Sweetcherrie Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Yo! To everybody out there feeling poetic and in touch with nature, and all green and blossoming around them. Spring time is coming, and with ‘Five elements’ slowly wrapping up I decided we need a new challenge This time we’ll be haikuing…errr….yeah, haiku it is. All Haiku will have to be within the subject of nature. I’ve found a definition online: Haiku Most popular definition, but there is more to haiku than meets the eye: Haiku (also called nature or seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons). The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry. For an in depth description of Haiku, please visit the Shadow Poetry Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka section on shadowpoetry.com. There is much more to haiku than the made up 5/7/5 version. Example #1: Pink cherry blossoms Cast shimmering reflections On seas of Japan Taken from www.shadowpoetry.com Rules: - traditional 5-7-5 haiku - each haiky has a focus on nature - anybody can enter - have fun….err….yeah! In this challenge I have the great honour to be working together with: Tannuchan, Finnius, and Gwaihir. Each of us 4 will in the end pick out the poem we liked best, and give comments on why we liked this one best. Now, what would a challenge be without a price? So just as that little extra incentive we will give out 50 geld to the best haiku written, if we manage to get at least 10 contestants. I think that should be about all there is to it, and here the only thing left to say for me is: Good luck
Sweetcherrie Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Posted March 6, 2006 Jikes! forgot to give a closing date....I think the end of this month sounds pretty ok....so you all have till the end of March to post your haiku. and already got a question as well: Can a person submit more than one haiku? Yes, you can submit as many as you want, the goal here is to inspire people, not to hold them back. So let those juices flow!
Tanuchan Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) Can't enter the challenge, of course... but wanted to participate all the same . The one below might make sense only with the pic, though... image: winter lake Blanketed in snow time caught in silvery frame - reflection of life. Edited March 6, 2006 by Tanuchan
Falcon2001 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 summer breeze jasmine scented air blows through green fields forgotten lost to the past now
Nimornril Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Through bright summer night among trees silent and tall the brook babbles on
Regel Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) The Pond Silent lime green pool Teeming with worlds yet unseen Fed by golden rays. Edited March 6, 2006 by Regel
Vlad Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 I'll do two. Sunrise in my eyes, A new day, revitalize Bright new life at dawn Cool brisk wind streams by Traveling from distant lands Whispering its tales
Nimornril Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 No, it isn't spring here yet for another month or so. Something more appropriate for the season: The snow lies silent I stand spellbound, observing the cold starlit night
Sweetcherrie Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Posted March 6, 2006 This is going well guys, some really nice ones in here already, just keep 'em coming
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Rain falling like tears a weeping veil of gray that covers the world.
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Sun and knifelike wind ice sparkling like broken glass cracking like dry skin
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Whirling sand dances tossing grit in clothes and hair. Dust devil at play.
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Footfalls crunch in snow Whiteness ahead, on all sides Follow the voices
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Trees snap, roofs tear off easy summersaults, a car The hurricane blows.
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Wind, rain, dark of night Blue flash, thundercrack of doom I run for my life.
Tanuchan Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) Okay, now I'll really stop. :/ lol There comes happy Zool overflowing with such joy - smiles he brings to lips. *hugs* Edited March 6, 2006 by Tanuchan
Gwaihir Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Just for fun: Muddy trash and leaves Now pretty snow and sharp wind. Winter neighborhood Ten below out there We complain, turn up the heat He sits outside, frozen
Tanuchan Posted March 6, 2006 Report Posted March 6, 2006 Wind blowing gently leaves swirling in random dance - colored life pattern.
The Portrait of Zool Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 She of golden tongue Lycan grace and human heart Brightening my day Thanks Tanny. Good to see you too.
Katzaniel Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 I let the sun in: The light makes all things certain, Its warmth on my skin. Crisp air echoes sound, Colours swirling all around - Leaves cover the ground. Shining, sparkling snow - I regret the tracks that show Everywhere I go. Like a carefree fling, Fresh new buds and thaw do bring Love to everything. (Freeze and thaw, you see, Cycles to eternity - Sun returns to me.)
Zadown Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 Mmm, like small jewels these are ... and that comment about spring, it's really not spring here yet. Was really amused about an outdoor advertisement that says "When winter turns to spring!", advertising waterproof shoes - in -22 C temperature. If that's spring, I'd hate to see what a real winter is like. Will see if I can add one or two myself, later.
Azuran Posted March 8, 2006 Report Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) Two of them here...feel free to let me know if I managed to screw up what it means to be a Haiku! Watery thunder Sending foamy sea skyward Waves dance on the rocks --- Nature's crystal ball A dew drop shimmers brightly Sunny prophecy And yea, this isn't actually an entry--it's just a dorky computer graphics themed one that I ended up with while writing the others ;P Sun pops into view Fragment shader adding bloom High dynamic range Edited March 8, 2006 by Azuran
Sweetcherrie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Posted March 8, 2006 shiver, brrr, shiver winter has been long enough please, turn the sun up yah, not spring here yet either, but it's supposed to be coming soon! (I have good hope )
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