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Haiku : Thoughtful unexpected touch. Please post ur haiku here. 25 million of ém would be great!
A haiku is an unrhymed, three - line poem. Though there are different ways to write haiku, the traditional pattern in English is to write the first and last lines with five syllables each and the middle line with seven syllables. In other words the pattern of syllables looks like this:
Line three: 1 2 3 4 5
3 anonymous examples, first haiku about, School, homework and dogs:
My dog ate it this morning
I sure like my dog
Snow will be arriving soon
We should rake the leaves
If you count the syllables on your fingers as you read these poems, you will see that the lines have five syllables, seven syllables and five syllables.
And here's another subtle hint to GGS from the - We want cats on our Big Farms file.
See two examples from me in the poems threads: Big Farm Cats and Big Farm Bats
(Always try to be modest, and be proud of it! lol toot toot)
Tired cat sleeps all day
He needs lots of rest for a
Long day of napping
I really hope all 25 million of you Big Farmers use your wonderfully creative minds and 25 million of your funny or thoughtful or unexpected or sporty or animal haiku get posted here, or post someone Else's that you like (Don't forget to credit the original author) and we can make 25 million people smile.
I intend to live forever - so far so good
Thank you for posting your haiku here.
Uncle Willy
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Thoughtful unexpected touch
Sandpaper tongue licks
Touch my tail I shred your hand
New rule tomorrow
and all the universe is present
at the lighting of a candle
Cooling on the rack
a homemade blueberry pie
waiting to be sliced
by Larry Bullock (I don't know who he is)
Today April 29th is:
International Dance Day
World Wish Day
National Zipper Day
National Day Without Shoes Day
Japan National Showa Day
This Haiku comes from our digital sailing Friend, Behan S/V Totem and www.sailingtotem.com
She wrote it about keeping in touch with people while circumnavigating the world but, I think it works very well for our Big Farm World also. Does anyone else think so to?
Just haven't seen face to face
To reach out and touch
Thank you Behan :thumbup:
Pivot lines, like the second line in this poem by Martin Lucus, are a wonderful way to double the meaning of your haiku.
with the river current
ducks drift backwards
In the right Fugu Chefs hands he will be delicious.
Heaven it's easy if you
Try no hell below
Some haiku make me cry
Bless you John
Staring at me creepily
At lest its smiling
Thats posted well past midnight
Fore I am tired
Everyone gets addicted in it
Everyone forgets everything:!:
Update: Oh dear, Sadia tsk tsk, not nice to fool UW. Guess that's strike 2. Thank you Kat
Tips: Write about common everyday events. Choose events that give you a moment of understanding and realization about the truth of things around you - But Don't Explain Them. Create an emotional response in the reader by presenting what caused your emotion rather than the emotion itself. Write from personal experience and memories, rather than from imagination to produce haiku that are authentic and believable.
To make your haiku more immediate, write in the present tense.
The 5,7,5 pattern is not a strict rule, sometimes it's better to just say what you need to create the mood you want, and not worry about form.
silently
drills through a chestnut
Kat.
Some haiku are a single image, Basho says, "like gold beaten to its utmost thinness". Very rarely a haiku has 3 images. The majority of good haiku have two images separated by the cut. Two of the lines resonate with each other to create a mood, atmosphere or image. Try not to use link-words like, but and because and like. Let the reader make the link, and thus to "step inside" the haiku, sharing it, in some sense, with the author. One image is not a comment on the other or a summery of it. The two half's should complement each other in mysterious ways, not obvious ones. Like this good haiku by Maggie West:
Hard rain falling
On the chimney cowling
Violence rarely, if not never has a place in haiku. This poem may be skirting the edges. My SuperCat drags home BBQ's and Cars but my other cat who is not eating Super premium cat food often brings me presents too. I did tone it down by saying DRAG instead of EAT a baby bird. So we must accept Mother Nature. Remember the only one who stands a chance fighting Mother Nature is Lady Luck.
Inspired by my other #1 muse, Kat Nip .
Lovely kitty cuddle
Drag a baby bird
Normally I would not like to say kitty. I would like the reader to just know what the haiku is about without my saying kitty or cat, like the second and third posts in this thread, but in Art (Yes, even in Limericks Siam22 ) there's always exceptions.
The middle line in the above haiku is a direct, word for word quote from one of Kat Nips posts, and no, she did not know I was going to do this contest (silly me) and there is another subtle hint to which of Kat Nips posts it is, in the Haiku. The last line is my subtle way of saying Thank You to Kat Nip for all her hard work and for the sometimes difficult decisions and actions she must make keeping this HUGE gaggle of Big Farmers in line. So... I think Big Farmers like challenges with rewards. First one to find Kat Nips inspirational post may find the Biggest Big Farm Sparkling Reward on their Big Farm. Of course ya gotta post an original haiku with your answer for it to count. ANY random entry or maybe ALL entries might receive a Good Reward and Karma.
Party Pooper! No, just kidding. You're doing your job.
So sorry to see those go, wish she had given the credit where it was due!
If the world, a stage
Performers the audience
As well, enjoy the show
Fantastic. I LOVE IT ! Good work Soapie !
I have one small suggestion for your good haiku. Punctuation is rarely used in Haiku. I would suggest removing the comas, it may give your good haiku a more immediate impact.
Here is a poem I wrote for DreamBig10's thread: Show your Poems. You may not have seen it.
It's also my sneaky way of pointing out some of many things that make a good haiku. I enjoyed writing this poem and I hope you enjoy reading it.
not the self that sees
but the things which are seen
A great test for the poet
what we most wish to say
is usually just which
escapes
words
with immediate insight
What is believed dis-jointed
suddenly unites
Things are as they are
Gathers colour and mood
new insight arises
The stuff of Haiku
K. Wilson, April/2014
And I promise my next post will have a haiku!
Nice poem as well. I will come back and read it when I have more time to digest it.
I was kidding about the " No two posts in a row with out a poem rule" perhaps we should have one, lol JK.
Some people do not pay right
I am sad this Forth
Yesterday I was having a pleasant chat with Arzie3 about him possibly joining our New Happy little co-op and as our PMs degenerated to May The Forth. I got a great chuckle from his "terrible ChewBacca impression"(His words). It was so terrible and funny that it inspired me. So I sent a nice prank to his Big Farm and this poem.....
Coming Soon.......
Cue: Deep Rumbling Voice
and Pix-elated people
Where no one eats or pees
A pleasant prank for your piggys
That is sure to please
Karma, fun and profit
I really like these
K. Wilson May/2014
Gosh, golly, gee wiz, I sure am luving all the Big Farmers I am meeting here in our electric world, when I got home from work at 3:33am, one of MY cow sheds was sparkling away. Arzie3 had pranked me ! 8o 8o 8o 8o Gotta Luv It !
And Coming soon to your Big Farm....
If you or yours post an original poem or haiku here, one sunny afternoon soon there after you may find a pleasant, sparkling, profitable and Karma filled surprise on YOUR BIG FARM :thumbsup:
falling upon the oak floor
makes each one happy
kaydidit
Hi kaydidit, Thank you. Wonderful Haiku. Great imagery and mood. I can see
the sunshine thru the door and feel the warm Oak floor on my bare feet,
or maybe bare butt
OH MY..... Why is that huge high level Cow Shed of yours suddenly Sparkly. I guess someone out there really likes you and is Very Happy :thumbsup:
Perhaps Happy Puffer did it?
I can't find it... been searching... ;(
But to keep my word, I'll post a haiku...
Grey and ominous
When will the torrent cut loose
An impending storm
Written by me, about my view of the sky from my window, or maybe my heart...
I was thinking about giving another hint for: :!: THE GREAT KAT NIP CHALLENGE :!:
Then I remembered the virtue of patience and in reverence to Big Farm Island Time I will de-bug the hint a bit more before posting it.
I had a brief moment from my travels that stuck in my mind I'd like to share.
Orca's bent fin cuts a wake
So happy today
new to the forum
everyone is so friendly
I would like to stay
Cheers Ali Rocks all night and Happy Stay Up All Night Night its Tonight ! Really no kidding, look it up.
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I love it!!! You have so skillfully captured the essence of our online farming community!