After participating in the demanding A to Z Challenge last month, I have begun to enjoy blogging challenges. I love letting my creativity tackle the prompts provided in blog trains and challenges. The #BookBlogTrain Season 2 is a book-lover’s dream, with a rich variety of book related topics to choose from.
One of the prompts is to “Write a poem using – books, read, love, coffee”. I have written poems on my blog before, but I wanted to try something new this time with Haiku poetry.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry writing that is traditionally written in a fixed syllabic format of 5-7-5. This means the first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 and the third rounds off with 5 again. This in itself is difficult to implement successfully, but a genuine Haiku must also express a sentiment of ‘opposition’.
Haiku literally means “cutting word”, and signifies the juxtaposition of two ideas or images. With a limited number of words/syllables to work with, this separation becomes harder to emphasise. However, what is hard is also fun- at least in the creative sphere!
Today, I have written 5 Haiku, one for each word given in the prompt and one combining all words. Though modern Haiku poets don’t necessarily stick to the 5-7-5 syllable rule, I have stayed true to the formula for each. I would love to know your thoughts, and would love to read your Haiku if you attempt to write any.
Happy reading!
BOOKS:
Books transport to lands
of countless wonders despite
their minuscule size
READ:
Read because you can
open the doors of the world
while sitting at home
LOVE:
True love is not a
comfortable ride for sure
but is worth each bump
COFFEE:
Coffee is a vice
that offers many pleasures
Good cheer in a cup!
LIFE:
When life’s difficult
I love to read good books and
enjoy good coffee
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As an example, I’m including the syllable count of the last poem “Life”:
1 + 1 + 3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
2 + 1 + 2
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This is really beautiful. I’m aware of haiku & it’s uses. But you’ve justified it very well. Keep up the good work! ❤
Thank you
Welcome 😉
That is a beautiful piece of writing! And thanks for introducing me to ‘Haiku’.
Pari xx
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Glad you liked it
You’ve written the haiku beautifully. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you
LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE HAIKUS!
Thank you 😊
You are amazing at Haiku, I loved Love, coffeee and read ones very much
Thank you 😊
Wow! I love to read haiku. And yours are really good for the first time. I attempted one sometime but I am not sure it’s a true haiku
Thank you 😊
Once upon a time, even I used to write Haiku. Oh, miss those days.
Well you can always start again!