Wind, elusive so -
the tree hardly moves at all
my lawn needs mowing




What is Haiku?

Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

How to write Haiku

In japanese, the rules for how to write Haiku are clear, and will not be discussed here. In foreign languages, there exist NO consensus in how to write Haiku-poems. Anyway, let's take a look at the basic knowledge:

What to write about?

Haiku-poems can describe almost anything, but you seldom find themes which are too complicated for normal PEOPLE's recognition and understanding. Some of the most thrilling Haiku-poems describe daily situations in a way that gives the reader a brand new experience of a well-known situation.

The metrical pattern of Haiku

Haiku-poems consist of respectively 5, 7 and 5 syllables in three units. In japanese, this convention is a must, but in english, which has variation in the length of syllables, this can sometimes be difficult.

The technique of cutting.

The cutting divides the Haiku into two parts, with a certain imaginative distance between the two sections, but the two sections must remain, to a degree, independent of each other. Both sections must enrich the understanding of the other.

To make this cutting in english, either the first or the second line ends normally with a colon, long dash or ellipsis.

The seasonal theme.

Each Haiku must contain a kigo, a season word, which indicate in which season the Haiku is set. For example, cherry blossoms indicate spring, snow indicate winter, and mosquitoes indicate summer, but the season word isn't always that obvious.

Please notice that Haiku-poems are written under different rules and in many languages. For translated Haiku-poems, the translator must decide whether he should obey the rules strictly, or if he should present the exact essence of the Haiku. For Haiku-poems originally written in english, the poet should be more careful. These are the difficulties, and the pleasure of Haiku.

I'll give it a shot..

Wind - is pumpin
Trees bent sideways
bugga the misses munch
I'm outta here

sorry, my bad

Pint of Pale not bright,
FreeFerty haikus like kiteloop!
Pale likes to poo-stance

I might poo stance true
but london can only fly
a one string kite ha!

too tough for kiters
maybe try windsurf forum
they are all nerds there

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Haiku poems suck
and some don't even make sense
refrigerator

Haiku poems suck
and some don't even make sense
refrigerator

Haiku WTF?
Let's talk about Kiteboarding
Board off doubt manhood

refrigerator?
homosexuality?
justification?

yeah whats up with that
wait all day but still no kite
am flabergasted