Blossom on the tree
Stillness in the clear blue sky
Peaceful in the sun
#haiku
What’s The Haiku With You?
I love words. I was a poet before I was a songwriter, and a lyricist before a musical composer. During my education of the arts I learned about the Haiku, a Japanese form of poetry where structure and syllable count is heralded above rhyme.
The most common form is three lines, the first consisting of five syllables, the second of seven and concluding in five syllables.
I know there are creative people in our midst. Over the next year, Iβd like to build a body of poetry that we can all be part of.Β
It’s a fun challenge! Add yours below, I’d love to hear them! Each week Iβll choose one from the comments below to read on the Beautiful Monday broadcast.
#HaikuSunday
#WhatTheHaiku
65 comments
DiElle
Rain on the roofing
The weather makes itself known
Comforting to me
marian
I like a haiku
This game looks like it is fun
I think I might play
Jim Giddings
a fusillade of
ten thousand acorn drops
provides no new oaks
Jim Giddings
reading children
a tale of Autumn leaves
a red tree outside
Jim Giddings
even dragons need
a warming nap on a
treacherous Fall day
(refers to a dragonfly napping on the hood of my car on a day of dramatically unsettled weather)
DiElle
I love that image, thatβs wonderful!
Kate
Bright blooms in a vase
Connect the mind to sunshine
On a rainy day
DiElle
Thatβs a beautiful image xx
Maggi
Autumn leaves turn red
Rain like tears drops from the leaves
Winter is promised soon.
DiElle
Beautiful
Mohammad khan
Beautiful poem
DiElle
Isn’t it! Thank you Mohammad! x
Kate S-E
Yes, lovely.
DiElle
Icelandic memoir
Emerald scarf in the breeze
Magic Northern Lights
Maggi
Lovely, Dielle
DiElle
Thank you π
Naomi
Read your book today.
Evβry song has a story.
Soul reading. True. You.
DiElle
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Craig Burt
A bright sunlight splits
Upon a graceful sky
A city exhale.
DiElle
Thatβs lovely Craig!
Kate S-E
I agree.
DiElle
For Reg
A hero passes
Three hundred salute his wreath
Lest we all forget
Kate S-E
I love this. Very moving.
DiElle
Thank you Kate. My grandad was in the second wave of D-Day. He would have been 100 this year. Dx
Jim Giddings
fallen leaves hang from
a spider’s web by wind blown
as nature’s mobile
Kate S-E
Love this too!
DiElle
Music everywhere
Rhythm of the dripping tap
Harmony is life
Kate S-E
Thistle-coloured skies
Give way to strands of yellow.
Black earth dries to brown.
DiElle
Lovely nature inspired again Kate. Beautiful.
Kate S-E
Sunlight through green leaves.
Branches dance in gentle breeze.
Shadows come to life.
Princess Ivy
I love the haiku
A tale in five seven five
Tells a great story
CorazΓ³n De La Cruz
Who doesnβt love a
Good haiku, like cool breezes
On hot summer days.
Wendi Bellows
Dead in the garage.
Squashed palmetto bug: Almonds.
That smell never leaves.
Vivian
Full moon night skys bright
Wind blowing rustling the trees
Bed time cover up
Eliot Ross
a ribcage birdcage
putrid vulture smorgasbord
carrion luggage
Joseph A Hazzouri
Sun shines so sincere
Fast through skies to dry our tears
Clouds come wet again.οΏΌοΏΌοΏΌ
Vivian
The rain beats down hard
Windy blowing branches fall
Morning awaits me
DiElle
You are awake in
the night, listening to the
rain and wind in trees π³
DiElle
Hi new followers
Iβd like to get to know you
Donβt be a stranger
#haiku
#haikuchallenge
#haikudaily
#WhatTheHaiku
#WelcomeTweet
DiElle
I talked to an old
Friend yesterday about old
Memories. Loved it.
DiElle
Iβm singing again
Dressed up like a Christmas elf
Singing together
Hayley
Cold toes tap the beat
Crowds gather to share the cheer
Christmas has begun
DiElle
Thatβs lovely Hayley ππΆ
DiElle
You ask who I am
I love people with music
Want to help our world
π
DiElle
Beaming with vast pride
A young lady takes new steps
Courage and delight
DiElle
Nocturnal tempests
Bring dread and memories grey
Repeated sadness
Kevin
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DiElle
hahaha!
DiElle
If I never found
Poetry I would be lost
In a world of pain
Abdul Musa
Arches complete-
the facade is as should be-
inside demons await
Simon Williams
Broken umbrella
Trapped beneath a briar hedge
Like a crippled bird
DiElle
Very colourful Simon! Love it!
Dx
DiElle
Wildness resuming
While people are locked down
Nature is playing
DiElle
Rain on the rooftop π§
Water returning to Earth π
Soothing to the ear π
Kevin
Early evening sun
Blackbirds melodious song
Cricket on the green
DiElle
Beautiful x
DiElle
Summer by the lake
Ducks quack to their sweet ducklings
Calm tranquility
DiElle
Summer rain falls light
Pitter patter on green leaves
The forest refreshed
Jim S.
Clouds like floating gloom
Match my darkening vision
Waiting for the sun
DiElle
Very evocative Jim, lovely. Thanks for sharing!
DiElle
Been strange for so long
Normal returns but slowly
Grateful to be here
DiElle
Leaves blaze like fire
Rustle in the breeze like rain
The warmth in the fall
Hayley
A perfect pattern
Giant cobwebs hanging high
What a busy night
DiElle
Leaves fall from the tree
That grew out of the rich soil
Returns to the earth
DiElle
Kingfisher dives down
Breathtaking flash of bright blue
Just like that, heβs gone