Writing poetry allows me to exercise my imagination and share it with others. I strive to write for the benefit of the reader using carnival fun mirror images of my life's experiences.
Haiku/Senryu
1. syllabic, written in 17 syllables or less.
2. usually written in 3 or fewer lines.
3. made up of 3 units, a concrete image, a parallel or expansion of the image, and a juxtaposed image that shows a moment of enlightenment .
4. written in focused, concrete images Haiku is the ultimate, Show don't tell. The art asks that you show the crystals in the snowflake.
5. articles such as, a, the, an, are used sparingly. They use up precious syllables unnecessarily. The same goes for adding ing at the end if a word. In such a small poem adding ing can produce an artificial urgency.
6. there is no ego in haiku, the enlightenment is drawn from the image, the poet is just the messenger.
7. untitled. Haiku are often #ed and dated rather than titled.
#14. Haiku #18 (Modern)
ID #969878 entered on November 16, 2019 at 10:33pm
#13. Haiku #17 (Modern)
ID #969862 entered on November 16, 2019 at 9:21pm
#12. Haiku #16 (Modern)
ID #969860 entered on November 18, 2019 at 11:23pm
#11. Haiku #15 (Modern)
ID #969856 entered on November 16, 2019 at 9:20pm
#10. Haiku #14 (Modern)
ID #969855 entered on November 19, 2019 at 6:56am
#9. Haiku #13 (Modern)
ID #969854 entered on December 13, 2019 at 12:16am
#8. Haiku #12 (Modern)
ID #969852 entered on November 16, 2019 at 5:05pm
#7. Haiku #11 (Modern)
ID #969851 entered on November 17, 2019 at 2:57am
#6. Haiku #10 (Modern)
ID #969832 entered on November 16, 2019 at 12:48pm
#5. Haiku #9 (Modern)
ID #969831 entered on November 16, 2019 at 12:42pm
#4. Haiku #8 (Modern)
ID #969830 entered on November 16, 2019 at 12:56pm
#3. Haiku #7 (Modern)
ID #969828 entered on November 16, 2019 at 12:13pm
#2. Haiku #6 (Modern)
ID #969825 entered on November 17, 2019 at 5:28pm
#1. Haiku #5 (Modern)
ID #969793 entered on November 16, 2019 at 12:13am
