haiku

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines of, respectively, five, seven and five syllables. Originally known as hokku, the three line poem began as the first stanza of a longer traditional poetry form called renga (linked stanzas). The traditional stand-alone haiku usually refers in some way to one of the seasons, and also contains a moment of transition or epiphany known as kiregi. The kiregi is indicated by a dash or other punctuation, and brings together two disparate things or images. It leaves the reader startled into a new understanding of the particular poetic moment - rather like the punchline of a joke.

There are some blogs devoted solely to haiku, in which each post consists of a haiku summing up what the writer wishes to remark on. Other haiku blogs focus more on the history of haiku and its place in Japanese culture and literature.

Haiku are so wonderfully succinct that they can be used to write humorous blog posts, such as this review of several movies and this commentary on an old menswear ad.

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• Unread

  
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  Image via Wikipedia In a local market: Smoked fish wrapped In unread newspapers.
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• A Long Day’s Walk

  
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  Image via Wikipedia After a long day’s walk I can hardly talk—I only want A drink.
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• Sunbaked Town

  
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  Image by The Wandering Angel via Flickr A sunbaked town— People going to the pool For cool adventure.
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• Young Again

  
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  Image by Lel4nd (busy) via Flickr Only a gallon Of strong beer and I am An angry, young man again!
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• Never Mind

  
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  Voluptuous young girls whose pretty smiles were once for me . . . never mind.
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• Haiku - Helvitica

  
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  HelveticaHelvetica isso ubiquitous that welive all around it.
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• haikuckoo

  
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  I open my home to my good friend Jimmie and what does he do? Not just once ( first on my birthday , which was really the ultimate insult) but TWICE - he beats me at the Audience Haiku Challenge at the Live Wire! Radio show. Me trying to be a gracious loser We both wrote to the theme "Mothers." Jimmies ...
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• Summer is Alive!

  
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  Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ The air is warming into summer in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula ~ Mosaic Monday meme ~ Jet skis and sails skim Cockatoos air their feathers It must be summer ~ Gemma Wiseman
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• Crows harsh caw mocking

  
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  Crows harsh caw mocking my right-angled walk, it cuts winged hypotenuse
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• Album Haiku – Led Zeppelin IV

  
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  Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin classic rock and roll buckling under its own weight stairway to overrated editors note: with this post we welcome Scott Blitstein as a guest contributor. Scott (mostly) writes about things melodious at MyThermos . He is (very early) in the process of reviewing his album / ...
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• Departed ~ OSI

  
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  trees calmly disrobethey are blessed with no regretsleaves shed one by onesad winter farewellspines moan lonely with the windall the birds have flownstanding near the riverfrom the mountain rain travelsI bend to make teaDepart from what you are doing now and please join in on the poetry at One Single Impression.  ...
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• Haiku – Heart Song

  
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  Heart Song A beat in my heart / Music for my hollow soul / My heart dances now I wrote this haiku on my blackberry while being a passenger to the valley the other day and wanted to share it on my blog. -Dragon Blogger
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• Rhythms of a Web

  
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  Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cobweb on my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula ~ Monochrome Monday/Monochrome Maniacs ~ Fanciful tangle Fragile mesh of time passing Complex tight rhythms ~ Gemma Wiseman
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• Not Quite Ready

  
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  Still not quite ready For his vacation to end He pours another Written by Captain Hops. Thing of the day: “Working Man & Beer” Bottle Opener Baseball Cap Hat Camo Adjustable Size Related haiku: You’ve gotta want it. Ready and Willing Good Times Church Key Cleaning Beer Bottles
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• Haiku Cao. The House is Roused.

  
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  Laud the One Who Would Not Be Rammed Cao. Wow. Bow now, thou. Howl! Growl! Foul trowel! How mao! Tao plow. Grouse chow.  Ciao. ............................................... Editors note: This work was created  by Fearfog, Ad Hoc Midnight Poet Laureate Pro Tem, on the Occasion of The ...
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• Album Haiku #7

  
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  Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin classic rock and roll buckled under the great hype overplayed stairway
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• A Touch Of Poetry...Haiku

  
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  Image by Patrishe via Flickr Watching You Walk Barefoot I Am In Awe Of The Dew Covered Grass
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• “I’m Not Mad At You, I’m Mad At The Dirt!*”

  
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  my hands, dry and crackedfrom a day of scrubbing floorscleaning my worries*Do you know what movie that quote is from? ShareThis
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• euphoric

  
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  saving up smiles in a glass-walled jar to be broken when needed. euphoric is a post from: Fluffyland Craft & Sewing Blog Related posts: laughing
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• Head in the Clouds

  
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  Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Shadow loves to sleep anywhere. Here he is multi-tasking. Perhaps he appears to be asleep, but he is also keeping an inward eye on our movements. ~ Pet Pride meme ~ Dream of being clouds On a magic carpet ride Wise gems from Shadow ~ Gemma Wiseman
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