Some Haiku

[Lykren]

Birth:

One last time
quietly waiting
I hold your hand.

Storm:

You press against
the sky - no wind -
stillness and rain.

Accept:

Strange girl -
I have waited
through August moons.

Novel:

To refuse the bloom
of starlike things:
walk ancient roads.

Memorize:

Similar shells,
is there any difference
between you and Heaven?

Evening:

Dog and road
turn a corner -
sudden memory.

Thank you for reading!

[qimissung]

Thank you for writing!

[Jassy Melson]

None of your picture poems are haiku. A haiku, like a sonnet, is a strict poetic form. The haiku must contain seventeen syllables--no more or less. The first line must contain exactly five syllables--no more or less; the second line must contain exactly seven syllables--no more or less; and the third line must contain exactly five syllables--no more or less.

[Lykren]

Of course I know the format of a genuine haiku. But in English, the term is often applied more loosely.

[Paulclem]

I've read these a few times and enjoyed them very much Lykren.

[Lykren]

Thanks very much, Paul!