Kick the Poetry Can’ts #16
I realized today that while I have posted a few haiku of my own I haven’t yet mentioned that haiku is a great kick in the poetry can’ts. They are short which translates to easy for a lot of people. They can be as simple or as complex as you might like, depending on what set of rules you want to follow. For this exercise let’s stick with simple rules that it must be 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllable count. The first line has 5 syllable. The next has 7 syllables. And the last has 5 again.
To make it interesting, before you write your haiku, make your own brainstorm of things that have to do with water. I’ll throw you a few to get you started: ice, pond, puddle. Go ahead and brainstorm as many words as you can that are “water words.” Got that? Okay, so write your haiku that has to do with water.
Ready, set, go!
Here’s mine. I’m not 100% happy with it yet but I’m posting the draft to give you courage to try too!
beneath the redbud
blossoms puddle by design
masterpiece in mud
–Susan Taylor Brown, all rights reserved
Original art by Susan Taylor Brown
Relaxing bubbles
Warm invigorating fun
Soft fragrant candles
- Anne McKenna
I missed this one, Anne. I’m sorry about that.
A lovely haiku and I would imagine you are soaking in the tub. I miss bubble baths.
waves clawing ashore
stretch thin, reaching across land -
grip slips, pulled under
ellie
Love love love that image of “waves clawing ashore” ellie!