@Gwenie
Haiku Challenge
*This article was born because of an article published by* @CrazyInsane *titled* *Organorum (Haiku Challenge)**.* https://read.cash/@CrazyInsane/organorum-haiku-challenge-ad31ffb9 ***Haiku*** is well-known for its 5/7/5 rule. Historically, *haiku* is derivative of the Japanese *hokku*. *Hokku* is an opening part or stanza of a larger Japanese poem known as *renga*. But eventually, writers began to write them as a stand-alone poem. Traditional *hokku* is meant to comment on the season or surroundings of the authors and create contrasting imagery separated by a *kireji* or "cutting word". However, this element is not always included in a non-Japanese haiku or free-form haiku by modern writers. Below are the haiku I managed to write. Please note the last time I remembered writing a haiku was ten years ago. 😅🤪 **Beach** *Crystal clear waters* *Gentle waves play in the bay* *I felt a drizzle* **Sunset** *Sun is setting down* *Sky is painted red-orange* *But I feel so blue* **Park** *Sun shines so brightly* *Flowers bloom so tenderly* *Child plays cheerfully* I only made three and these were not enough for me. My goal was to make five. 😅 But it's 3:05 am here and my eyes are begging me to sleep. 😴 So good night everyone. *For any reaction or correction, please feel free to drop it in the comment section.* *Lead image is from Unsplash.* Thank you for reading. 💕 -Gwenie
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I joined a Haiku challenge on Steemit. It was about writing a haiku about a photo given. Perhaps you should try that too. In English they didn't stick to the 5-7-5 rule because it was too easy or too obvious it🤔 Well, I forgot. 👍🍀
I've checked it. I think that challenge is fun and will really wake up our inner creativity. Hmm. I think it would be fun if we do that also here in read.cash. 🤔
Everything can be done if the good writers and in this case poets are found and reunited. They must be there somewhere.
I have always been curious about Haiku but not sure how to go about it. Thank you for the introduction paragraph. We can pretty much write about anything and everything right? I like yours. Simple and easy to understand. Some poems and Haikus are too deep for my understanding.
Thank you for the compliments. 💕 Yeah, modern haiku can be about anything and everything. ^-^