FIVE
SUMMER HAIKU
"A
haiku
in English
is a very short poem in the English language, following to a greater
or lesser extent the form and style of the Japanese haiku. A typical
haiku is a three-line observation about a fleeting moment involving
nature...a three-line format with 17 syllables arranged in a 5–7–5
pattern or about 10 to 14 syllables, which more nearly approximates
the duration of a Japanese haiku with the second line usually the
longest."
From Wikipedia
In
addition, capturing this moment in few words discourages the use of
abstract or vague language, particularly as the haiku was not
intended to be the expression of a merely abstract or philosophic
"truth." These five haiku were moments from the summer
season.
FIVE SUMMER HAIKU
One
In leaves and grass, brave
Zinnia you alone have
Raised a red flower.
Two
Mowing
summer-high
Lawn reduces to ruins
Empires of ants.
Three
Clouds grey summer dusk.
Magpie, what is it you cry
To the fading sky?
Four
January mist.
Through thin veils pale stars peer at
Dew on earth's darkness.
Five
Dawn zephyr with just
A touch of chillness whispers
Summer is passing.
Precise images,evocations. Nice.
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