Thanks Terri. You are probably right. The rules on haiku seem either overly
profuse and strict for such a pert form or up for grabs at the moment. Still
it is a nice discipline ( and not as expensive as black high-heeled boots!
LOL). Arthur
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: New Sub: Where the haiku are.
these are lovely - but are they haiku?
I think there's supposed to be another term for ones that are about people
rather than (at least superficially) nature - which quite a few are.
v. has to be my favourite - the tremendous beating of birdswings placed next
to palpitations. Astute.
Terri )O(
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Sent: 04 March 2003 16:26
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Subject: New Sub: Where the haiku are.
Where the haiku are.
i
Morning sunlight bright
along an acacia leaf-
her tears when I left.
ii
Smoke beyond Rivock -
burning off the heather.
March prepares for August.
iii
Splash of crocuses
in the garden of an empty house-
‘Sold’ flaps in the wind.
iv
The view leads on for miles-
the shining river finds a way
down the crowded valley.
v
With whirring wings
the grouse clatters into the air.
My startled heart takes flight.
vi
Shadows of clouds
move slowly over the bottom fields.
A hidden curlew flutes.
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