Haiku

Haiku : 

Haiku Haiku is poetry structured in the set form of 17 syllables, arranged in groups of 5, 7,and 5.

Each Haiku must contain a kigo, a season word, which indicate in which season the Haiku is set. : 

Each Haiku must contain a kigo, a season word, which indicate in which season the Haiku is set.

Spring : 

Spring Season: spring months: late February, March, April, and May Sky and Elements: bright, haze or thin mist, first spring storm, hazy moon, melting snow, lingering snow, spring breeze, spring frost,, spring rain, spring sunbeam, slush, warm. Human Affairs: balloon, closing the fireplace, kite, shell gathering, grafting, planting or sowing (seeds), plowing or tilling fields Animals: abalone, bee, baby animals , butterfly, crane, frog, horse-fly, lizard, pheasant, robin, tadpole, whitebait (a fish), hummingbird, nightingale, wild birds' return (geese, etc.). Plants: artichoke, asparagus sprouts, azalea, camellia, cherry blossoms, cherry tree, crocus, dandelion, blossoms or leaf buds of trees and shrubs.

Summer : 

Summer Season: summer months: June, July, August; beginning of summer, end of summer, midsummer, summer evening, summer solstice. Sky and Elements: cumulus/billowing cloud, drought, heat, hot, lightning, ocean fog, rainbow, south wind, scented breeze, scorching/blazing sun, sudden shower, summer sky, summer sun, Human Affairs: bare feet, beach umbrella, camp, cooling oneself, fireworks, fountain, ice water, mosquito net, midday nap, mowing grass, swimming, sweat, wind chimes, weeding. Animals: ant, caterpillar, cicada, firefly, goldfish, house fly, mosquito, moth, slug, snail, snake, spider, summer butterfly, toad, tree frog, silkworm. Plants: amaryllis, bamboo sprouts, peony, phlox, pinks, evening primrose, rose, salvia, silk tree (mimosa), snapdragon, sunflower, summer thistle.

Autumn : 

Autumn Season: September, October, November; autumn equinox, autumn evening, chilly night, long night, mid-autumn. Sky and Elements: autumn rain, autumn sky, autumn storm, autumn wind, long night, moon (the full moon), night of stars, sardine cloud. Landscape: autumn moor, autumn mountains, autumn sea, autumn woods, leaves turning, reaped or harvested fields, stubble fields (corn, pumpkin, etc.), vineyards. Human Affairs: autumn loneliness, end of summer vacation, gleaning, harvest, hunting for red leaves, mushroom gathering, raking/burning leaves, scarecrow, school begins, Animals: cricket, deer, dragonfly, red dragonfly, grasshopper or locust, ground beetle, insects cry, katydid, monarch butterfly, migrating geese/cranes/storks, praying mantis, quail, salmon, woodpecker. Plants: apple,autumn leaves, bush clover, chamomile, chestnut, chrysanthemum, corn, cranberry, dried grass or plants, fallen or falling leaves), gourds, huckleberry, mushrooms, nuts, orchid, pampas grass plumes, pear, persimmon, pomegranate, pumpkin, reeds.

Winter : 

Winter Season: winter months: December, January, early or mid- February; start of winter, depth of winter, short day, winter day, winter morning, winter night. Sky and Elements: frost, freeze, ice, icicle, north wind, sleet, snow/first snow, winter cloud, winter moon, winter rain, winter solstice, winter wind. Human Affairs: fire, soup, blanket, buying a new diary, hot chocolate, charcoal fire, cold or flu, cough, foot warmer, gloves/mittens, heater, hunting, falconer, fish trapper, ice skating , ice fishing, old diary, old calendar, overcoat/fur coat, popcorn, quilted clothes, shawl, sleigh ride, snowman, snowball fight, winter seclusion, winter desolation, winter vacation, whale watching, wrapping gifts, wreath, cutting greens. Animals: bear, fox, hibernation, marten or sable, oyster, owl, perch, rabbit, reindeer, sardine, swan, weasel, wild duck, winter birds, winter fly, winter sparrow, winter wild geese, wolf, whale, wren. Plants: carrot, celery, dried persimmon, (dried) prunes, early plum blossom, holly, heavenly bamboo(Nandina), pine nuts, poinsettia, radish, scallion,tangerine /mandarin orange, turnip, winter camellia, winter chrysanthemum, winter grass, winter narcissus, winter peony, winter quince, winter tree or grove, withered or frost-nipped plants

Form- 17 syllables : 

Form- 17 syllables On /spring’s/ fresh/ face In/ti/mate /red /petals /bec/kon The /dra/gon/fly at/tack Roughly… 1st line- 5 syllables 2nd line- 7 syllables 3rd line- 5 syllables

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of Comparison- SOMETHING and the SOMETHING ELSE are set down together in clearly stated images. Together they complete and fulfill each other as ONE PARTICULAR EVENT. a spring napdownstream cherry treesin bud What is expressed, but not said, is the thought that buds on a tree can be compared to flowers taking a nap.

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of Contrast – Now the job feels easier. All one has to do is to contrast images. long hard rainhanging in the willowstender new leaves The delight from this technique is the excitement that opposites creates. You have instant built-in interest in the most common haiku 'moment'. And yet most of the surprises of life are the contrasts, and therefore this technique is a major one for haiku.

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of Association – This can be thought of as "how different things relate or come together". The Zen of this technique is called "oneness" or showing how everything is part of everything else. moving into the sunthe pony takes with himsome mountain shadow When the boundaries disappear between the things that separates them, it is truly a holy moment of insight.

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of the Riddle – This is probably one of the very oldest poetical techniques. It has been guessed that early spiritual knowledge was secretly preserved and passed along through riddles. spirit bodieswaving from cactiplastic bags The 'trick' is to state the riddle in as puzzling terms as possible. Ask yourself the question: if I saw snow on a branch, what else could it be? Or seeing a butterfly going by you ask yourself what else besides a butterfly could that be?

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of Sense-switching – Simply, to speak of the sensory aspect of a thing and then change to another sensory organ. Usually it involves hearing something one sees or vice versa. Or to switch between seeing and tasting. home-grown lettucethe taste of well-waterturgid vivid green

Technique : 

Technique The Technique of Mixing It Up – Mixing up the action so the reader does not know if nature is doing the acting or if a human is doing it. As you know, haiku are praised for getting rid of authors, authors' opinions and authors' action. One way to sneak this in is to use the gerund (-ing added to a verb) combined with an action that seems sensible for both a human and for nature to do. Very often when I use a gerund in a haiku I am basically saying, "I am. . . " making an action, but leaving unsaid the "I am". (Covering) end of wintercovering the first rowof lettuce seeds

Haiku present a snapshot of everyday experience, revealing an unsuspected significance in a detail of nature or human life. Haiku poets find their subject matter in the world around them. They write to give their audience a new way to look at things they have probably overlooked in the past. : 

Haiku present a snapshot of everyday experience, revealing an unsuspected significance in a detail of nature or human life. Haiku poets find their subject matter in the world around them. They write to give their audience a new way to look at things they have probably overlooked in the past.