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Haiku is one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
Haiku (in English) usually appears as an unrhymed three-line verse. It should balance intense, fragmentary imagery with stress on rhythm and sound. Though it can be presented in three lines, a haiku structurally consists of two parts with a pause in between. The power behind it derives from the juxtaposition of the two images and the sense of surprise or revelation that the second image produces. A good haiku is like a good joke: the set-up, then the punch line. In the broadest sense,Haiku is about Nature. In Japan, most haiku have a season word (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, New Years) that links the poem with the vast, archetypal round of the Year of Life. Today, in place of the season word, some contemporary haiku poets use keywords that express common themes of human experience (for example, "mother"). This, however, is a matter of controversy in modern haiku. Some examples of tradition Haiku are listed below by Japanese Poet, Kobayashi Issa for you to enjoy. one man remains... blossom shade the cherry blossoms that stirred me, shade me no more through falling snow a spring breeze blows have you come to save us haiku poets? red dragonfly Please feel free to add to this thread your own haiku.. Mosaic Musings Staff ·······  ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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Cleo_Serapis Haiku Aug 3 03, 16:40 
Athena After The Snow
the showers pour down
cleansing th... Jan 31 04, 06:32 Cybele serene winter evening
moonbeams inch across my cha... Feb 7 04, 02:10 Dear Grace
The serenity shines through, quiet (I ... Feb 7 04, 02:39 Athena Oh Lady Grace,
This poem is marvelously full of p... Feb 7 04, 03:11 Cybele Hello Dolly and Good Sir Knight
Thank you fo... Feb 7 04, 03:34 PROGRESS REPORT
She's talking at last !
P... Feb 7 04, 04:17 Cybele Good Sir Knight,
Great piece Alan - and oh! s... Feb 7 04, 12:17 Cybele lacy tracery
winter skeletons of trees;
a Robin ch... Feb 8 04, 04:22 Haiku - ETERNAL HARBINGER
A robin chirrups
in ble... Feb 8 04, 04:34 Cybele captured by headlights
hailstones click on the win... Feb 10 04, 13:42 Athena when doves flying low
watch windshield very closel... Feb 13 04, 01:56 oskarthethird Haiku (sea)
When dust of sunlight
Settles on the... Feb 9 04, 03:56 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (oskarthethird @ Feb. 09 2004, 03:56)Ha... Feb 13 04, 12:53 Athena I've really enjoyed reading all these lovely h... Feb 14 04, 04:47 Cybele Oh Dolly! How sad!
unblemished white la... Feb 14 04, 05:18 Athena Yes Grace, I see that!
This one is r... Feb 14 04, 05:22 Cybele pricked by a sharp thorn;
blood drips on the pure ... Feb 15 04, 04:34 Cybele lace-edged waves stealing
kisses from the golden s... Feb 18 04, 02:54 Dear Grace
WOW what an image - didn't know I ... Feb 18 04, 02:58 Cybele Good morning good Sir Knight,
Ah! There... Feb 18 04, 03:57 JustDaniel Good night, Ms Morning… it’s in all of us!
... Feb 18 04, 05:37 Cybele Hi Daniel
QUOTE winter warm-up
white sheet co... Feb 19 04, 12:27 JustDaniel Thank you, Grace. Very nice piece here...
and I ... Feb 19 04, 17:36 Athena Oh, Daniel, that one is cute! Funny! I t... Feb 20 04, 01:58 Cybele Hello Dolly,
Very nice thought. Idle on the outsi... Feb 20 04, 04:27 Cybele Good Morning Daniel,
Oh! that puppy!... Feb 20 04, 04:31 JustDaniel Hey, Dolly and Grace!
Great stuff... and look... Feb 20 04, 10:19 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Love the last line Shame it doesn... Feb 21 04, 04:18 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Feb. 21 2004, 03:18)Hello Dan... Feb 21 04, 04:56 Cybele Oh Daniel,
QUOTE silly wet heron
stands ... Feb 21 04, 08:24 Athena Heyyyy Everyone ..... these haiku are super! ... Feb 22 04, 03:00 Cybele Hello Dolly,
A truly lovely piece with great imag... Feb 24 04, 02:50 Athena Oh Grace,
I LOVE your haiku!! What a tho... Feb 25 04, 00:56 Cybele Hello Dolly
I heard you were dead;
knew rumors... Feb 25 04, 02:08 Dove Open night sky floats
and is bleached haphazardly
... Mar 12 04, 04:08 Athena The Good Ol' Days
Shopping for our needs
brin... Mar 13 04, 03:09 Cybele into the limelight;
enthusiastic stampede
small ba... Mar 14 04, 03:25 Cybele Hi Dolly
may shadows never
darken the joy in ... Mar 14 04, 03:28 Dear Grace,
I know this is not interactice, but i... Mar 14 04, 03:35 Athena Thank you so much, Lady Grace! What a neat ha... Mar 14 04, 17:31 Cybele beside the old well
tonight: from his close-cupped... Mar 15 04, 04:33 Dear Grace,
Lovely. and inspirational :
WEDDED B... Mar 15 04, 04:50 Cybele Get away with you Alan
I know you are an old ... Mar 15 04, 04:55 Dove Two Lovers Warming in the Rain
Night; black-eyed... Mar 21 04, 00:15 Dove Cooling the Local Fauna
Soft sand, blending beac... Mar 25 04, 00:56 Cybele sultry summer night -
breeze riffling across the p... Apr 11 04, 08:00 Cybele crack in the blue vase;
slowly creeping pool... Apr 17 04, 02:08 Cybele caught in my headlights
legs atremble - startled ... Apr 26 04, 02:33 Cleo_Serapis Ohhh Grace!
Was this a real incident! That must ... Apr 26 04, 05:12 Dear Grace,
Remindsme of a story told me by a lad... Apr 26 04, 07:16 Cybele Dear Cleo and Alan,
Yes, this actually happened... Apr 26 04, 08:10 Cybele childhood's summer days;
lemonade and cherry j... May 8 04, 08:31 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ May 08 2004, 08:31)childhood... Jun 9 04, 05:02 Cybele a golden meadow
dappled with blood red poppies
a s... Jul 4 04, 03:44 JustDaniel Hi, Grace!
a heavy waking
lightened by col... Jul 4 04, 05:12 Cybele A sight remembered from my youth
Harold loves Kat... Jul 11 04, 02:28 JustDaniel a dubious factoid out of nowhere:
senryu, methink... Jul 11 04, 04:07 JustDaniel ... and a little faux-ku:
ill winds
seasons come... Jul 11 04, 04:20 heartsong7 My Haiku rhyme...is that permitted?
Flutters
Gol... Jul 17 04, 19:37 JustDaniel for haiku purists, rhyme, titles, complete sentenc... Jul 18 04, 01:58 heartsong7 Thanks for the info. Daniel...I'm no purest...... Jul 19 04, 13:07 JustDaniel hmmm...
Well, that noe does not meet the muster o... Jul 20 04, 03:35 heartsong7 Daniel...
QUOTE Rhyme in three short lines could ... Jul 20 04, 07:13 heartsong7 its harder not to rhyme. :wall:
sultry sum... Jul 20 04, 08:07 JustDaniel I think you're right!
Again, I ain't ... Jul 20 04, 11:58 heartsong7 Daniel...good one :pharoah2 I really like yo... Jul 20 04, 13:31 JustDaniel Thank you, Sue. I love the faux-ku form... b... Jul 20 04, 13:47 heartsong7 QUOTE You do NOT have to have 5 syllables. T... Jul 20 04, 14:19 heartsong7 two vines intertwine
berries plant a juicy kiss
on... Jul 20 04, 14:34 heartsong7 songs of love-drunk frogs
echo throughout swampy w... Jul 23 04, 12:15 JustDaniel Allow me to edit:
QUOTE (heartsong7 @ July 2... Jul 27 04, 03:43 Cybele Hi Daniel and heartsongs7. :wave:
What a ... Jul 27 04, 04:19 JustDaniel You're too kind, Grace... and I sure ain't... Jul 27 04, 12:47 Cybele Hi Daniel,
First two lines sound much better... Jul 27 04, 15:33 heartsong7 haiku? based on a favorite saying.
sole crushed v... Aug 11 04, 23:03 Cybele on the lily pad,
patiently awaiting lunch;
our res... Aug 13 04, 08:41 Cybele Haiku for Autumn
summer slips away
hidden by autu... Sep 16 04, 10:13 Zeus² Unloved but Beautiful
Dandelion seeds
a geodesic ... Sep 16 04, 10:50 Cybele HALLOWEEN HAIKU :ghostface:
rustle... Sep 17 04, 02:37 Cleo_Serapis Thanks Grace - we shall use both sets of Haiku for... Sep 17 04, 05:25 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Cybele @ Sep. 16 2004, 11:13)Haiku for... Sep 18 04, 07:30 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Just Daniel @ Nov. 03 2003, 03:39)fall... Sep 18 04, 07:35 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Alan @ Nov. 02 2003, 14:02)WASTE, OR W... Sep 18 04, 07:36 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Just Daniel @ Nov. 06 2003, 15:15)fall... Sep 18 04, 07:41 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Cybele @ Sep. 17 2004, 03:37)HALLOWEEN... Sep 18 04, 07:56 Dear Cleo,
You have my permission.
Love
Alan Sep 18 04, 19:27 Cybele Good morning Lori :cheer:
Hello Grace... Sep 19 04, 02:16 Cybele rosy-hued dusk;
across the pond
swan wings settle Sep 19 04, 02:45 Cybele cock crow;
following the light
you quietly leave m... Sep 19 04, 02:51 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Zeus² @ Sep. 16 2004, 11:50)
Unloved ... Sep 19 04, 09:10 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Alan @ Sep. 18 2004, 20:27)Dear Cleo,
... Sep 19 04, 09:18 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Cybele @ Sep. 19 2004, 03:16)[b]Good m... Sep 19 04, 09:22 Cybele The Potato Eaters by Van Gogh
quiet despair;
bath... Sep 22 04, 01:37 JustDaniel All: Sorry I have not been around in a while. I... Sep 22 04, 06:09 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Well. I have really missed yo... Sep 22 04, 06:47 JustDaniel ah, do you dis Grace me, calling my senryu a faux-... Sep 22 04, 09:32 Cybele Hi Daniel :dance: :jester:
Not ill t... Sep 22 04, 11:29 JustDaniel Well, Grace... actually for the past week I have... Sep 22 04, 18:13 Cybele Good morning Dañiel,
Sounds like you have been ... Sep 23 04, 00:42 
Cybele Lourdes grotto
stones polished
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