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365 Haiku

by alfred booth, wanbli ska

Rated: 18+ · Book · Nature · #1911105

My evolving project for 2013 and 2014 is to write and post here one poem each day.

We are all in need of being inspired.

Purveyor of rhyme,
A friend, the troubadour; or--
The sensitive soul.
haiku by
Eric Wharton

I find that if we lift our eyes just a few times each day, we will discover something poetic that might just touch our hearts.
Of course putting those emotions in a 17-syllable poem is another matter altogether!

A brief explanation of my style of haiku writing, though.

I believe in traditional haiku that must speak about nature and I try to follow the pattern of two lines exposing a particular scene and a third line making a commentary.

And as of mid-August, 2013. I've been experimenting with modern English haiku which doesn't require the stiff 5/7/5 pattern.

However, after my decision to continue the project another year, I have decided to use the haiku structure as a departure for "haiku-like" poems having three lines but not more that 17 syllables.

I hope to maintain poems with haiku-like souls.

Wish me luck!

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Being Diane

Jul 2, 2018 at 3:17am
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Very good. I know how hard it is to tie together but once I get going I can write them.
Diane

RainbowFish

Jan 28, 2017 at 7:47pm
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I like how the warmth of a blanket contrasts with the cold of the rest of the poem. It's surprising, but also a fitting description of how a snowy slope looks, so I think it works well.

I struggled to picture it "distilling hope" though. I'm not sure what this would look like as a physical description, and as an emotional description I couldn't quite see how it fit in. Might it be better to let the implied comfort of a blanket provide the personification?

NOVAcatmando

Jan 20, 2016 at 3:49pm
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Truly.

Scarlett

Jan 2, 2015 at 4:44am
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What a lovely, fitting haiku for two year's worth of treasures on your part as well as the joining of years.

Scarlett

Dec 30, 2014 at 4:49am
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You capture the chill of winter snow so well. The blanket refuses to melt here and it's making life very difficult. Hope is difficult to maintain sometimes.

Scarlett

Dec 29, 2014 at 4:37am
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Warming and soothing. Love the painted sunlight phrase. Bitterly cold here so snow lingers.

Scarlett

Dec 28, 2014 at 5:21am
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Ours arrived on Boxing Day and is still hanging around. Pretty, but not making things any easier. Lovely haiku.

Scarlett

Dec 26, 2014 at 7:10pm
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How I miss those dreams of youth. Such a good job we don't know what lies ahead. Snow falls here just as hubby is about to be released from hospital. I predicted it as it happened last time and just adds to the difficulties of coping.

If I could put into words how I feel and how life is right now I'm not sure anyone would believe me. Your lovely notebook may hear all about it.

I sometimes wish I could hibernate permanently.

Scarlett

Dec 24, 2014 at 5:11am
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Lovely description and sentiment. A shame so many are too obsessed with trivia to notice nature.

NOVAcatmando

Dec 23, 2014 at 3:44pm
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this is different...

December 31, 2014 at 12:11pm

#837434

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 365

winter roses
tiny splashes of pink
join two years

[2014.31.12…a]

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December 30, 2014 at 4:36pm

#837391

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 364

chase the sun
until moonlight outshines snow
songs of fate

[2014.30.12...a]

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December 29, 2014 at 4:28pm

#837327

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 363

slow snowfall
distills hope on cold earth
night's blanket

[2014.29.12...a]

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December 28, 2014 at 1:18pm

#837264

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 362

wrapped in wool
the hearth melts artic winds
painted sunlight

[2014.28.12...a]

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December 27, 2014 at 5:37pm

#837215

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 361

eyes watch
as snow transforms the night
silent dance

[2014.27.12...a]

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December 26, 2014 at 2:47pm

#837140

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 360

we hibernate
while snow covers old trees
dreams of youth

[2014.26.12...a]

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December 25, 2014 at 1:11pm

#837051

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 359 -- families

sweet smiles
of children seen too seldom
a few days

[2014.25.12...a]

far away
those who celebrate alone
my family

[2014.25.12...b]

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December 24, 2014 at 6:06am

#836990

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 358

unwrapped things
are always perfect gifts
sunny skies

[2014.24.12…a]

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December 23, 2014 at 3:23pm

#836957

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 357

clear night skies
glistening like holidays
an early gift

[2014.23.12...a]

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December 22, 2014 at 1:19pm

#836887

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 356

morning mist
the two rivers flow freely
sunlit drops

[2014.22.12...a]

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December 21, 2014 at 1:50pm

#836813

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 355

I follow geese
on a southward exile
a warm hearth

[2014.21.12...a]

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December 20, 2014 at 3:02pm

#836748

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 354

a wind witch
taunts festivity
tis the season

[2014.20.12...a]

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December 19, 2014 at 3:32pm

#836662

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 353

one part clouds
three parts melting snow
winter's ale

[ 2014.19.12…a]

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December 18, 2014 at 4:10pm

#836590

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 352

snowflakes
settle in my memories
to melt dreams

[2014.18.12...b]

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December 17, 2014 at 3:40pm

#836511

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 351

steamed windows
birds beyond are swift shadows
a wool cape

[2014.17.12…a]

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December 16, 2014 at 4:04pm

#836419

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 350

time contained
in a grain of sand
memories

[2014.16.12...a]

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December 15, 2014 at 1:05pm

#836293

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 349

arctic winds
blow more and more each day
a hot oven

[2014.15.12...b]

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December 14, 2014 at 9:11am

#836164

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 348

in thick fog
I too am invisible
like a beggar

[2014.14.12… a]

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December 13, 2014 at 3:50pm

#836115

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 347

when beer falls
in place of winter rain
snowmen sing

[2014.13.12...a]

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December 12, 2014 at 4:36pm

#836026

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 346

pushed by north winds
clutching an umbrella
cold and wet

[2014.12.12...a]

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