National Poetry Month continues throughout April, and I've broken you in the easy way with a limerick contest.
DA was the winner, and a deserving winner she was, too.
Now is time to up the ante.
See this picture?
Cherry tree, just across the street. What does it mean to you...?
(Hint -- think spring -- think poetry...)
Why -- haiku, of course!
Now, a haiku is a lot more structured than a limerick, so don't think you're getting off easy, just because it is only 17 syllables long.
From wikipedia:
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 morae (or on), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English usually appear in three lines, to parallel the three metrical phrases of Japanese haiku[2]. Previously called hokku, haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.
Here's what I'm looking for :
3 lines, seasonal reference, and (of course) the word skateboard must appear somewhere.
Think you are up to the challenge?
Contest closes April 24th. And tomorrow, I am hoping to have an expert example (written by a haiku professional) to start things off. Prizes? They'll be great!
Check in tomorrow to read the sample haiku and the list of prizes!
~Darby
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