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Haikus home made.

Haikus are a poetical form originating in Japan. They have a very formal structure. Seventeen syllables of five seven and five in three lines.
There is a popular jazz standard from the 50's called Moonlight In Vermont.
Its verses are an example of haiku.
The first verse goes.

Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves, a sycamore
Moonlight in Vermont.

Continuing the Fall/autumn mood here is one of mine.

The yellowing leaves
A growing heap the wind steals
passing through willows.

Anyone else ?

Comments

  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    I've always loved Haikus and not sure why.

    Out the train window
    We are flowing past ourself
    Duality, wow
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    I've always loved Haikus and not sure why.

    Out the train window
    We are flowing past ourself
    Duality, wow
    CittasovaBunks
  • Nice.
    Keep 'em coming.
    Another one from me, I am sure that you can all do better than mine.

    The swallows gone south
    The geese fly in from the north
    Songs of autumn's heart.
  • Cold breezes blow now
    The river boats chugging by
    Ignore winter's signs.
    PrairieGhost
  • sovasova delocalized fractyllic harmonizing Veteran
    Most often they are related to one of the four seasons, but there are many haikus these days that taken on any subject matter ^.^


    Whenever I think of Haiku I am reminded of this funny tee-shirt: http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but

    Here is one for the waves

    Still imaginings
    Gingerly leaves travel both
    Up and down and up
    DavidJeffrey
  • Lovely...

    I think we are up and running..
    Over to youse.
  • Incense fills the air
    Rose hips glow in the hedgerow
    Morning puja bell.
    Jeffrey
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    edited October 2012
    At night the stars burn
    The sky a deep blue velvet
    Chenrezig's diamonds.
    DavidVastmindJeffrey
  • Memory forgets
    In the blazing coal embers
    Sparks on their voyage
    David
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    If only they knew,
    Oh, those waves on the water.
    It's their true nature.
    sovaVastmind
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Remember also that even removing the middle 7-syllable line, lines 1 and 3 should still make sense being read together....
  • Morning light lambent.
    Like thoughts carried on the breath
    All harshness dissolved.
    sova
  • Vast are the oceans
    Countless stars shine in the sky
    Blanketing this rock

    Jeffreysova
  • Crowns of pampas grass -
    in cool breath shiver mirrors
    which light is killing.
    Jeffrey
  • VastmindVastmind Memphis, TN Veteran
    edited October 2012
    The sound leaves the lips
    My ear cannot hear the sound
    The mind holds the sound
    sova
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited October 2012
    Nothing understood
    Problems melt away like rain
    No need to gain time
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Haikus are great fun....
    Don't take them too seriously -
    Just be creative!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    (One good game is to begin creating your haiku, by using the previous poster's last Haiku line.....)
    Jason
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Just be creative.
    Henry Moore carved loads of stone -
    Ending up with holes....
  • VastmindVastmind Memphis, TN Veteran
    edited October 2012
    Red toes or pink toes?
    What color goes with gray dress?
    Depends. What earrings?
  • VastmindVastmind Memphis, TN Veteran
    edited October 2012
    My son had wet frogs
    He also had mint cookies
    In his shirt pocket
    Jeffrey
  • Frogs in the pocket
    Got a surprise in cookies
    They are both green now
    Vastmindsova
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited October 2012
    we belong to life
    we belong to each other
    a chain of bright links
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    So many strangers
    Pass each other on the street
    They are more than kin!
    sova
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    federica said:

    Just be creative.
    Henry Moore carved loads of stone -
    Ending up with holes....

    Ending up with holes
    She says as if it's easy
    My punch lost its edge

  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited October 2012
    My punch lost its edge
    So I worked out like Rocky
    I live at the gym



  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    I live at the gym
    My home is the mountain range
    It's universal
  • It's universal
    The love of home baked cookies
    We all love cookies
    sova
  • It's universal
    Sun's great unwinding planets
    Captured from heaven
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited October 2012
    We all love cookies
    Some with chips some plain or nuts
    The smell of comfort
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    The smell of comfort
    Not the southern whiskey kind
    Fresh off of the whiff
  • Fresh off the whiff
    The sting of the ointment cream
    Walrus underwear

    :)
  • DavidDavid A human residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ancestral territory of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Neutral First Nations Veteran
    Walrus underwear
    The tusks are unfortunate
    Elephants wear trunks
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    edited October 2012
    Elephants wear trunks
    Sometimes they wear completely
    muting their trumpets..
  • ZeroZero Veteran
    Muting their trumpets
    quietly quitting song diseased
    sit silently, cease
    sova
  • On the forest floor
    above a green canopy
    here I make my bed.
  • prickly old shell peels
    under sun. Salt stings and salves;
    sea sound dissolves wide
  • sovasova delocalized fractyllic harmonizing Veteran
    (@frederica that is an excellent game idea! :D)

    sea sound dissolves wide
    holy sh*t a hurricane
    glad i'm in the eye
    Zero
  • Glad I'm in the eye
    Of my little fat kitty
    My kitty loves me
    sova
  • JasonJason God Emperor Arrakis Moderator
    edited October 2012
    My kitty loves me
    By bringing me mice and birds
    Autumn surprises

    Also, I submitted these in a contest to win a copy of Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers on DVD, which is pretty good, by the way:

    The valiant AEsir
    Will one day fall in battle
    The awful winter

    Ill-tempered Loki
    Heart as cold as Niflheim
    Jealous frost giant

    Deceitful Loki
    And his boastful brother Thor
    Forever at war
    Zero
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