Haiku are a Japanese form of poetry.
Haiku comprises of three lines with 5-7-5 elements. In English these elements are considered syllables whereas in the original Japanese the language allowed for entire thoughts to be presented in the form of the pictographic characters of the Japanese language.
The syllable form is less romantic in its form but works well.
A syllable is a vocalization in English. How the word sounds so for example.
Hand (1 syllable)
Cowboy, Cow-- Boy (2 syllables)
Traffic Tra--fic (2 syllables)
Thunderstorm Thun--der--storm (3 syllables.
An Example of one of my Haiku.
Tar scent, dry earth, burn.
Haze of Shimmering glass, light.
They are quite a popular form of poetry in the West today though the Western form cannot equal the beauty of the Japanese originals. As Japanese Caligraphy is an art form in itself and the Haiku of Japanese origin was created using a more picturesque language. The original was a "warm-up" for poets exercising their minds to create longer poems, often in competition with each other.
Haiku comprises of three lines with 5-7-5 elements. In English these elements are considered syllables whereas in the original Japanese the language allowed for entire thoughts to be presented in the form of the pictographic characters of the Japanese language.
The syllable form is less romantic in its form but works well.
Explanation of syllables:
Hand (1 syllable)
Cowboy, Cow-- Boy (2 syllables)
Traffic Tra--fic (2 syllables)
Thunderstorm Thun--der--storm (3 syllables.
The syllable count is important in formal Haiku where you must count the syllables 5 in the first line, seven in the second and five again in the third line. Don't count words count syllables.
An Example of one of my Haiku.
Summer
Tar scent, dry earth, burn.
Haze of Shimmering glass, light.
Withering, heat. Burn.
Following these simple rules you can have great fun creating your own short poems.
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