Thursday, July 13, 2006

Haiku FAQ

Why limit it to
five syllables, then seven,
then five more? That's stupid dumb.

11 comments:

  1. Ummmm...it's a joke (although obviously not a good one). ;-) Did you count my syllables?

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  2. I could never get Haiku right anyway :)
    Love Basho thoughSandy

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  3. I got it! ;) Thought it was clever too.

    Lest you worry again, I'm leaving in the morning for an art show in Colorado, back Monday!

    Carmon

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  4. OH, I see!! Wouldn't you love to hand that into a teacher in class!

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  5. Don't know why either.
    Being so concise is hard,
    Forces you to think.

    Don't check my blog, nothing on it - just opened it today, so I could reply to this. Have enjoyed your posts, Velvet, since Kim posted your link. Having fun getting to know the world of blogdom. Don't feel confident enough to post, yet - I'm not THAT kind of artist!

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  6. Sandy UK: You made me google Basho. Never heard of him before now, but I see he didn't have to follow such a rigid rule.

    4th Sister, Carmon and Duly Inspired: Thankyou. Thankyouverymuch. (And Carmon, thanks for checking in so I wouldn't worry about your absence. It's not as if you're all alone in the desert and attempting to sit on the back of an unbroken horse or anything.)

    Rebekah: There's nothing so bad that Diet Coke and Domino's won't help.

    Sunflower and Priss: Very impressive! You're fun to play with. (Welcome, Sunflower, nice to meet you.)

    Schremgems: Syllable-wise, your comment is a haiku, too. Was that intentional or just a co-inky-dink?

    Kybeadmaker: Very nice to hear from you. I've put a lot of people to sleep just by talking to them, so if you'll send me your phone number, I'll just call you at bedtime next time I have to miss, okay? (Love your watercolor beads!)

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  7. Uhhhhhhhh...it was? It wasn't meant to be Haiku, it just turned out that way.

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  8. My Laura had to write this in elem. school. I have a poem some
    where that she wrote (Haiku). It was very good. But I agree with you, too much emphasis placed the numbers. I like our "free" verse!

    There once was a gal named Velvet
    Who said it like she felt it!
    Her poems did rhyme
    And her syllables did shine,
    To Haiku--she said "shelve it".

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  9. Way to go, Sweet Sister! ROFL! A good limerick is more my style any day.

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