Hey all!

While checking out short poetic forms I ran across this one. It could be another for our short form forum. I've never heard of it but maybe some of you have. I don't think it's posted here yet so I did it! LOL

Cathy


This form was invented by poet Eileen Tabios, who is also publisher, Meritage Press. It was officially inaugurated on the Web on June 12th, 2003 (Philippine Independence Day).

In traditional Hay(na)ku, it contains:

A tercet: 3 lines.
A total of 6 words: 1 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 3 in the third line.
There is no restriction on syllables or stressed or rhymes.

Variations:
The longest line can be placed first and the shortest last. The total is still 6 words: 3 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 1 in the third line.
Multiple hay(na)ku can be chained to form a longer poem.
See the anthology for more variations.

Examples:

Dan Waber's:

Nothing
adds up.
Love isn't math.


and Craig Freeman's

Moonshine
And great
Quantities of hills.

Here's a link for the particulars. It was invented by Eileen Tabios who is also a publisher...


http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/haynaku.htm



A couple of my own meager attempts...

Moonbeams
are paths
to other realms.

Starlight
creates a
playground of dreams.

Summer
breezes tempt
my inner senses.

Visuals
inspire fantasy,
so 'twould seem.

Hi Cathy.

Thanks for posting this form! This looks like fun!

I wonder if these might be more impactful without articles, conjunctions etc.? Is it allowed to just relate words without them? If I play with your examples:

Starlight
illuminates creative
playground's universal dreams.

I'll be back!


~Cleo

Hi Cathy,
this is cool!
And I enjoyed the samples,
including your own...

I can't help trying to turn a hay(na)ku
into a haiku...or do I mean, turn a haiku
into a hay(na)ku? Lol!


hospital...
her eyes
reflect the sunset

thunder --
his heartbeat
out of reach


Lary

haiku
fosters another;
hey now... cool!