Haiku for you.

[Harker]

the first snow

clings to brown oak leaves

gravity

[soothsayer]

1. Excellent!

Donald Trump

Clings to Tuesday hopes

Fantasy

[lillypaddle]

4. Good one, soothsayer

[Harker]

12. Nice!

Forsooth!

[unblock]

2. that is not haiku / wrong number of syllables / but still beautiful

[Harker]

5. 3-5-3... 5-7-5

rules mean nothing to me sometimes!

[lillypaddle]

6. Most commonly, a Haiku is 5- 7- 5

However, a fixed-form 5-3-5 syllable (or 3-5-3 word) haiku is sometimes known as a lune.

[Harker]

11. I'm sometimes known as a loon.

And who am I to argue.

This was my first original post, though I've been around since the days of Bob Boudelang. You inspired me.

[lillypaddle]

14. I was going to suggest that you are a "lune"

but I thought it was too corny to do so.

[Harker]

21. I always have an ear for corn! n/t

[lillypaddle]

3. You toss these things out, like they're nothing

You're very good.

[unblock]

7. haiku can be fun /once you get the hang of it / like riding a bike!

[Harker]

9. ...

hang on tight

the road is bumpy

but ride free

[Harker]

8. Well...

awakened

I distill my thoughts

thanks to you

[lillypaddle]

10. This is an interesting link

comparing differences among haiku, senyru, and tanka.. I have never created a tanka, but maybe I will try.

https://akitahaiku.com/what-are-haiku-senryu-and-tanka/

ETA: Scroll down to read the 43 thoughts on “What are Haiku, Senryu and Tanka?”

[Harker]

17. Yes.

I think Robert Reilly summed it up very nicely.

As a child, I played with Tanka toys.

[lillypaddle]

20. Loon!

[Harker]

22. I have far to go.

A couple of nights ago I was practicing my Great Horned Owl voice, and got a reply from a nearby tree.

[Atticus]

13. I could write a rhyme

But why let sound constrain me
When I long to fly

[lillypaddle]

15. Good to see you here

a familiar face.

Nice Haiku.

[Harker]

18. ...

flap your wings

one must work to soar

without drafts

[Atticus]

16. When some hear "Haiku"

They look somewhat bewildered
And say "Gesundheit!"

[Harker]

19. That's what I say when anyone speaks of cashews.

It's funny once, I'm told.

[SheltieLover]

23. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

Ty for sharing!

[Harker]

24. Thank you! You're very kind.

I've just joined up for the Poetry forum, so I'll pass them on from time to time as they.come to me.

I'm going to enjoy reading what others are seeing, thinking, and feeling as they write, too, so please don't be shy.

[SheltieLover]

25. Awwww ty

I love to write haiku & senryu!

[Harker]

26. I'll look for them.

no limits

music of nature

on the wind

[SheltieLover]

27. Ooooh I love this one!

I used to carry a notebook & pen, but my muses literally would not stop feeding them to me. The more I wrote, the faster they manifested through my pen.

I couldn't keep up, literally.

So I had to abandon the notebook.

Maybe I crank it back up.

Ty for the encouragement!

[Harker]

28. I was encouraged by

lillypaddle this morning, and now the spring is flowing for me, too. Pass it on!

I had a journal that I stared at for weeks, and in which I made but one entry about Claude the cat, and his relationship with my vacuum cleaner.

This was maybe 35 years ago.

Time for me to get another. I've just retired, and there's much to enjoy.