Haikus

[bluemonday]

Browsing I find this

Lonely topic now so old

Sod it far too late

[Freggyragh]

don't you dummies know what a haiku is?

The syllable count is unimportant.

 

The key points are the 'nature' theme, the seasonal reference and the juxtaposition of either the second or third line. A very, very difficult genre - misunderstood in English culture because of English teachers teaching it as part of a prescribed curriculum, despite having never studied the form themselves - and then encouraging the kids to have a go, and giving a tick if it has seventeen syllables. Rhumsaa has posted the only real Haiku so far - and he nicked it from Basho (I think).

[Miss Take]

don't you dummies know what a haiku is?

The syllable count is unimportant.

 

The key points are the 'nature' theme, the seasonal reference and the juxtaposition of either the second or third line. A very, very difficult genre - misunderstood in English culture because of English teachers teaching it as part of a prescribed curriculum, despite having never studied the form themselves - and then encouraging the kids to have a go, and giving a tick if it has seventeen syllables. Rhumsaa has posted the only real Haiku so far - and he nicked it from Basho (I think).

 

Nil points for your attempt I'm afraid.

[Skeddan]

Ice floating on the river;

The cormorant fishermen are waiting

Knowing the tourists will return.

[Skeddan]

The first cold beer of summer;

The cornflakes dance

and crackle with delight.

[Skeddan]

The first downpour of spring;

the thaw brings sadness, but also joy

especially for plumbers.

[Bombay Bad Boy]

Ice on mountain road.

Too late, the gritter lorry

Slide into a field.

[Miss Take]

H cup semi Sat

we go in as underdogs

but we'll trounce Munster

[Slim]

H cup semi Sat

we go in as underdogs

but we'll trounce Munster

 

Pigs have got the flu

caught it off the sick chickens

I blame turkeyham

[Bombay Bad Boy]

Tynwald has announced,

"We know how to deal with flu"

Ground the flying pigs!

[Bobbie Bobster]

Sscott's posted again.

Many reply, forgetting:

Do not feed the trolls!