Arco (TN)

Arco (TN)

Friday, October 10, 2014

Chrysanthemums - Classical Haiku - October 9, 2014

For this month of celebration of the second annversary of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai:


purple mums blooming
brightening the gloomy fence
- frantic bees humming
 
 © G.s.k. '14


 
1. Describe a moment as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water; so present tense;
2. 5-7-5 syllables;
3. Use a kigo (or seasonword);
4. Use a kireji (or cuttingword);
5. Sometimes a deeper spiritual or Zen-Buddhistic meaning;
6. First and third line are interchangeable and last but not least
7. No Self, avoid personal or possessive pronouns (I, me, my); it's an experience not how the poet feels about it.




3 comments:

  1. What a beauty Georgia ... very nice and so in tune with the classics

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    1. Thanks Kristjaan, I was lucky that morning to have passed by this house where the whole of the fence area was planted with mums.

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harmonious words ... like crystal clear water ... pure ectasy

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