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2/4/4 - 5/7/7 - Zen Haiku and Katauta
One Thousand Cranes
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The Sound of Falling Leaves
by Gypsy Blue Rose
For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes
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the sound
of falling leaves
and drizzling rain
over pine needles
folded between scents of fall
slowly ... rivers move mountains
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Author Notes
ZEN teaches that our suffering arises from a sense of separation, from feeling alone and afraid. The practice of zen haiku or tanka is a way of dissolving that feeling by experiencing the unity of our own nature and the nature of everything around us.
HAIKU is a Japanese short unrhymed poem that uses imagistic language to express the essence of a deeply felt moment. It resonates on a deeper level, leaving the reader enlightened and making an insightful connection between the top two lines and the last one (SATORI). HAIKU uses a dash to pause before the SATORI. Haiku is about nature and it alludes to a season of the year. In Japan, haiku is written in 17 syllables and three lines ( 5/7/5) but in English is 17 syllables OR LESS because English syllables are longer than Japanese syllables. Avoid capitalization (except proper names) and punctuation. === click here to read Haiku Society of America, HAIKU EXAMPLES === click here to read Haiku Society of America HAIKU RULES === click here to read why is 5/7/5 OR LESS rule === Modern Haiku
KATAUTA is an unrhymed Japanese form consisting of 19 syllables with a 5/7/7 pattern. They are usually humorous but don't have to be. A pair of katautas is called a sedoka. click here for more info
Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.
Gypsy
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