straycat
6th-September-2006, 12:58 PM
Trish's thread on 'Are forumites more poetic (http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9533)' made me wonder whether a Haiku thread might be in order. For those who don't know, haiku originate in Japan, and are short (17 syllables or less) non-rhyming poems, which making reference to the seasons or nature in some way.
There's loads of rules on how to write haiku in English, but no concensus at all from what I can tell.
Some basic guidelines:
brevity [one to three lines totaling 17 syllables or less]
three lines -- some would insist of 5-7-5 syllable structure, some suggest a structure of three lines with 5 or less, 7 or less, 5 or less syllables.
when read aloud, can be completed in one breadth
avoidance of traditional English poetic forms, such as rhyming and metaphor.
juxtaposition … two elements or lines of the haiku indirectly relate to a third.
descriptiveness ... haiku describe, they don't prescribe or tell.
Couple of examples:
After the storm
A boy wiping the sky
From the tables
Railroad crossing bells
stop a mid-summer's day
from rushing on by
Anyone fancy writing some MJ related ones? I'll make a couple of stupid attempts to start off :really:
Blues in the night
A perfect partner
Leaves you breathless
Hot summer air
Crowded floor
Celine Dion kills the night
Stray
PS I know absolutely nothing about how to write good ones. I just like the idea.
There's loads of rules on how to write haiku in English, but no concensus at all from what I can tell.
Some basic guidelines:
brevity [one to three lines totaling 17 syllables or less]
three lines -- some would insist of 5-7-5 syllable structure, some suggest a structure of three lines with 5 or less, 7 or less, 5 or less syllables.
when read aloud, can be completed in one breadth
avoidance of traditional English poetic forms, such as rhyming and metaphor.
juxtaposition … two elements or lines of the haiku indirectly relate to a third.
descriptiveness ... haiku describe, they don't prescribe or tell.
Couple of examples:
After the storm
A boy wiping the sky
From the tables
Railroad crossing bells
stop a mid-summer's day
from rushing on by
Anyone fancy writing some MJ related ones? I'll make a couple of stupid attempts to start off :really:
Blues in the night
A perfect partner
Leaves you breathless
Hot summer air
Crowded floor
Celine Dion kills the night
Stray
PS I know absolutely nothing about how to write good ones. I just like the idea.