Exceptional 5/7/5 Ekphrastic Autumn Haiku for Haiku Club Event Lone Egret by Gypsy Blue Rose Poem of the Month contest entry If You Would Like To Join the Haiku Club, please check my author notes

egret lost his wedge in the vacuous long night — sound of loneliness   Recognized Author Notes If you would like to join the Haiku Club, click on the 'clubs' link below and look for it. If you need help or if you have a question, please do not hesitate to contact me. wedge= a group of egrets vacuous= empty KIGO (long night) is late autumn season words -- THE FIVE HUNDRED ESSENTIAL JAPANESE SEASON WORDS An EKPHRASTIC poem is a vivid description of a scene or a work of art. HAIKU is a Japanese short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an experience of nature intuitively linked to the human condition. FORM: In Japanese, haiku is written in three lines 5/7/5. In English, it's 17 syllables or less, as brief as possible. The essence of haiku is represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas separated by a dash to pause for introspection, usually at end of the second line. source of 5/7/5 syllables rule *** source haiku rules by William J. Higginson, Haiku Society of America *** HaikuWorld.org Picture by Michael's playground Thank you very much for your review and your valuable time, Gypsy

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