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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 
JustDaniel Hey, Grace!
Glad to hear that you're o... Sep 23 04, 14:41 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Sep. 22 2004, 02:37)The Potat... Sep 23 04, 15:16 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Sorry for the delay in answering ... Sep 29 04, 02:05 Cybele Me again Daniel,
QUOTE The Potato Eaters by Van G... Sep 29 04, 02:10 JustDaniel Glad to be of some kind of help, Grace... and I... Sep 29 04, 16:25 Cybele [b]
Good morning Daniel,
Thank you for your kind... Sep 30 04, 02:31 Cybele summer cloudburst:
a wasp shares my shelter
in gar... Sep 30 04, 02:38 JustDaniel Thanks for your visit and ticklers, Grace... and y... Oct 4 04, 09:15 Cybele Good morning Daniel
King of senryu, very witt... Oct 10 04, 04:49 JustDaniel wonderful picture, Grace.
Could this be a complem... Oct 10 04, 19:06 Cybele Good morning Daniel my friend
Great idea to st... Oct 11 04, 02:24 JustDaniel I see spots before my eyes, Grace; fall leaves bef... Oct 12 04, 05:01 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Just Daniel @ Oct. 12 2004, 06:01)I se... Oct 12 04, 05:13 Cybele Leapfrogging the seasons Daniel
winter twilig... Oct 12 04, 16:29 JustDaniel Hmmm... Grace, if I were to take yours as a kataut... Oct 12 04, 16:56 Cybele Hello Daniel, :speechless:
QUOTE Hmmm... ... Oct 12 04, 17:04 JustDaniel Pardonez moi, mon amie!
I guess you haven... Oct 13 04, 07:17 Cybele Hi Daniel,
QUOTE orb of crisp morning
rolls y... Oct 13 04, 11:35 JustDaniel Thank you, Grace... and a very picturesque follow-... Oct 13 04, 12:11 Cybele cloudy moonlight;
the lake hoards
deep, dark secre... Oct 15 04, 11:10 JustDaniel cloudy all day long;
winged hordes of lake immigra... Oct 15 04, 11:26 Cybele Hi again Daniel,
One more and I must go and pre... Oct 15 04, 11:34 JustDaniel now that one is touching! It's right... Oct 15 04, 11:47 Cybele Do you have a golden labrador Daniel? Surely the ... Oct 19 04, 05:20 JustDaniel boughed down in sorrow
leaving all its tears insid... Oct 19 04, 17:32 Cybele QUOTE boughed down in sorrow
leaving all its tears... Oct 20 04, 02:30 JustDaniel hmmm 4-6-7 perhaps okay for katauta... but not h... Oct 21 04, 13:17 Cybele [b]
Good morning Daniel,
QUOTE hmmm 4-6-7 per... Oct 22 04, 04:20 Brahms Definitely intended to post in haiku section,
beca... Oct 22 04, 00:11 Brahms Solid dark quiet
pasture cool lapping stall door
h... Oct 21 04, 16:01 Cleo_Serapis Hi Stephen.
DId you mean to post this in Homer's?... Oct 21 04, 16:13 Cleo_Serapis Maybe I'm confuse Grace
But methinks Katauta is ... Oct 22 04, 05:18 Cybele Hello Cleo,
QUOTE Maybe I'm confuse Grace ... Oct 22 04, 05:25 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Cybele @ Oct. 22 2004, 06:25)Hello Cle... Oct 22 04, 09:30 Cybele Hello Stephen,
I tried to reply to this two ... Oct 25 04, 03:54 Cybele ribbon of moonlight
paves way for fishing boats
ch... Oct 25 04, 03:58 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Oct. 25 2004, 04:58)ribbon of... Oct 25 04, 06:44 Cybele Hi Daniel,
You see, that's my trouble. ... Oct 25 04, 08:01 JustDaniel From my perspective I think your first one is perf... Oct 25 04, 08:25 Cybele Hello Daniel,
I have edited the second one, ... Oct 25 04, 16:52 JustDaniel In my uneducated opinion, your revision is wondrou... Oct 25 04, 18:39 Cybele [b]
Good morning Daniel,
Thank you for your kind ... Oct 26 04, 05:44 JustDaniel Well, Grace...
I'm glad that you checked whic... Oct 26 04, 07:12 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Well it was really meant as a joke ... Oct 26 04, 12:31 JustDaniel I think that's a great one, Grace. Some puris... Oct 26 04, 13:39 Cybele Hi Daniel,
QUOTE I hope this serious one causes... Oct 26 04, 15:26 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Oct. 26 2004, 16:26)cold ligh... Oct 26 04, 15:42 Cybele Hello Daniel,
QUOTE cruel highway dusk;
grazing ... Oct 27 04, 02:19 Cleo_Serapis frosted driveway
signals start of Winter's Day
in ... Oct 27 04, 05:18 JustDaniel Grace, you'll have to write about those moors ... Oct 27 04, 05:46 JustDaniel Greetings, Queen o' the Nile! QUOTE (Cleo... Oct 27 04, 05:56 Cybele Good afternoon Daniel.
QUOTE Grace, you'l... Oct 27 04, 07:52 Cybele Good afternoon Lori,
QUOTE frosted driveway... Oct 27 04, 08:03 JustDaniel moi? Cheeky?
... by the way, I think maybe I ... Oct 27 04, 08:27 Cybele Hi Daniel,
dear hunter's moon?
I deniro... Oct 27 04, 09:36 JustDaniel there she goes again:
strippin' off 'er cl... Oct 27 04, 11:20 Cybele Hi Daniel,
I didn't think there was anyone in... Oct 27 04, 13:19 Cybele ancient boulder
host to dainty spring flower;
perf... Oct 27 04, 13:21 JustDaniel Toni stone-head said
Let them eat cake ~ she lost ... Oct 28 04, 02:04 Cybele Great reply Daniel,
Yes, definitely a pseudo-ku,... Oct 28 04, 03:28 JustDaniel ... no hounds. Went out to see the eclipse (... Oct 28 04, 03:34 Cybele Oops !!
... no hounds. Went out to se... Oct 28 04, 03:51 JustDaniel duck slowly waddles;
no more soring 'neath eag... Oct 28 04, 07:42 Cybele Hello Daniel,
QUOTE duck slowly waddles;
no mor... Oct 30 04, 09:19 JustDaniel I think that's more of a senryu, don't you... Oct 30 04, 09:59 Cybele Hi Daniel,
QUOTE I think that's more of a... Oct 30 04, 10:19 JustDaniel I suppose it is, Grace... one from a guy with onse... Oct 31 04, 01:00 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Ah 'tis the season of coughs ... Oct 31 04, 02:36 Cybele Scene in the park.
late for the skein;
amorous g... Oct 31 04, 02:40 JustDaniel lonely widowed goose
stays back to tend her goslin... Oct 31 04, 05:14 Cybele lilac teardrops cling
to grey stone in sprin... Nov 1 04, 17:42 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Nov. 01 2004, 17:42) li... Nov 2 04, 11:18 Cybele Hello Daniel,
QUOTE Grace, I'm not sure I g... Nov 2 04, 12:20 JustDaniel Hi, Grace!
Ahh... I had been thinking of l... Nov 2 04, 14:13 Cybele Oops Daniel,
QUOTE but now you'll ha... Nov 2 04, 17:05 JustDaniel Hey, Grace...
just back from the Philadelphia Air... Nov 3 04, 08:20 Cybele Hi Daniel,
Feeling a little better I hope?
... Nov 3 04, 17:57 JustDaniel Darn, Grace! I'm wondering if you're ... Nov 3 04, 22:09 Cybele [b]Hi Daniel,
QUOTE Darn, Grace! I'm wo... Nov 4 04, 16:48 JustDaniel You've nothing at all to feel paranoid about, ... Nov 5 04, 16:10 Cybele [b]Hello Daniel,
Back from my trip to Cornwall.
... Nov 8 04, 09:47 JustDaniel It was an interesting typo, huh?
How about thi... Nov 8 04, 10:38 Cybele Hi there Daniel,
I hope the patient is recovering... Nov 17 04, 03:46 JustDaniel ah, a very sensitive piece! You make the feat... Nov 17 04, 04:13 Cybele Hi Daniel,
Glad to hear you are recovering, I kno... Nov 19 04, 03:26 JustDaniel Hey, Grace...
I'm not sure whether I'm sh... Nov 19 04, 11:24 Cybele Good morning Daniel,
cerulean wind
wooed eide... Nov 20 04, 03:49 JustDaniel Please note again, Grace, that the title on my hai... Nov 27 04, 22:41 Cybele Hello Daniel,
QUOTE maple leaf dances
to strain... Nov 28 04, 10:10 JustDaniel dove saw yer balloon;
it sent ya a rude, high coo
... Dec 1 04, 10:57 Cybele Hello Daniel,
Couldn't see this one until I t... Dec 2 04, 04:53 Cybele Hi Daniel,
A turn around. My reply to you reply. ... Dec 2 04, 04:58 JustDaniel QUOTE (Cybele @ Dec. 02 2004, 04:58) ... Dec 3 04, 07:10 JustDaniel Continuing the bird theme, I went outside to my va... Dec 6 04, 09:37 Jox Hi,
Towards undefining haiku...
The British Haik... Jan 24 05, 20:38 Cybele Thank you for this James,
May I add this extract ... Jan 25 05, 03:41 Jox Thanks Grace.
It seems to me that there is very l... Jan 25 05, 03:57 jgdittier moon and sun align
a shadow transits landscapes
ho... Jan 28 05, 18:12 Jox Hi Ron,
Good to see you venturing into haiku.
Ju... Jan 28 05, 18:18 
Toumai Hi Jgd,
This is beautiful - the eclipse shadow sw... Jan 29 05, 03:34 3 User(s) are reading this topic (3 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
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