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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 15, 2013 at 7:14am

#800248

Day 349

bright sunlight
from the bedroom threshold
dreams of death

[2013.15.12...a]

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December 14, 2013 at 2:59pm

#800200

Day 348

pink splashes
explode across the sky
fireworks

[2013.14.12...a]

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December 13, 2013 at 9:16am

#800112

Day 347 3 Morning Haiku

gold light glares
from high naked branches
a waltz on ice

[2013.13.12...a]

///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\

book in hand
settled in sunlight
daydreaming

[2013.13.12...b]

///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\

patches of light
bold, cold and capricious
play on walls

[2013.13.12...c]

{/c

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December 12, 2013 at 9:00am

#800050

Day 346

tethered in ice
sunlight cannot escape
winter prison

[2013.12.12…a]

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December 11, 2013 at 4:56am

#799958

Day 345

cold pale pink
haze over sunrise
while birds dance

[2013.11.12… a]

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December 10, 2013 at 8:36am

#799885

Day 344

frozen sun
on an icy blue sky
cold shadows

[2013.10.12...a]

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December 9, 2013 at 1:09pm

#799832

Day 343

frosted rooftops
white puffs of chimney smoke
late summer sky

[2013.9.12… a]

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December 8, 2013 at 1:35pm

#799716

Day 342

streams of sunlight
adorn this day in gold
distant church bells

[2013.8.12...a]

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December 7, 2013 at 1:03pm

#799638

Day 341

hushed daylight
harsh darts of dissonant rain
to hear music...

[2013.7.12...a]

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December 6, 2013 at 3:14pm

#799573

Day 340

faint red traces
a kiss on clear morning skies
to love life

[2013.6.12...a]

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December 5, 2013 at 3:46pm

#799496

Day 339

soft sky mountains
impressions in color
Monet sunset

[2013.5.12...a]

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December 4, 2013 at 2:52pm

#799418

Day 338

dismal gray
dominates daylight
love fights back

[2013.4.12...a]

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December 3, 2013 at 8:55am

#799255

Day 337

unblemished blue
upstages winter's cold
as good as rum

[2013.3.12...a]

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December 2, 2013 at 10:30am

#799164

Day 336

blue and gold
return to morning hours
a heavy sigh

[2013.2.12...a]

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December 1, 2013 at 12:43pm

#799106

Day 335

intense gold
burns through thick autumn skies
doused in ash

[2013.1.12...a]

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November 30, 2013 at 12:51pm

#799035

Day 334

light appears
pale and delicate
night applauds

[2013.30.11…a]

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November 29, 2013 at 6:56am

#798942

Day 333

nestled in fog
tiny droplets glisten
but catch no light

[2013.29.11…a]

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November 28, 2013 at 6:12am

#798893

Day 332

overcast skies
dimly lit and shivering
stay well my soul

[2013.28.11…b]

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November 27, 2013 at 3:08pm

#798853

Day 331

dusty white clouds
on a vague blue background
pink sunset

[2013.27.11...a]

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November 26, 2013 at 4:55pm

#798798

Day 330

soft breezes
gentle wood chimes at midnight
one last chapter

[2013.26.11...a]

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