Haiku challenge
551000 Haiku
A friend of mine named Samme wrote 1000 haiku to discipline himself and grow as a poet/writer/spiritual being. I find this incredibly challenging. Haiku in the American tradition is a poem of three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables. The middle line has seven. Purists more familiar with Chinese haiku say this is not correct. It is not 5/7/5 syllables but sounds. Others say that it is not the sounds but the metaphorical simplicity that defines a true haiku. I plan to begin where I am most comfortable and go from there.
If you wish to join me, please begin your own connecting hub and keep track of your haiku in this way. I will use my comment board to add my haiku- or I will lose track. I look forward to discovering you inside your haiku!
One
spring gray afternoon
wind whips supple green branches
warm lap, purring cat
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Eight
craziness, a cat
does not tiptoe anywhere
bounding, it pounces
Nine
lost in widget land
traversing concrete jungle
Affiliate hell
Ten
winter winds blast green
budding grasses bent toward
tv collisions
To confirm or not to confirm?
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18
you know, old buddy
Saturday morning is yours
thanks for the offer
it's about my mom
and an add a pearl necklace
Mom has pardoned worse
I certainly was
no model daughter, was I
and she loves me still
the big question is
does God still love me despite
breaking all commands
when i am the one
who spent three years confirming
... what, exactly
Lexie doesn't care
she gets enough religion
inner, not so much
you inner guru
i wanted this connection
it was about me
i know She loves her
my stinker, dancing daughter
with stars in her eyes
19
moist snowflakes of spring
blanket cracked desert garden
robin gathers twigs
20
Joey rakes the door
sour marmalade cat, trapped
in household sandwich
21 For Libby
thanks for the laugh, friend
you've brightened a snow-filled day
light reflections work!
1000 Days
If daily I write
a mediocre haiku
will my last succeed?
23
librarian sky
lined with orderly book shelves
theological
24
how can there be snow
considering yesterday's
shorts and t-shirt sun
Afternoon with Karina and Thomas
25-29
three ring circus gym
powder blue skies are cloudy
still, the children play
crisp April morning
towheaded siblings on swings
never parallel
Heated snowball fight
silky hair swings left, then right
his aim, dead center
her hair loose and free
an erupting volcano
as his snowball hits
shrill scream, little bird
clouds block the sun's warming rays
I turn up the heat
30
blue shirt policeman
SUV patrols pathways
dog walkers are fine
31
beetle rotted pine
beside supple green fledglings
is rot contagious?
32
the piles on my desk
grow higher, less organized
priorities change
33
Sun's rays boil car seats
chill winds shiver me timbers
shall I wear a coat?
This is a great hub
Fun Haiku I might just do
A poet I'm not.
regards Zsuzsy
Visitors inspire!
Especially Zsuzsy bees
Welcome, my new friend.
35
who can believe it
more snow on the crocuses
Colorado spring
36
pilot light won't catch
a chill wind blows from the west
heaters are sold out
Haiku to be, right?
or not to be, is that so?
Mayhap I stop here
38
godaddy parked here
i had no access to Hub
what opened it up?
hi,
Gee, the only 'Haiku' I know is on the eastern side of Maui. :)
Levi
39Haiku on Maui?What does that mean exactly?Surfers riding wave?
the simple meaning
Zsuzsy is Hungarian
for common Suzy
This is a nice hub
Haiku is loved by many
I write one each day
42
Appreciation
is rarely overrated
Thank you for sharing
43
counting your haiku
in my thousand haiku count
multiplies meaning
Nesting basket sways.
Three beaks rise to mourning air
in the stead of one.
45
gently swaying blinds
chickadee-dee calls
i pull on my Keens
to converse of birds
in simple haiku verses
brings this hubber joy
Oops, I messed up. Here is 45 again:
gently swaying blinds
chickadee-dee-dee beckons
i pull on my Keens
47
Sally's haiku (cool)
creates number 46
and after my walk...
48
five clustered crocus
lavender light in shadow
inner yellow sun
49
carved quartz arrowhead
alone on a dusty road
its tip disengaged
A few from my grouch bag:
50
Vwls r hlpfl thngs
Wth thm wrd mnngs r clr
Wh dsnt lv tht?
51
Inexhaustible
Individuality
Undeniable
52
I do not seek meats
O to not find meals filled through
A no for most foods
(For 52, count the number of letters in each word.)
53
Grass seed all eaten
Worms laugh at the stuffed robin
The bird deserved it
and I'll end with:
54
The secret of life
Seven words tell it complete
Not enough sylla....
CJ
55
dusty path alight
with its twinkling particles
reflective as snow
56
The giver of colds
Laughter and tears and cuddles
Bless her little heart
57
wall of drenching rain
behind Matisse replica's
contemplative eyes
58
restless doggies twitch
dreaming of squirrels and trees
rodents in rain coats
59
Carbon makes diamonds
And buckminsterfullerines
And common graphite
60
Every drop of rain
Drums its own concert solo
On my old tin roof
61
in the cul de sac
Sophia goes round and round
on her new red bike
62
two children frolic
beneath a cloud canopy
despite threat of rain
63
crisp crocus morning
towheaded siblings on swings
never parallel
64
springtime snowball fight
silky hair swings left then right
his aim, dead center
65
her straight hair explodes
a snowball transformation
releases volcano
66
she screams, he bolts
clouds cover calm potential
i remain neutral
67
Ecclesiastes
A time for every purpose
It's time to haiku
68
Party time comes soon
Pick up, pick up, wash, and broom
Mem'ries to scrapbook
69
Sorority girls
Making friends and life-long bonds
It's all Greek to me
70
Bore rabbits sick id
Transfer coterie wimple
Senseless random words
71
airport adventure
blasted by security
blouse rises like smoke
72
seat 17E
sandwiched between silent buns
I am the cheddar
73
descending darkness
humidity casts a pall
welcome, crescent smile
74
Missouri sunshine
strong enough to burn mem'rys-
tattoos of the heart
75
dear grandfather walks
a strange, suspicious township
church alerts police
76
aging mother snips
unaware that her words wound
is she unconscious?
77
graduation blues:
seniors free, independent
leave parents to age
78
broadleaf em'ralds sway
mud blue river moves away
frantic hummingbirds
79
when all's said and done
being with my sister's kids
can be lots of fun
80
she stands between them
cheeks damp beneath bifocals
transitions are hard
81
there's hail to the north
a mile wide funnel kills one
i shorten my walk
82
he could have two months
funny how a life sentence
makes the heart grow fond
83
He's from Australia
She is Colorado born
But, they met in France
84
Barren tree branches
Singing forth in reverent
Spring expectations
85
Multitudes surround
Writers at all times, unseen
In their empty rooms
86
Red fox encounter
on the back porch at midnight
My orange cat survived
87
I didn't ask her
to envision my future
but now, this bad news
88
"Call me back," she said.
The line has disconnected.
Is there a meaning?
89
raw material
forms the basis of story
but it's not the All
90
sun shines through chill wind
as i walk, i pick up rocks:
all soul retrievals
91
yucky anesthetic
intense dental procedure
outside, clear blue skies
July 1st
my computer's down
outside it's ninety degrees
good excuse to write
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Storytellersrus says:
4 months ago
Two
Copulating rats
in polyester trousers
may both smell cheddar.
Three
Ginger snaps, crunchy
round as a sesame blue:
one sugar, one salt.
Four
deliberate doe
hoof on settled yearling's brow
chickadee dee dee
Five
a tiger consumed
the weary peanut
a sparrow died
Six
Clouds brush past the sun
Harsh cries shatter winter frost
Whitestar counts to three.
Seven
statuesque red fox
beside broken split rail fence
my orange cat winks