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01.15.2008 :: 15. I haiku, do you?
How I love the haiku. Do you? I'm not very good at it, but I sure have fun doing it.
For instance:
Dinnertime Looming,
Ravioli in freezer
More time for knitting ~me
Wouldn't win an award but it's fun and topic specific.
Paula penned a haiku yesterday about my snow! A haiku for me! I was touched (not in THAT Way, stop it!)
needles sprout knitting
the outside world vanishes
seed stitch in winter ~Paula
Now, THAT is beautiful haiku! Tears sprung to my eyes when I read it. Okay, that may be a bit sad, but it's true. Beautiful words touch me.
In my small amount of haiku research, I found this (perhaps a haiku wannabe since it does not exactly meet the specifications, but I like it anyway. I always like the one who takes a chance!)
Snow in my shoe
Abandoned
Sparrow's nest~Jack Kerouac
Not a haiku at all in the traditional sense but it is beautiful.
And how about?
I mean, we're looking
Down on Wayne's basement, only
That's not Wayne's basement~Garth of Wayne's World
Or: (From Nickelodeon)
Boogers in my nose
Chickens dancing in my room
I can see your butt
That one is classic.
Don't you agree?
There is the Random Haiku generators. Here is one created there.
I'm not sure I like those random haikus at all. But art is not for everyone.
A haiku a day is what you will get at Tiny Words. This is great. Todays haiku?
standing near my wife
watching the snowflakes melt
in a stranger's hair—Alan McCarthy
Great one, Alan McCarthy. I love it!
Are you ready to haiku?
What have you got to lose? WARNING: Haikuing can be habit forming.
Go ahead. Haiku here. Haiku there. Leave me a haiku. Put one on your blog. Spread the haiku. What have we got to lose?
Posted by Sandy on 01.15.2008 AT 04:38 PM
Comments
staring at the screen
wonder what to type
words blossom open
Posted by: carol on 01.16.2008 AT 01:58 PM
here's one for you
another two skeins
yarn piled up to the rafters
not nearly enough
Posted by: maryse on 01.16.2008 AT 11:25 AM
thanks! And you know what for. ;)
Posted by: Teresa C on 01.16.2008 AT 10:04 AM
Here is my extended haiku composed in honor of the pineapple flavored lifesaver from February 2005 when I was bored at work:
Oh sweet temptation,
from memories of childhood,
your taste stays with me.
Hint of the tropics,
where are my jelly sandals?
only two per roll.
Sugary goodness,
you bring back black-eyed susans,
and hot August days.
Once thought digusting,
You were my least favorite,
Now, I must have more.
Oh, sweet Lifesaver,
there are not enough of you,
and I have to work.
Posted by: meg on 01.15.2008 AT 10:32 PM
I'm sorry, but who can top Norma's t-shirt haiku, I love it.
Posted by: Tracey on 01.15.2008 AT 09:19 PM
Oh, I love this. Remember we did a Haiku week once some time ago? And then maybe another? This is not my original haiku, but it's on a t-shirt I got Abigail and I love it to death:
Haikus are easy
but sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.
Posted by: Norma on 01.15.2008 AT 08:40 PM
snow drifts from the sky
blanket of cold warms hearts
toes giggle in wool
Posted by: Chris on 01.15.2008 AT 06:41 PM
Sandy's Knitting blog
bright light in a winter world
Where yarn and skies unite
Posted by: inky on 01.15.2008 AT 06:39 PM
Post a haiku
warm cockles of Sandy's heart
knit in quiet peace
Posted by: Chris on 01.15.2008 AT 06:28 PM
Oh goody. I needed something to round out tomorrow's post and this is just the thing.
Posted by: Carole on 01.15.2008 AT 05:22 PM
I didn't write this one, but it's one of my favorites.
http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but
Posted by: Elizabeth on 01.15.2008 AT 05:06 PM
Wait. I can do better.
Mmm, ravioli.
Your haiku made me hungry.
We will have chili.
Posted by: Paula on 01.15.2008 AT 05:00 PM
Mmm. Ravioli. Your haiku made me hungry.
Posted by: Paula on 01.15.2008 AT 04:57 PM
Sandy loves haikus
Margene tries to please but can't
Sandy sheads no tears
;-)
Posted by: margene on 01.15.2008 AT 04:55 PM
I looked up the rules for haiku once, and there is actually a bunch of variation allowed, rather than the strict form taught in elementary school.
Posted by: Andrea (noricum) on 01.21.2008 AT 01:39 AM