Daily Haiku 25may10

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                                                                               (familiar form)




waves...

                                                                               (modern form)

note: Here is an excerpt of a wonderful textbook on haiku, "Haiku: A Poet's Guide" (2003) by Lee Gurga.

"The Haiku Society of America has worked since the late 60s to develop a definition for those trying to write original haiku in English. Here is a part of what they came up with:

'Haiku: a poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature.'

The Society's definition points out several important characteristics. First, a haiku is a short poem. Second, it links the poet with non-human nature. Third, a special kind of perception, 'the essence of a moment keenly perceived,' is what makes haiku unique.'"

Gurga then introduces this quote from poet and editor Cor van den Heuvel. "what distinguishes haiku is concision, perception, and awareness."

If you do not perceive any of these qualities in today's haiku, I did not do a good job. I will try again tomorrow.