953 nut 57,854 #1 Posted April 17 (edited) Haiku Day is here April breeze, warm and gentle Joyful holiday National Haiku Day, an initiative of The Haiku Foundation, celebrates the art form every April 17. A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with the syllable structure “five-seven-five” — although this is contested for being a western way of teaching the haiku. Japanese haikus also count sounds, not only syllables. Haikus typically revolve around nature, the passing of seasons, or ephemeral beauty. At the risk of sounding like your high school English teacher, they rely more on images than metaphors. They’re also very concise, due to their short length. Try one! @SylvanLakeWH Edited April 17 by 953 nut fat finger 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,913 #2 Posted April 17 No thank you. I hated poetry in school, and still hate it today. If it doesn't rhyme it's not a poem. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 50,698 #3 Posted April 17 Sylva, this is the day you refresh your spell checker... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,498 #4 Posted April 17 A day for Haiku Dawn, Regal Red as Wheel Horse Sweet sweet exhaust plume 2 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,761 #5 Posted April 17 (edited) Knew a guy named Ku He was high all of the time We called him High Ku Edited April 17 by Achto 1 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,696 #6 Posted April 17 Tractors Multiply Wheelhorse Wheelhorse Wheelhorse herd I'll only buy one more 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 57,854 #7 Posted Thursday at 10:39 PM 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I'll only buy one more 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
