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Category: Haiku and Senryu

A haiku is a 17-syllable poem–with the format of 5 syllables for 1st and 3rd lines, and 7 syllables for the 2nd line. Traditionally, it was geared towards describing nature–with the intent of immortalizing one specific moment in time. Modern haiku is much more malleable, since it has evolved, into the inclusion of various niches.

To explain further, one syllable is equivalent to one “opening of the mouth,” when we pronounce a word. An example would be: story = sto-ry = 2 syllable-count.

A senryu is similar in structure to haiku, but more concerned with human nature, and is often humorous or satiric — usually in three lines of seventeen kana.

Try to make your own haiku. It’s a good way of practicing poetry, with a simple syllable count technique.

HAIKU: “Twilight”

HAIKU: “Twilight”

Twilight image

Colors of the sun
Paints the lonesome sky with warmth–
A whisper of hope.

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Posted on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020Author DiwaCategories Haiku and Senryu, Own, PoetryTags diwa, haiku, TwilightLeave a comment on HAIKU: “Twilight”
Haiku: “Evening Rain”

Haiku: “Evening Rain”


The night starts to sleep
As the rain falls o’er the roof
Like tears down my cheeks.

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Posted on September 2, 2019September 2, 2019Author DiwaCategories Haiku and Senryu, Own, PoetryTags diwa, EveningRain, haikuLeave a comment on Haiku: “Evening Rain”
Haiku: “Frost”

Haiku: “Frost”


Sheets of iced water,
Frozen onto breathing ground–
Green leaves turning brown.

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Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019Author DiwaCategories Haiku and Senryu, Own, PoetryTags diwa, Frost, haikuLeave a comment on Haiku: “Frost”

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