Is there something in
The twilight air keeping children
From their homework?
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A haiku is a three-line, 17-syllable poem that is often written in lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
Category: Haiku
Sometimes, College Art—Haiku
Sometimes, college art
Is two rooftop antennas
Caught in a swordfight.
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A haiku is a three-line, 17-syllable poem that is often written in lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
Boy and His Puppy—Haiku
Boy and his puppy
Playing in a splash of sun
On the kitchen floor.
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A haiku is a three-line, 17-syllable poem that is often written in lines of five, seven, and five syallables.
Grass Blades—Haiku
Grass blades toward the sky
Like an army charging out
Swords over their heads.
Memories of Summer—Haibun
Some of my best memories with my dad are us camping near a creek for the weekend and spending hours in and out of the water while he gets sunburned waiting to catch me and my brother as we jump off a rock into the deep water. Now that I am older, I am sure that he would rather have spent that time on the couch watching ‘The Wild Kingdom.” But these are the kind of sacrifices that we make for our kids. And there is something beautiful about watching your kids have fun. That is why I try to remember to humor my son when he asks me to go out in the yard with him to pick up sticks and pretend to fight off the invisible zombies. I no longer remember how to enjoy those kinds of games of pretend on my own, but I enjoy the enjoyment he gets out if it.
Yards are magical
Forests with swords, zombies, and
Your dad at your side.
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This haibun started as a response to one written by David at Skeptic’s Kaddish. I wanted to write a line or two, but it got out of hand. You can check out his post here: https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/04/28/the-wind-or-the-waves/
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According to Word Craft Poetry, haibun is a Japanese poetic form that combines prose and haiku. If you would like to read more about haibun and other short poetry forms, check out Word Craft Poetry here: https://wordcraftpoetry.com/tanka-tuesday-poetry-cheat-sheet-for-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges/
You Must be a Great–Haiku
You must be a great
Farmer because you smell like
You soiled yourself.
Lawn Mowers and Chop Saws–An American Sentence
Lawn mowers and chop saws blow in on windchimes glittering over wind.
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An Americas sentence is a variation of haiku, seventeen syllables written on one line in sentence form. There is no need for the poem to be about nature, and it does not require a turn. The trick of an American sentence is to get as much imagery as possible on one line.
A Storm Cloud Hanging–Haiku
A storm cloud hanging
Like a sandbag in the sky
Waiting for the drop.
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Haiku is a nature-based three line poem written in a short/long/short pattern. haiku have five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. There is usually a reference to season within the poem, and there is often a turn in the third line. Haiku do not need to be grammatically correct and do not require punctuation. All that being said, every single one of these rules have been ignored by one poet or another and any poem that is vividly written and short can be described as haiku.
For my own haiku, I tend to write them as sentences. Many people advise that you take out as many of the articles as possible, and I try to do that as long as it doesn’t confuse the meaning of the poem or disrupting the flow of the words. For example, I could have written the poem like this:
Storm cloud hanging
Sandbag in sky
Waiting for drop
And this is a good haiku, but it is no longer a grammatically correct sentence, and it no longer has a smooth flow. Honestly, it may even be a better haiku than the other version. Why don’t we just ignore the first one. This second version is my real haiku.
First Flowers Like
First flowers like
Winter washed whites with colors
And the whole load went pink.
Sometimes For Me, Breathing
Sometimes for me, breathing
Is like breathing. Other times,
I hold my breath.
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