lit from inside out
love fanning the flames
sudden summer storm
dark grey clouds obscuring blue
warm rain tears falling
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