I am not well acquainted with the Haiku and would refer those interested to Laura Sheridan's website, where you will find a daily Haiku, or to John Buchanan's excellent poetry site, where you'll find advice on how to compose one of your own.
My understanding is that the poetic form is Japanese, that it has three lines of five, seven and five syllables respectively and should contain a reference to nature.
Using these guidelines, I constructed the following Haiku using a Japanese subject, a reference to nature in the form of a tree, and, of course, a five/seven/five syllable structure.
Somehow I don't think Basho would approve.
KUNG FU HAIKU
Watch Kung Fu First Dan
smash tree. Tree fall down. Oh Damn!
Tree fall on First Dan.
Watch Kung Fu First Dan
smash tree. Tree fall down. Oh Damn!
Tree fall on First Dan.
Great to see a humorous Haiku. Basho might not approve, but I do! Thanks also for the plug.
ReplyDeleteNice one, made me smile.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. Don't try this at home. R.
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