The sun came out again
It made everyone smile
Even the flowers looked happy
-A.D. in California
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Sea Turtles
In the deep blue sea
Sea turtles are roaming free
And glad to be
By Author Unknown
dandelion seed
floating in the summer breeze
carries special wish
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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I hope you enjoy
haiku as much as I do
and have fun all day
-Author Unknown
Yes, what you have just read is a haiku, as are the following.
The cat ran inside
He chased the gray mouse around
Little paws, pit pat!
-A.D. in California
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I don’t have a clue -
How does one write a haiku?
It’s so confusing!
-Author Unknown
Row, row, row your boat,
Row gently, row merrily,
Life is but a dream.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966): adaptation of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to haiku form
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I’ll give it a try
So that perhaps by and by
A haiku will come from me
-Author Unknown
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“He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who completes ten is a master.” -Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
man struggles with lid,
at last bottle is open . . .
he’s superhero!
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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It made everyone smile
Even the flowers looked happy
-A.D. in California
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Sea Turtles
In the deep blue sea
Sea turtles are roaming free
And glad to be
By Author Unknown
dandelion seed
floating in the summer breeze
carries special wish
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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I hope you enjoy
haiku as much as I do
and have fun all day
-Author Unknown
Yes, what you have just read is a haiku, as are the following.
The cat ran inside
He chased the gray mouse around
Little paws, pit pat!
-A.D. in California
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I don’t have a clue -
How does one write a haiku?
It’s so confusing!
-Author Unknown
Row, row, row your boat,
Row gently, row merrily,
Life is but a dream.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966): adaptation of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to haiku form
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I’ll give it a try
So that perhaps by and by
A haiku will come from me
-Author Unknown
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“He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who completes ten is a master.” -Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
man struggles with lid,
at last bottle is open . . .
he’s superhero!
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Well, hello there, and welcome! You have entered the amazing world of haiku, more examples of which follow this short learning section. There is no time to waste, so let us just jump in and get started right away with these important words . . .
What is the origin of haiku? A renga is a collaborative (people working together), linked-verse poem of Japanese origin that has an opening stanza called hokku. Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902), a Japanese poet, was a force in reviving hokku, building upon the work of earlier poets in using it as a standalone form, which he renamed with his own newly created word: haiku, which is a contraction of the Japanese phrase ‘haikai no ku’ meaning ‘light verse.’
Fun Facts About Haiku
- A haiku is a brief ‘economical’ poem that is rhyme optional, title optional, capitalization optional, and often requires little or no punctuation.
- Haiku is pronounced as ‘high-koo.’
- ‘Haiku’ is the singular form of the word, with the formal plural form ‘haiku,’ though the informal plural form ‘haikus’ is also recognized.
- Haiku began in Japan and has since spread around the world.
- Haiku is written in Japanese as 俳句.
- Haiku poetry initially focused on aspects of nature within their seasons, though some recent haikus have other subjects, such as people and their life circumstances, inspiration, humor, and whatever else minds can imagine.
- Haikus can have different forms, or structures.
- The ‘English haiku,’ also known as a ‘5-7-5 haiku,’ is a common haiku form, and follows a pattern of 3 lines -
Line 1 has 5 syllables.
Line 2 has 7 syllables.
Line 3 has 5 syllables.
- The aim of haiku is to create imagery, or mental pictures, in the minds of readers or listeners, and sometimes to evoke emotions or feelings or have other effects, by using descriptive words to capture the moment’s impression, much as a camera might capture a moment in a photograph.
Haiku exists in a strict sense, as well as in a less-strict sense.
Starting with the strictest sense of the word, haiku is poetry composed of 17 Japanese ‘on’ (morae) or ‘sounds,’ working together to capture for all time a fleeting moment’s impression of the natural world within its season. Among the 17 ‘on’ is one or a tiny few called the ‘kigo,’ either a word or phrase, which places the haiku in its season. For example, the kigo ‘sakura’ meaning ‘cherry blossoms’ hints at the season of Spring; ‘fuji’ meaning ‘wisteria’ creates in the mind a picture of Summer; ‘tsuki’ meaning ‘moon, is an often brightly-illuminated orb visible in the nighttime sky through the bare tree branches in the season of Autumn; and ‘samushi’ meaning ‘cold,’ is a feeling or a tactile sensation in Winter.
Now let us consider the less-strict sense of haiku. The ‘ons’ or ‘sounds’ in the Japanese language do not always readily translate to an equivalent in English and other languages, so in translating Japanese, the shortcut of substituting syllables for ons is used. Rather than being composed of 17 sounds more or less, most haikus and translations of haikus are commonly set to 17 syllables.
Haiku in the Japanese language, written as single line poems, have an intuitive ‘break’ within the line, recognizable to native speakers and readers of Japanese due to the cadence or rhymical nature of the Japanese language. Because the break in the line can be unapparent to rhythmically-challenged speakers and readers of other languages, the single-line form haiku is broken into the 3-line form to assist them.
While haiku was originally meant for describing nature and seasons, there are variants and takeoffs on the original intent, and while many haiku are still written about nature, some are also written on a variety of other subjects.
And that’s just the way it is! Yes, we have omitted much more that can be known about haiku, a smidgeon of which can be found in other spots in this article and even more will be found in future revisions of this article. On www.MakeFunOfLife.net, the haiku are mostly of the less-strict sort, which are, luckily enough for us, still considered by many to be haiku; otherwise, we might be laughed at for being haiku-ku.
What is the origin of haiku? A renga is a collaborative (people working together), linked-verse poem of Japanese origin that has an opening stanza called hokku. Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902), a Japanese poet, was a force in reviving hokku, building upon the work of earlier poets in using it as a standalone form, which he renamed with his own newly created word: haiku, which is a contraction of the Japanese phrase ‘haikai no ku’ meaning ‘light verse.’
Fun Facts About Haiku
- A haiku is a brief ‘economical’ poem that is rhyme optional, title optional, capitalization optional, and often requires little or no punctuation.
- Haiku is pronounced as ‘high-koo.’
- ‘Haiku’ is the singular form of the word, with the formal plural form ‘haiku,’ though the informal plural form ‘haikus’ is also recognized.
- Haiku began in Japan and has since spread around the world.
- Haiku is written in Japanese as 俳句.
- Haiku poetry initially focused on aspects of nature within their seasons, though some recent haikus have other subjects, such as people and their life circumstances, inspiration, humor, and whatever else minds can imagine.
- Haikus can have different forms, or structures.
- The ‘English haiku,’ also known as a ‘5-7-5 haiku,’ is a common haiku form, and follows a pattern of 3 lines -
Line 1 has 5 syllables.
Line 2 has 7 syllables.
Line 3 has 5 syllables.
- The aim of haiku is to create imagery, or mental pictures, in the minds of readers or listeners, and sometimes to evoke emotions or feelings or have other effects, by using descriptive words to capture the moment’s impression, much as a camera might capture a moment in a photograph.
Haiku exists in a strict sense, as well as in a less-strict sense.
Starting with the strictest sense of the word, haiku is poetry composed of 17 Japanese ‘on’ (morae) or ‘sounds,’ working together to capture for all time a fleeting moment’s impression of the natural world within its season. Among the 17 ‘on’ is one or a tiny few called the ‘kigo,’ either a word or phrase, which places the haiku in its season. For example, the kigo ‘sakura’ meaning ‘cherry blossoms’ hints at the season of Spring; ‘fuji’ meaning ‘wisteria’ creates in the mind a picture of Summer; ‘tsuki’ meaning ‘moon, is an often brightly-illuminated orb visible in the nighttime sky through the bare tree branches in the season of Autumn; and ‘samushi’ meaning ‘cold,’ is a feeling or a tactile sensation in Winter.
Now let us consider the less-strict sense of haiku. The ‘ons’ or ‘sounds’ in the Japanese language do not always readily translate to an equivalent in English and other languages, so in translating Japanese, the shortcut of substituting syllables for ons is used. Rather than being composed of 17 sounds more or less, most haikus and translations of haikus are commonly set to 17 syllables.
Haiku in the Japanese language, written as single line poems, have an intuitive ‘break’ within the line, recognizable to native speakers and readers of Japanese due to the cadence or rhymical nature of the Japanese language. Because the break in the line can be unapparent to rhythmically-challenged speakers and readers of other languages, the single-line form haiku is broken into the 3-line form to assist them.
While haiku was originally meant for describing nature and seasons, there are variants and takeoffs on the original intent, and while many haiku are still written about nature, some are also written on a variety of other subjects.
And that’s just the way it is! Yes, we have omitted much more that can be known about haiku, a smidgeon of which can be found in other spots in this article and even more will be found in future revisions of this article. On www.MakeFunOfLife.net, the haiku are mostly of the less-strict sort, which are, luckily enough for us, still considered by many to be haiku; otherwise, we might be laughed at for being haiku-ku.
Five syllables here
And seven syllables here
Five syllables here
-Author Unknown
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Pandas
The black and white bears
sitting under leafy trees
eating bamboo shoots
By Rebecca Schauer
wolf in sheep’s clothing
meets sheep in wolf’s clothing
confusion abounds
-Author Unknown
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Spring wind combs
here and there -
the weeping willow’s hair
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Haikus can be intended not as an end in themselves, but as a starting point to stimulate classroom discussion on a particular subject.
With every gust of wind
the butterfly changes its place
on the willow
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And seven syllables here
Five syllables here
-Author Unknown
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Pandas
The black and white bears
sitting under leafy trees
eating bamboo shoots
By Rebecca Schauer
wolf in sheep’s clothing
meets sheep in wolf’s clothing
confusion abounds
-Author Unknown
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Spring wind combs
here and there -
the weeping willow’s hair
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Haikus can be intended not as an end in themselves, but as a starting point to stimulate classroom discussion on a particular subject.
With every gust of wind
the butterfly changes its place
on the willow
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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A snapshot of downtown Ukiah, California, United States of America. The haiku was not invented here, but it is celebrated here . . . more about that later . . .
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Haiku.
Haiku, who?
Bless you!
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After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board
-Gary Snyder
Advice for those in
a difficult position
First, be flexible
-Author Unknown
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While the subject of many haikus is nature, as for example, trees, rabbits, flowers, or breezes, other subjects can be used. A senryū (pronounced sen-ree-yoo), also known as a ‘human haiku,’ is a haiku poem that has as its subject human nature, irony, or humor, rather than the natural world. Like a haiku, it is composed of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
I’m sure I’ll feel great
once this workout is over
right now, not so much
-Author Unknown
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The laundry piles up.
I cannot keep up with it.
Will someone please help me?
-Mrs. Cline
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Once beyond the gate
I too am a traveler
in the Autumn twilight.
-Buson (Yosa Buson, also Yosa no Buson (1716 - 1783))
The following is a humorous (that’s what we’ve been told!) crossover poem, either a Haiku-Limerick or a Limerick-Haiku.
there was a young man
from Cork who got Limericks
and Haikus confused
-Attributed to Douglas J. Steele
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The humor lies in its dual structure: it reads like a limerick when spoken aloud, yet its lines are in 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and it visually follows the haiku format, creating a playful confusion between the two poetic forms.
A carpenter’s son
Left the Woodworkers’ Union
Formed new splinter group
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Ice
Water, when a rock
Is as a cold winter
And spelled i, c, e
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Haikus are easy
But sometimes don’t make much sense
Hippopotamus
-Author Unknown
Winter Solitude
Winter solitude -
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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The ocean is big,
And also it is really,
Really, really wet.
-Author Unknown
Wanna* go outside.
Oh no! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
-Author Unknown
*wanna: want to
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Haiku.
Haiku, who?
Bless you!
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After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board
-Gary Snyder
Advice for those in
a difficult position
First, be flexible
-Author Unknown
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While the subject of many haikus is nature, as for example, trees, rabbits, flowers, or breezes, other subjects can be used. A senryū (pronounced sen-ree-yoo), also known as a ‘human haiku,’ is a haiku poem that has as its subject human nature, irony, or humor, rather than the natural world. Like a haiku, it is composed of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
I’m sure I’ll feel great
once this workout is over
right now, not so much
-Author Unknown
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The laundry piles up.
I cannot keep up with it.
Will someone please help me?
-Mrs. Cline
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Once beyond the gate
I too am a traveler
in the Autumn twilight.
-Buson (Yosa Buson, also Yosa no Buson (1716 - 1783))
The following is a humorous (that’s what we’ve been told!) crossover poem, either a Haiku-Limerick or a Limerick-Haiku.
there was a young man
from Cork who got Limericks
and Haikus confused
-Attributed to Douglas J. Steele
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The humor lies in its dual structure: it reads like a limerick when spoken aloud, yet its lines are in 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and it visually follows the haiku format, creating a playful confusion between the two poetic forms.
A carpenter’s son
Left the Woodworkers’ Union
Formed new splinter group
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Ice
Water, when a rock
Is as a cold winter
And spelled i, c, e
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Haikus are easy
But sometimes don’t make much sense
Hippopotamus
-Author Unknown
Winter Solitude
Winter solitude -
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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The ocean is big,
And also it is really,
Really, really wet.
-Author Unknown
Wanna* go outside.
Oh no! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
-Author Unknown
*wanna: want to
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So much work to do
I begin
by putting it off
-John Brandi: “Weeding the Cosmos” (1994); type of work: collected haikus by a single author
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Ukiah is haiku spelled backwards. It is a deliberate ‘anagram’ of the word for the form of poetry called ‘haiku.’ Anagrams are made by taking the letters in a word or phrase and rearranging them to spell another word or phrase. Ukiah is the name of a city where an annual haiku festival is held, in an afternoon devoted to haiku poems. A program of music is followed by a presentation of certificates and awards for the winning haikus. Poets of all ages read their winning poems. A reception with refreshments follows, during which the audience has the opportunity to read through an exhibit of selected poems submitted to the festival. You can learn how to submit haikus online for the next annual Ukiah Haiku Festival at www.ukiahaiku.org. Good luck with your entries!
Ukiah
Blue sky, clouds, oak trees,
Sunshine almost every day . . .
This is Ukiah
By Author Unknown
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The lemon pickers
And the orchard owners had
A bitter dispute
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Is “Haiku!” the sound made by a sneezing poet?
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This haiku poem
Is written about a sneeze -
And ends with, “Atchoo!”
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
A giant frog and I
Glare at each other
Sitting face to face
In silence
-Issa
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You use computers,
Tablets, mobiles, cameras -
Why not write letters?
-Author Unknown
A poem, or a stanza within a poem consisting of one line only, is usually called a monostich. However, a one-line haiku is more frequently referred to as a monoku, created the same way that a three-line haiku is created, but bringing the lines together. As has been noted elsewhere in this article, the single-line form of haiku is the form that has been recognized traditionally in Japan. Following is an example.
Old pond: frog jump in water-sound [translation to English]
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto [original Japanese in English characters]
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 [original Japanese in Japanese characters]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
A 3-line rendition, in a variant translation to English from the original Japanese of the above poem, follows.
An old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water
[translation to English set in 3 lines]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
In the following haiku, the author has slightly modified the usual 3-line, 5-7-5 syllable-count ‘English haiku’ form by using punctuation and by indenting the second and thirds lines, using an innovative variant form with a visually natural flow.
Absence of problems
does not lead to happiness.
Dealing with them does.
-J. Benson: “Haiku to Live by: Life Affirming Messages, to Hearten Your Day” (2010) book, 54 pages in length
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Based in Tokyo, Japan, the Haiku International Association has a website, in the visitor’s choice of either a Japanese or an English version. Visitors can read haikus submitted from people around the world, find out about news and upcoming events, learn about various haiku contests, become a member, and more. Visit https://www.haiku-hia.com/index_en.html.
What kind of person can write haiku? If you can count on your fingers while sounding out the syllables in words, you can write haiku.
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Writer of haikus
Will never be said of me
I will dig ditches
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
My breakfast today,
bacon, eggs, and ice water.
I feel so healthy.
-Author Unknown
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Now how about you -
Please won’t you write a haiku?
It’s more fun than bugs!
-Author Unknown
Walking around
an early spring garden -
going nowhere.
-Kyoshi
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My cow gives less milk
now that it has been eaten
by a fierce dragon
-Author Unknown
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Some of the haikus shown in this article tend to be a little on the silly side, perhaps because that is the side of life we often find ourselves on here at www.MakeFunOfLife.net. Most haikus, however, are about nature and other somewhat serious subjects. Still, creating silly haikus could be a good beginning point, until you have mastered the art of haiku writing. Whatever is begun as play, and is later taken up as a serious endeavor without ever completely losing the element of play, has a good chance of being wildly successful.
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First Winter Rain
First Winter rain -
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And Now One Last Haiku
Please share your haikus
With us - we’d love to read them,
And get to know you!
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
We are MFOL! . . . life is like a bird that needs two wings to fly, one serious and one silly . . . how many one-winged birds fly in the sky?
I begin
by putting it off
-John Brandi: “Weeding the Cosmos” (1994); type of work: collected haikus by a single author
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Ukiah is haiku spelled backwards. It is a deliberate ‘anagram’ of the word for the form of poetry called ‘haiku.’ Anagrams are made by taking the letters in a word or phrase and rearranging them to spell another word or phrase. Ukiah is the name of a city where an annual haiku festival is held, in an afternoon devoted to haiku poems. A program of music is followed by a presentation of certificates and awards for the winning haikus. Poets of all ages read their winning poems. A reception with refreshments follows, during which the audience has the opportunity to read through an exhibit of selected poems submitted to the festival. You can learn how to submit haikus online for the next annual Ukiah Haiku Festival at www.ukiahaiku.org. Good luck with your entries!
Ukiah
Blue sky, clouds, oak trees,
Sunshine almost every day . . .
This is Ukiah
By Author Unknown
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The lemon pickers
And the orchard owners had
A bitter dispute
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Is “Haiku!” the sound made by a sneezing poet?
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This haiku poem
Is written about a sneeze -
And ends with, “Atchoo!”
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
A giant frog and I
Glare at each other
Sitting face to face
In silence
-Issa
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You use computers,
Tablets, mobiles, cameras -
Why not write letters?
-Author Unknown
A poem, or a stanza within a poem consisting of one line only, is usually called a monostich. However, a one-line haiku is more frequently referred to as a monoku, created the same way that a three-line haiku is created, but bringing the lines together. As has been noted elsewhere in this article, the single-line form of haiku is the form that has been recognized traditionally in Japan. Following is an example.
Old pond: frog jump in water-sound [translation to English]
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto [original Japanese in English characters]
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 [original Japanese in Japanese characters]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
A 3-line rendition, in a variant translation to English from the original Japanese of the above poem, follows.
An old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water
[translation to English set in 3 lines]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
In the following haiku, the author has slightly modified the usual 3-line, 5-7-5 syllable-count ‘English haiku’ form by using punctuation and by indenting the second and thirds lines, using an innovative variant form with a visually natural flow.
Absence of problems
does not lead to happiness.
Dealing with them does.
-J. Benson: “Haiku to Live by: Life Affirming Messages, to Hearten Your Day” (2010) book, 54 pages in length
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Based in Tokyo, Japan, the Haiku International Association has a website, in the visitor’s choice of either a Japanese or an English version. Visitors can read haikus submitted from people around the world, find out about news and upcoming events, learn about various haiku contests, become a member, and more. Visit https://www.haiku-hia.com/index_en.html.
What kind of person can write haiku? If you can count on your fingers while sounding out the syllables in words, you can write haiku.
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Writer of haikus
Will never be said of me
I will dig ditches
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
My breakfast today,
bacon, eggs, and ice water.
I feel so healthy.
-Author Unknown
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Now how about you -
Please won’t you write a haiku?
It’s more fun than bugs!
-Author Unknown
Walking around
an early spring garden -
going nowhere.
-Kyoshi
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My cow gives less milk
now that it has been eaten
by a fierce dragon
-Author Unknown
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Some of the haikus shown in this article tend to be a little on the silly side, perhaps because that is the side of life we often find ourselves on here at www.MakeFunOfLife.net. Most haikus, however, are about nature and other somewhat serious subjects. Still, creating silly haikus could be a good beginning point, until you have mastered the art of haiku writing. Whatever is begun as play, and is later taken up as a serious endeavor without ever completely losing the element of play, has a good chance of being wildly successful.
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First Winter Rain
First Winter rain -
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And Now One Last Haiku
Please share your haikus
With us - we’d love to read them,
And get to know you!
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
We are MFOL! . . . life is like a bird that needs two wings to fly, one serious and one silly . . . how many one-winged birds fly in the sky?
