Hiems: A Haiku

Hiems: A Haiku
©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer

Below zero temp
creates clear white stalactites
sparkling stalagmites.

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Photo credit: F.T. Ledrew of Hook, Line and Inkwell
(Thank you, my friend! <3)

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In response to Blogging from A to Z Challenge: H is for Haiku

Haiku

Haiku is:

• syllabic (17 syllables or less)
• an imagist poem (draws the emotion from the image). Concrete images are described. It is important in haiku to deemphasize the ego. The subject, not the poet is what focuses the haiku. “One of the most common characteristics of haiku,. . . . is silence.” Bruce Ross. The words silence or stillness can be used in haiku, but it is the concrete image as described that makes the reader respond to the feeling of silence.
• written in the moment. The past can be referred to as long as it doesn’t overpower the present.
• one of two forms “traditional” or “modern”
  • traditional requires a season be named and images and emotions be drawn from of nature.
  • modern can be images of relationship, personality, experience, etc
• often a tristich, commonly written in 3 lines. BUT, it can be written in 1 or 2 lines. (if not broken into 3 lines, the haiku should still follow the pattern of 3 units, 2 images that either conflict or expand resulting in insight.) The common break down of syllables:
  • L1 5 syllables describes image (traditional name season)
  • L2 7 syllables, adds conflicting image or expands first image
  • L3 5 syllables provide insight (the ah ha! moment) through a juxtaposed image.

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Missed a letter/poem? Read all Poetry from A-Z here.