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 10/04/2004 07:03:36 PM · #1
Take a moment while voting and when an image strikes a cord with you, write haiku to bring it all to the fore. Be in the moment and haiku will come to you.

A straight up haiku, expressive and simple, may be to your tastes. You may prefer the paiku, a haiku of praise for the photo you are viewing. There is also the faiku (ahem), which is the way to express your criticism concisely and (hopefully) poetically.

Much of the haiku form has been allowed to change on its incorporation into English, mostly for the better. I tend to stick to the 5-7-5 syllable form, although 3-5-3 (syllables) is popular in English. A 2-3-2 form (for stresses, not syllables) is useful in maintaining rhythm if that suits you too.

Here are some in the moment haikus of my own. Feel free to post yours here (and optionally attach it to the image itself in a comment).


dark fluidity
envelopes aureola
during ascension


distant still they go
rainbows wrapped around the sun
dancing with the clouds


nigh nor silent down
whence the wing, the guiding sun
there the void alight


reaching for the coat
front or back, it's all the same
that's where softness lives
10/04/2004 07:18:08 PM · #2

half bunny, half man
thinks about the world's great truths
or are he just scared?
 10/05/2004 05:47:18 AM · #3
.nudge.
 10/05/2004 06:10:51 AM · #4
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
Take a moment while voting and when an image strikes a cord with you, write haiku to bring it all to the fore. Be in the moment and haiku will come to you.

A straight up haiku, expressive and simple, may be to your tastes. You may prefer the paiku, a haiku of praise for the photo you are viewing. There is also the faiku (ahem), which is the way to express your criticism concisely and (hopefully) poetically.

Much of the haiku form has been allowed to change on its incorporation into English, mostly for the better. I tend to stick to the 5-7-5 syllable form, although 3-5-3 (syllables) is popular in English. A 2-3-2 form (for stresses, not syllables) is useful in maintaining rhythm if that suits you too.

Here are some in the moment haikus of my own. Feel free to post yours here (and optionally attach it to the image itself in a comment).


dark fluidity
envelopes aureola
during ascension


distant still they go
rainbows wrapped around the sun
dancing with the clouds


nigh nor silent down
whence the wing, the guiding sun
there the void alight


reaching for the coat
front or back, it's all the same
that's where softness lives


But it did not last the 30 days as stated! The husband. ;)
 10/05/2004 06:26:15 AM · #5
Originally posted by Gurilla:
But it did not last the 30 days as stated! The husband. ;)

I believe the wording I used was "30 days or less". It'll all come back. :-)
 10/05/2004 07:02:19 AM · #6
I don't like haikus.
They're a total waste of time.
So I won't write one.

;-)
 10/05/2004 07:12:09 AM · #7
eh?
 10/05/2004 07:16:28 AM · #8
Um... it was a haiku. I didn't say it was a good one. :-)

Message edited by author 2004-10-05 07:17:09.
 10/05/2004 07:19:51 AM · #9

Angles and contours
Combined in elegant form
Beauty is simple.
 10/05/2004 07:25:38 AM · #10

Dark, potent power
Rich with sublime energy
Push terror and awe.
 10/05/2004 07:36:00 AM · #11

Angles and lighting
Emphasize the solitude
Of the ill equipped.
 10/05/2004 07:40:46 AM · #12

Travellers we are
On a self contained space ship
Who is the driver?
 10/05/2004 07:46:47 AM · #13

What thoughts does he have?
Does he dream or laugh or cry
Just like you or I?
 10/05/2004 08:07:51 AM · #14
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

half bunny, half man
thinks about the world's great truths
or are he just scared?


This is the funniest post I've read in my two months here!!! I really am laughing out loud!

I just discovered this great photo (and title) when Jacko posted it has his all-time favourite...this haiku is the perfect touch!

hehe!
 10/05/2004 09:32:41 AM · #15
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

half bunny, half man
thinks about the world's great truths
or are he just scared?


This is the funniest post I've read in my two months here!!! I really am laughing out loud!

I'm looking forward to seeing this done up "motivational poster" style ... : )
 10/05/2004 11:29:24 AM · #16
Originally posted by GeneralE:

I'm looking forward to seeing this done up "motivational poster" style ... : )


Now that's a print I would order!
 10/05/2004 11:36:31 AM · #17
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
Take a moment while voting and when an image strikes a cord with you, write haiku to bring it all to the fore. Be in the moment and haiku will come to you.


You read my mind. After you set me off on the haiku quest a couple of weeks back I did a lot of reading about the form. I'd come across haiku before but knew little about it. And then after our haiku moments in chat yesterday I thought today that it would be fun to post a haiku project on DPC Forums. You beat me to it! "Great minds think alike", as they say. (Or is it "fools don't differ"?)

Originally posted by dwoolridge:
A straight up haiku, expressive and simple, may be to your tastes. You may prefer the paiku, a haiku of praise for the photo you are viewing. There is also the faiku (ahem), which is the way to express your criticism concisely and (hopefully) poetically.


I really did like the haiku, paiku and faiku (ROFL) you left on my wildlife entry yesterday!!

I received your letter today and will post my haiku on an image of yours tomorrow. (Today, my brain is full of Lionel Richie, who I'm off to see in concert in a few hours, and is not in good haiku form).
 10/05/2004 02:30:25 PM · #18
Triple-whammy haiku distilling life at DPC

Capture in a million!
Ribbons blow in wind
$#!{, forgot to reset date.

Image like snow in night mist
Tried Neatimage twice
Steal photo from internet

Pressing the update button
Score like autumn leaves
Older, sadder. Press again.

10/05/2004 02:32:48 PM · #19
Which begs the question, is 'million' two syllables or three?
 10/05/2004 02:41:13 PM · #20
I had to say it to myself several times counting on my fingers: 2 1/2, rounded up to three, I think.
 10/05/2004 02:54:44 PM · #21
How do I post the image I'd like to add an Haiku to?
 10/05/2004 02:55:29 PM · #22
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Which begs the question, is 'million' two syllables or three?

two

David
 10/05/2004 03:02:42 PM · #23
Hmmm. I would still say, for instance, 'elision' has four of them despite your theory and quickly mocked up 'web thesaurus'. ;)
 10/05/2004 03:06:12 PM · #24


You cannot be drowned
In sorrow when you still see
A small sign of hope

Message edited by author 2004-10-05 15:09:50.
 10/05/2004 04:58:57 PM · #25

Seeds of hope always
mature into graceful blooms
when nurtured with love.
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