Write a haiku poem
Write a haiku poem
Enough with limericks, now test your skill with this. Here are the rules and the concepts.
Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. A haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself. Traditionally, haiku is written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. Remember: 5-7-5.
The following are typical of haiku:
*A focus on nature.
*A "season word" such as "snow" is often used which tells the reader what time of year it is.
*A division somewhere in the poem, which focuses first on one thing, than on another. The relationship between these two parts is sometimes surprising.
*The lines do not rhyme. Haiku is a mood poem and it doesn't use any metaphors or similes. Use only the present tense.
*Instead of saying how a scene makes him or her feel, the poet shows the details that caused that emotion. If the sight of an empty winter sky made the poet feel lonely, describing that sky can give the same feeling to the reader.
Example (not mine but a good example of using the rules and typical style)
The last winter leaves
Clinging to the black branches
Explode into birds.
Here is my attempt:
Spring is in the air
Birds are singing sweetly now
But it is still cold
Okay, poets, now let's see what YOU can do.
RED BOX RULES:
Take note, that haiku poems are about NATURE, not about politics or religion. Any comments/poems that include politics or religion or are lewd are considered by me to be off topic and will be deleted. I didn't think I would need red box rules for a poetry article, but I learned my lesson on the limerick one.
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It will be fun for A.Mac and me, if he's interested, and others, if they wish, to post photos that would match your poems. Or if YOU have a photo that matches your poem, than post it as well.
The bright radiant orange ball of summer Sun.
Falls into the ocean to be extinguished at dusk.
Night darkness and cold ascend.
A very nice thought, Enoch, but it's not haiku - WAY too many syllables. However, it is a technique to create a haiku to first write out your thoughts in three lines, which you have done, and then shorten the lines to comply with the haiku 5-7-5 syllable rule. Here is my suggestion to still display the feeling with less words:
And a photo from the internet to illustrate your haiku:
Dear Friend Buzz: Many thanks.
You did it way better than I could.
Peace and Abundant Blessings.
Enoch.
Leaves twirl slowly to the ground
Umber, red, gold hues
Nature preps for winter's frost
Very good, Jasper.
Void dotted with lights
Modest body of matter
Blue planet of life
Well done, TiG.
Fake lies belie news
Information overload
Chaos abounding
Absolutely unable to resist, eh Lenny? Pity.
Did you write that or is it a meme?
I wrote it and created the graphic in Adobe Illustrator. I did this awhile ago so when I saw your article title I thought I'd use it.
Why not use it? Double the creativity.
Thank you !
Softly purring cat
Warming himself on the sill
Slowly falls asleep
Very good, Perrie.
Cold winds have left
Warmth now in the air
Nature awakens us
Thank you Luther. Should you want to make your poem comply with the traditional haiku 5-7-5 syllable format and the mention of a season, may I suggest:
And here are some Spring flowers to add a visual to your poem:
A haiku on nature and snow:
Locks down article
The snowflakes who need control
It is their nature
Your photography is appreciated - and it doesn't attract purple ink.
I gave up on posting my photos here. The quality sucks now and nobody will do anything to fix it.
I get the feeling that my photos get a little fuzzy when they're posted here. Sometimes I think the colour is a bit faded as well. Is that what you mean?
It’s the crappy resolution. There’s no options for retaining the original resolution.
Resolution or compression?
I usually set the parameters at 512, normal, and no margin, having first reduced the photo pixel size to in the neibourhood of 1000 X 1000. Is there a better way to post in order to produce clear sharp images on NT?
The image technology comes with the platform so I do not know what they are doing under the covers. But, generally speaking, the best quality comes from using the original size. If typical, the platform will retain the large image (using up disk space and also slowing things down a bit) but would then scale the image on demand per the device and intended dimensions. If you know that the image will never need more than 1000 by 1000 pixels (a reasonable assumption right now with ordinary monitor sizes) then you could do what you are doing but select the original size option when you upload.
I have noticed that if I retain the original size, which is 3 to 4 times the size that I reduce it to for posting, it not only takes much longer to post, but often it will not post the photo, or the whole photo.
That is understandable (and why I cautioned about space and speed) since original size consumes more resources than a reduced (compressed) size. But ultimately, when it comes down to digital quality, resolution (number of pixels used to represent the image) is the critical factor.
And, as you note, sometimes you will have to resize just to get the image to show in the limited space provided. But when you resize down, the image will look as good as it can under the conditions. Resizing up, in contrast, produces truly horrible image quality.
the walls are moving
yet the grey table is still
where are you looking
Interesting. I'm not sure that questions are usually included in haiku, but your haiku does work.
Because this article is subject to red box rules, and it''s time for me to go to sleep, I'm locking it for the night. I will reopen it in the morning, which will be about 7 p.m. Sunday in New York.
This article is now unlocked for the day. Any more poets around?
Birds chirping early
flowers blooming in my yard
time to go to work
Good one,TG.
thanks, Buzz!