Haiku #TheBookBlogTrain Season 2

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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