Five Haiku for Mother Nature
By ppruel, 6th Nov 2010 | Follow this author
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Haiku is another type of poetry that anyone can write it. Haiku poetry has no title - it depends on the theme or subject of the poem used by the author.
What is Haiku?
Haiku was previously called Hokku. At the end of the 19th century Masaoka Shiki, who was a Japanese writer was the one who gave its name to Haiku. The main difference of Japanese Haiku with the English Haiku is the subject. In Japanese traditional Haiku takes aspects of the natural world as their subject matter, while the English Haiku deals with any subject matter. Japanese Haiku is written in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Sample of Haiku
Nature’s elements:
Animals, trees and mountains
Man, the highest form.
Ample oil spills
Pollute the sea and ocean
Death of birds and fish.
Illegal logging
Impels a mountain to plunge
And submerge vast land.
Filthy air we breathe
Destroys the environment
Too bad for our health.
Toxic chemicals:
Carbon, Methane and Ozone
Cause Global Warming.
My Opinion
Anyone can master this type of poetry. It is written in three phrases with 5, 7 and 5 syllables or equivalent of 17 syllables only, then a poem is created!
Comments
6th Nov 2010 (#)
I've heard a lot of butchered Haiku in recent years. I believe there's an art and intelligence to it like any poetry.
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6th Nov 2010 (#)
right james. the arts, intelligence and beauty will depend on the writer. he can also write it with rhymes.
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7th Nov 2010 (#)
Wow. That was good!
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7th Nov 2010 (#)
thanks friend. yeah. this type of poetry is interesting.
though I guess it is more interesting if we would adapt the English Haiku as it deals different subjects.
How easy it is to write for just 17 syllables a poem is done.
of course, we have to inject arts and beauty on it.
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23rd Nov 2010 (#)
Nice work my friend.
It might be easy for you but, it is not easy for all of us.
Good for you ppreul.
Thank you for sharing.:)
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24th Nov 2010 (#)
hehehe, the only lack is to start and to try to write... thanks again Denise.
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23rd Nov 2010 (#)
ppruel*
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24th Nov 2010 (#)
Yes, Denise***
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1st Aug 2011 (#)
Good evening Sir/Madame. We are Sky Herrera and Diane Sancho. We live in Philippines and we are forth year BS Psychology students of St. Paul University Quezon City. We would like to ask if we may use some of your haiku poems for our World Lit. class. Thank you! Have a nice day! We hope for your favorable response.
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17th Aug 2011 (#)
I appreciate Sky Herrera. Yes you can use them just include the site where you spotted my Haiku stuff and if possible also the author.
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