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I've been reading up a bit on haiku recently.
The experience I got from reading these verses are somewhat engaging, and yet relaxing. While trying to visualize the scene from a verse, you are 'transported' into its mini-world.
To better understand the differences between hokku, haikai and haiku, the Wikipedia article on haiku will help a lot.
Classical hokku verses by Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉
古池や蛙飛込む水の音
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto
an old pond—
the sound of a frog jumping
into water
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初しぐれ猿も小蓑をほしげ也
Hatsu shigure saru mo komino wo hoshige nari
the first cold shower;
even the monkey seems to want
a little coat of straw.
Modern haiku by Shiki, Masaoka 正岡子規I want to sleep
Swat the flies
Softly, please.
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After killing
a spider, how lonely I feel
in the cold of night!
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For love and for hate
I swat a fly and offer it
to an ant.
Traditionally (and I think it still is), haiku verses written in the Japanese language have to follow a rule of having 3 phrases (or less?) and consisting of 5-7-5 syllables in each phrase accordingly.
A (really bad) example by me...
The Sun shines on us
Makes us sweat we curse and swear
Lousy May weather.
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My stomach growls loud
Full of stuff that needs to go
And so I farted.
Hahahahaha! That was waaaaaaaaaaay tooooooooooooo uncouth!!! Shiki will DEFINITELY turn in the grave!!! Heheh!
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moe at 5/16/2006 11:55:00 AM
