Daily Haiku - Don't be scared!!! COME ON!!!

Krayzsexykool
on 4/28/09 1:33 am, edited 4/28/09 4:09 am - Douglasville, GA

I invite you all to join me to let out some silliness.... Add your own!!!

If I can remember, I shall post a daily haiku. What, is a haiku? did you forget your writing classes in elementary school? b/c I'm lazy and don't feel like typing this mess out, here it is:

Understand the way haiku is made. Haiku in Japanese has three lines written one right after another, with 17 syllables -- the first line contains five syllables, the second has seven, and the last has five. In English (a stressed language), the ideas can be expressed with a short line, a long line, and another short -- line. However, some recent English haiku writers have written two-line haiku.
Choose a general topic. Haiku usually focus on imagery from nature. Haiku do not tell stories and usually do not directly tell about human experiences; they communicate a deeply felt moment -- usually a scene from nature -- which is then simply expressed, without big, fancy words. Haiku reflects a deeper human experience, such as simplicity or loneliness.
Choose a season. Since almost all haiku focus on nature, the season is important for coming up with words to use. Because there are so few words in the poem, simple phrases like "cherry blossoms" or "falling leaves" can create lush scenes, yet still reflect the feeling of the verse. In Japanese, the "kigo" or season word was generally understood; "autumn breeze" might be known to express loneliness and the coming of the dark winter season.
- Winter usually makes us think of burden, cold, sadness, hunger, tranquility or peace. Ideas about winter can be invited with words like "snow," "ice," "dead tree," "leafless," etc.
- Summer brings about feelings of warmth, vibrancy, love, anger, temptation and many others. General summer phrases include references to the sky, beaches, heat, lust and any form of romance.
- Autumn brings to mind a very wide range of ideas: decay, belief in the supernatural, jealousy, saying good-bye, loss, regret and mystery to name a few. Falling leaves, shadows and autumn colors are the most common implementations.
- Spring, like summer, can make one think of love, but it is usually more a sense of infatuation than lust. Also common are themes like innocence, youth, passion and fickleness. Anything with blossoms, new plants, silk, warm rains can imply spring. For more information on seasons, go to the link listed below.
  Seasons don't have to be the ones listed. Holidays can be seasons of their own. There's a big difference between winter and Christmas, after all.
Add a contrast. Reading most haiku, you'll notice they either present one idea for the first two lines and then switch quickly to something else or do the same with the first line and last two, although this is not as common. Contrasts can be the hardest part. The haiku poet wants to come up with the perfect words to spark the ideas they wish to communicate. It doesn't have to be extremely severe; it can be anything from one color to another. Often the last line of a haiku carries a twist - something unexpected. In English, punctuation between the two lines can create that contrast, although this is not necessary.