| My past with poetry as been... |
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| ...a paradelle. (Oh goodness.) |
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 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:40 pm
What is a haiku?
Sitting at my desk confused
I do not get it
-Christine Wang
Well, now. No need to fear. Haikus - if you don't already know what they are - are short and sweet poems that I believe were first written in Japan. They are fairly easy to compose and no great skill with words are needed, as a lot of haikus don't make sense. So here's how to write one:
Haikus are three line poems. Each line has a certain syllable length:
line one = five (5) syllables
line two = seven (7) syllables
line three = five (5) syllables
And that's it! It's that simple and now you are well on your way to being a poet. c: Yay!
Since right now at my high school, we are engaged in the Senior Poetry Unit, I decided to start a poem-related game in this forum, because...well, I was inspired. And I've always wanted to create a game thread. So:
The person above you will post a haiku. Take the last line of his or her haiku and write a new haiku based on that line. Try to make it make sense, but it's totally okay if it's silly. The silly ones are the most entertaining to read.
So...HAVE AT IT!
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:42 pm
I will post the first. Here's one I wrote in class (it's about tissues):
Catching our sorrow
encompassing all weakness
jump into soft white
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:27 pm
Jump into soft white, Wishing for hot chocolate, Freezing to the bone (Does this work???)
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:39 pm
freezing to the bone
never again will I walk
post swim-team practice.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:09 pm
Post swim-team practice
cold water drips on the floor
makes me wonder why
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:17 am
Makes me wonder why,
I have so many struggles,
But, try anyways smile
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:02 am
but, try anyways
tiny ant lifts the huge crumb
persistence pays off
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:44 am
persistence pays off
hopefully moving forward
reaching for the stars
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:47 am
THANK YOU Purple, for starting the thread!
This is fun (but...I'm an English profs. daughter, so I looooove this kinda thing!)
Hey! Maybe you could do other kinds of poetry too? Senior Poetry unit....cool!
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:55 am
Reaching for the stars,
Seeing them just out of reach,
Wishing for a break smile
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:02 am
Wishing for a break
time is moving so slowly
Is there ever one?
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:07 am
Is there ever one?
The answer remains unknown
Continuing quest
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:16 am
Continuing quest
for a chyaku scarf is
a possible try
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:37 am
A possible try
but probably not likely
think of something else
OH, and I don't really mean this at ALL--just it worked out sooo well for the Haiku! heart
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:04 pm
Think of something else
or you will be forever
stuck in the same thought.
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