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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...

November 21, 2014 at 3:26pm

#834582

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 325

falling leaves
prophecy of loss
socks unpaired

[2014.21.11...b]

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November 20, 2014 at 3:36pm

#834508

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 324

first snow sky
promise of purity
a new canvas

[2014.20.11...a]

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November 19, 2014 at 5:03pm

#834452

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 323

solemnly
a boy prays in the snow
he is ageless

[2014.19.11...a]

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November 18, 2014 at 4:55pm

#834355

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 322

catch the wind
hold its breath in your hands
sing for death

[2014.18.11...a]

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November 17, 2014 at 1:11pm

#834247

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 321

like mist
leaving drops on my down coat
free-fall tears

[2014.17.11…c]

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November 16, 2014 at 11:22am

#834162

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 320

grey clouds leak
slow streaks making old leaves shine
new shoes

[2014.16.11…b]

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November 15, 2014 at 12:54pm

#834114

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 319

quietly
rain slithers between clouds
sad love songs

[2014.15.11…a]

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November 14, 2014 at 5:35pm

#834057

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 318

gray striped sky
geese in V formation
window-bound cat

[2014.14.11...a]

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November 13, 2014 at 4:33pm

#833989

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 317

songbirds
don't always perch in trees
they all dream

[2014.13.11...c]

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November 12, 2014 at 4:12pm

#833925

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 316

day and night
over changing horizons
timeless gifts

[2014.12.11...b]

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November 11, 2014 at 4:30pm

#833848

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 315

bubbles
of sunlit afternoons
winter still life

[2014.11.11...a]

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November 10, 2014 at 1:45pm

#833767

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 314

flannel shirts
brisk morning promenade
reverence

[2014.10.11...a]

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November 9, 2014 at 6:14pm

#833652

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 313

trapped
beyond the flow of midnight
winter stealth

[2014.9.11…a]

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November 8, 2014 at 5:10pm

#833565

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 312

sun and moon
half a world apart
light for love

[2014.8.11...d]

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November 7, 2014 at 5:09pm

#833511

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 311

clear skies
light perfectly refracted
distant bombs

[2014.7.11...b]

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November 6, 2014 at 4:26pm

#833409

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 310

welcome light
walking with red spots of glare
dry ice

[2014.6.11...a]

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November 5, 2014 at 7:25pm

#833339

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 309

breathe out
tendrils of cold white air
no smoking

[2014.5.11...a]

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November 4, 2014 at 5:03pm

#833250

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 308

vibrant pink
overcomes thick gray walls
beauty's ode

[2014.11...a]

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November 3, 2014 at 1:30pm

#833160

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 307

fresh air
colder than yesterday
hints of rain

[2014.3.11...a]

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November 2, 2014 at 5:18pm

#833065

AlmostHaikuPoems n° 306

wind returns
blowing fierce walls of rain
whiskey on rocks

[2014.2.11...a]

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