I have also seen this done on boards where the next person picks up where the last person left off...lostinlincoln's thread comes to mind, we could try that.
cascading water
thunders with a crashing voice
drowning out sorrow
Discussion Topic
Haiku anyone?
Posted on 12/03/08, 12:05 pm
We have tried the Cinquain, thanks to ChristopherRobin-anyone game to try some Haiku? The rules are below:
Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry!
Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry!
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Reply #1 12/04/08 3:24am
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Reply #2 12/04/08 8:40am
Beautiful!! I will try my hand at this later. How did the other thread work? -
Reply #3 12/04/08 10:20am
memories so strong
bring me to my knees at times
as death takes its hold -
Reply #4 12/28/08 4:57am
ummm poignant...
as death takes its hold
may my memories be those
from one old and wise -
Reply #5 12/28/08 12:59pm
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Reply #6 12/29/08 12:55am
Beautiful Jen, great Senryu...now I hook off of yours like a daisy chain, see?
A long happy life
basking in the joy found by
sharing with others -
Reply #7 12/29/08 8:21am
Ahh, I getcha-let's see if I can do this:
sharing with others
is the best way to give them
a piece of yourself -
Reply #8 12/30/08 10:01pm
There ya go!
A piece of yourself
just one sliver of your soul
opening rainbows
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Reply #9 12/31/08 7:06pm
opening rainbows
with true and brilliant colors
to start off the year -
Reply #10 01/05/09 9:26am
warding evil spirits
one candle
lighting night
(irish and english haiku associations acknowledge that the english language doesn't always lend itself to the 5-7-5 so apologies for not using that mode! got out of the habit!) hope ye enjoy contribution anyway!
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