http://www.YourHomeNow.com/poetry/haiku.htm
Haiku is a poetic form originating in Japan. As written in English,
haiku are extremely short poems written in 17 syllables or fewer,
often (but not necessarily) arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
each.
Haiku make use of concrete imagery or sensations, not abstractions
or metaphors, and are often (though not always) concerned with the
natural world. An example 5-7-5:
-- A Haiku Valentine is --
Hi you, my Wang Rui.
(My new wife from Tianjin)
Do you still remember me?
Door opens, heart smiles.
If these words Zhong Ren
(Chinese)
Such happiness you bring then...
-- Wo men you hai zi la.
(We have a child)
-- Greg Molenaar
14 February 2007
= = =
CHARITY
Rose petals fall
it even seems that the ground
blossoms pink
(tr, by Rosa Clement)
Frozen Notes
Bird Seed
A good deed
– Greg
Molenaar
November 2003
Caller
ID;
Know, be, electronically.
-- Greg Molenaar – Nov 2003
PmMarketing.com
a SARS Haiku
Severe, Acute, Respit'ry,
Disease is.... well-contained with
cover'ed sneezes.
- -- Greg Molenaar
New London, MN USA
28
January 2004
This haiku reconstruct is from a longer poem on SARS which I wrote in May 2003.
You are welcome to view the full version at http://www.yourhomenow.com/poetry/sars.html.
Notice that this arrangement just would not mentally "flow" if it were arranged in left-justified lines
of the typical 5:7:5 haiku syllables.