cold
tranquility
winter
Month: December 2017
dinner for two
by a fireplace
merry little christmas
wind frolics
in fallen snow
sugar dances
celebrating
christmas eve
coffee and a scone
trees stretch out
their bare limbs
snow forecast
paint odor
nipping at our nose
kitchen update
painting
with one color
snowfall
naturalists direct
winter solitude hike
nature hums
(Dedicated to Dale and Mary Goodner and Door County Land Trust)
early gift
on front lawn
snow dusting
COMMENT: Haiku contains two parts, a fragment and a phrase. In the above “early gift on front lawn” is the phrase and “snow dusting” the fragment. The fragment can be either in the first or third line. Keep the fragment and phrase in mind so you don’t end up writing a three line sentence instead of a haiku. Eg. An early gift of snow dusting is in my front lawn.
Be alert to what is around you today and write a haiku about it!
up in the air
over a leader
gaggle of geese
A few comments on how this haiku came about:
1) Driving home from the store, I noticed geese flying in a disorderly pattern without a leader. (Notice that haiku possibilities are everywhere).
Eventually a leader emerged and the geese flew on in a typical V pattern.
2) Reflecting on this leadership pattern, I thought of how a group, large or small relies on a leader. A good leader aids all in reaching a desired destination.
3) Putting these two thoughts together, a haiku was created.
Hopefully this provides a bit of an idea of a haiku is created without getting into too many rules. Try throwing two ideas together and see what evolves.
More thoughts to follow in future posts.
