Qryos Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 (edited) ~ OK, I'm gonna be a 'thing' once again!An 'American Haiku' is 5-7-5 syllable countThere's nothing wrong with that!It's just a different art form than what is considered 'Real haiku'{not constrained by syllable count, but by imagery}Sorta like this stuff...Dark limbs cross the moonDancing with an autumn windDrawing me closerdark limbscross the moonautumn wind draws me I'm sorry, but I'm gonna do another, I love the abreviation of it so.Hey! At least I'm only doing my own! Dark is the riverMoonlight strikes each gentle touchFlashing to my eyeNope. Couldn't do that one...I like that! Haiku or not, it's pretty Cherry tree blossomsCascade like a brides bouquetUpon her headstone& that's truer to traditional haiku imagery...OK, I admit! I'm a true fan of American Haiku!!! Edited March 6, 2005 by Qryos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SifuPhil Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 ...An 'American Haiku' is 5-7-5 syllable countThere's nothing wrong with that!It's just a different art form than what is considered 'Real haiku'{not constrained by syllable count, but by imagery}......OK, I admit! I'm a true fan of American Haiku!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nothing wrong with that - it's when people yipe and moan about "improper form" and take you to task for exploring verse that's the REAL pity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKalee Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 MIND LIKE A YO YO HEART LIKE A FLOWER BLOOMING SOUL OF A POET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Dr. Rick Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 soft winds in the nightthe water ripples slowlyour life moves this wayever so gentlythe currents guide us fartherto our decisionswhich path will we takeis our choice the correct oneour spirit knows thisand at our endpointwill our evaluationbe what we hoped for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decline Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 My words are like saltno longer legal tender.Ah, the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 my moon-based death raypanicks the people of Earthlet's see who's "mad" now-anon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verisoph Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Guitarist's Lament~ by Issiah Verisophrosy pole akimboit just ain't takin' no lipbad little finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decline Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Guitarist's Lament~ by Issiah Verisophrosy pole akimboit just ain't takin' no lipbad little fingerGreat haiku! Thanks for the welcome to the forums btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verisoph Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thanks. I liked yours so much, I was inspired to try my hand at this again. As I was saying, I'm not very good at haiku, and unfortunately, it matters not that I'd like to be. Hope you have the opportunity to visit the forum regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Greedy Monk Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Diamond of mindCastle unravaged by timeMy future is...mineGMP.S. "Anybody got a peanut?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decline Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Poor Devil by DeclineThe bottomless pithas become my new abodeNo chance of parole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verisoph Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Diamond of mindCastle unravaged by timeMy future is...mineGMP.S. "Anybody got a peanut?"Outstanding!P.S. I have a can full of peanuts. Whazitoya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verisoph Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Poor Devil by DeclineThe bottomless pithas become my new abodeNo chance of parole No; chance for parole,mercy for good behavior,reprieve, or quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me Flower Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 May I add my voice to all of these? So many wonderful thoughts! This is mine. Probably not very good, but it's mine. ShadowDancerMan sees an apple treeI see possibilitiesWorlds live within worldsTime and space togetherScience and magic in peaceMankind gains knowlegeThe Goddess' wishTo love one anotherTo learn togetherSee the possibilitiesIn a single apple treeSeeds of love and changeChange is coming soonThe penulum is swingingTime is without end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decline Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 LoveMy face becomes warmInhaling your sweet perfume.And then I vomit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decline Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 WarMen do not win wars.They stand and fight and they die.Sitting asses win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Harlan Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Final Vision Life is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of the buffalo in the winter. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. -Crowfoot (Blackfoot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qryos Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 ~ I haven't written haiku for a while... I'll try.{I don't do 'American haiku', tho I can. I've studied Japanese haiku, based on imagery, not syllables. What the... I'll do one of each. Or try to!}bare trees reflectingon icetrees barren reflectupon the frozen waterwinter's complexion... I prefer the 'Japanese' form... more contemplative, refined?I don't know, condensed. Able to have more meanings.It's hard tho' to craft an image, a 'snap-shot' of a moment in few words.{That's what 'Japanese' haiku is, a moment, an image caught.}'American' haiku's catching on in Japan even! Altered of course due to the incompatability of the languages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verisoph Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 And then there's the Neo-Japanese Haiku:it'sallgoodOkay, I admit, I made that up.The name "Neo-Japanese," that is, not the haiku.On second thought, I made up the haiku, too.Well actually, I didn't make up the phrase which makes up the haiku, but I am perhaps the first to present that phrase in the form of a haiku. Does that count for anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Greedy Monk Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 And then there's the Neo-Japanese Haiku:it'sallgoodOkay, I admit, I made that up.The name "Neo-Japanese," that is, not the haiku.On second thought, I made up the haiku, too.Well actually, I didn't make up the phrase which makes up the haiku, but I am perhaps the first to present that phrase in the form of a haiku. Does that count for anything?Hey everybody! He's thinkin for himself! Get him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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