General Poetry posted May 4, 2021 | Chapters: | ...10 12 -13- 14... |
4/7/3 Contemporary Haiku
A chapter in the book One Thousand Cranes
Bevy of Doves
by Gypsy Blue Rose
bevy of doves dilly dally by clear creek — killing thyme |
A group of doves is called: bevy, cote, flight, dule
doves eat fresh thyme among other things
Contemporary Haiku: one to four lines, 17 syllables or LESS. No rhymes. Alliteration and metaphor are okay. These poems utilize a caesura (pause) The essence of haiku is cutting (KIRU) represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas separated by a (KIREJI) dash or ellipsis (~ .... ) Images are taken from human nature or nature.
Here is an example:
in the woodpile
the broken ax handle
the haiku foundation.org
source: Modern Haiku.org
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Gypsy
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and 2 member cents. doves eat fresh thyme among other things
Contemporary Haiku: one to four lines, 17 syllables or LESS. No rhymes. Alliteration and metaphor are okay. These poems utilize a caesura (pause) The essence of haiku is cutting (KIRU) represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas separated by a (KIREJI) dash or ellipsis (~ .... ) Images are taken from human nature or nature.
Here is an example:
in the woodpile
the broken ax handle
the haiku foundation.org
source: Modern Haiku.org
Thank you very much for reading and reviewing my poem.
Gypsy
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