A challenge for the poets and wordsmiths amongst you... Haiku.
For anyone who doesn't know, it is a traditional form of Japanese poetry which has been somewhat altered by English translation. There are some basic rules to the most common form, as follows:
Use no more than 17 syllables in total
Arranging these often in lines of 5-7-5 syllables
Avoiding similes and metaphors
Retaining Japanese values
If you are interested in reading some traditional Japanese Haiku, these guys are some of the greatest according to fans of the form -
Basho, Issa and Buson.
So, with these rules in mind, I propose we start us a Haiku thread. Each poster should write their Haiku, then suggest (with one word only) the topic for the next one.... I will start with this humble offering about the subject at hand!
It is poetry
But not as we know it Jim
All short and tidy
The word for the next topic....... Fruit
(Remember, it's 5-7-5 syllables
ENJOY!!)
For anyone who doesn't know, it is a traditional form of Japanese poetry which has been somewhat altered by English translation. There are some basic rules to the most common form, as follows:
Use no more than 17 syllables in total
Arranging these often in lines of 5-7-5 syllables
Avoiding similes and metaphors
Retaining Japanese values
If you are interested in reading some traditional Japanese Haiku, these guys are some of the greatest according to fans of the form -
Basho, Issa and Buson.
So, with these rules in mind, I propose we start us a Haiku thread. Each poster should write their Haiku, then suggest (with one word only) the topic for the next one.... I will start with this humble offering about the subject at hand!
It is poetry
But not as we know it Jim
All short and tidy
The word for the next topic....... Fruit
(Remember, it's 5-7-5 syllables
ENJOY!!)
