Photo: © Every Photo Tells A Story A haiku is a short poem originating in Japan and is written as follows:
*A haiku is written in three lines with a total of 17 syllables
First line = 5 syllables
Second line = 7 syllables
Third line = 5 syllables
Example:
The summer river:
although there is a bridge, my horse
goes through the water.
by Masaoka Shiki
*There are variations;try to get close as you can. As you see,
Shiki used 8 syllables in his second line. *
As Ares has pointed out, the 8 syllables in Shiki's second line is
due to translation from Japanese to English.
And, have fun!
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Out in the dark cold,
I ride my white horse, watching
the moon above me...
Look! A carousal.
Colorful horses go up
and down. What great fun.
Clop, clop, clop, clop ... pause, a deep breath, a head shake ... "snort."
Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop.
Monotone memories
startled from reflections in
his faded glass eyes.
He pulls on the bit,
burdened by the heavy weight-
he dreams of freedom.
Love this site.
he came in with grace
following my whistle with
a noble gallop
cool blog. i did many haikus back in my sophomore days..:)
http://www.cloudsandletters.blogspot.com
http://www.potofemotions.blogspot.com
and btw.. maybe the reason why the 2nd line had 8 syllables was because it was a translation.. it got me thinking.
Thank you, Ares, regarding the eight syllables being due to a translation. I didn't even think of that :)
P.S. And, thank you, everyone, for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed it, and, please contact me if you ever have any photo and or writing ideas.
Please note that for the most part (unless there is a specific question, etc.) I will not be "commenting" on what you write no matter how "good" I think it is. I do not want to judge, in any way, how you write. That is up to you, to develop your own writing style.
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In the shadow of
his restless dreams, he runs and
hides from watching eyes.
Galloping as if
Somewhere it will go; in truth
It runs in circles
Some good stuff here. I'm so jealous,boo-hoo-hoo :(
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