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Why Haiku?
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Why Haiku? |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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Why a form of art Which departs from accepted Parameters set? To touch and stir hearts To intrigue and challenge head? And leave unfulfilled? Vocabulary- To wrest it into meaning- Things not intended. Rhythm and meter- The very substance of music Flippantly cast off. While challenging, true- Perhaps it serves to feed egos Who can't attain rhyme. A rebel, myself? Perhaps, yet perhaps a voice In defense of art. |
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wandering glider Senior Member
since 2001-04-04
Posts 501aloft |
It is not haiku just because one counts the words and finds seventeen. Haiku needs the spirit found in an observation. The sense of "aha"! I don't recall seeing this from you elsewhere. I find that with great practice, haiku is a very satisfying form. (as must be the form you do so well) |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I think this fascinating in the way it is done, John, Whether one enjoys haiku or not. Ida |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
I think you would think differently if you were to read haiku in Japanese, which is such a beautiful language. Nakinurete Itasa Koraete Makura Nure Wet pillows do dry in the sun. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Hats off to you on this one. |
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