here at work again

three a.m. not soon enough

want to go caching

Google states “Haiku” is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku typically have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.

Having said that, I have come across numerous haiku that vary from this formula.  With many haiku that I have read, the first line and the third line can be switched around and still have the same meaning.  The beginning points to the end and the end points to the beginning.

Something my son wrote a few years ago:

Haiku often resemble painting more than writing. It seeks not to tell a tale of experience, but to lead us into one. I remember once taking a hike through the Columbia Gorge on a beautiful summer day. Moss covered the trees to the left and a chorus of birds mingled with the rustling creek below. The only two clouds in the sky sat across the creek on opposing sides of Mount Hood, as if balancing its pointy tip. I stood silently, fully engaged in my surroundings and as my friend came to my side to see what I was seeing, I said, “this is haiku.” He responded, “ok, let’s hear it,” and I said, “no,” holding out my hands and spinning in a circle, “this is haiku,” and after pausing for a moment, I continued, “you just have to find it.”

I want to play, too

This is kind of fun for me

Haiku creation

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