This blog is about haiku. A classical haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables. Chèvrefeuille (the pseudonym of Kristjaan Panneman, a Dutch haiku poet) however writes his haiku in the Kanshicho-style. In the Kanshicho-style the classical syllable count isn't used. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), a haiku poet, wrote his haiku in Kanshicho-style for several years, but he returned to the classical way of haiku writing. !!! Anonymous comments will be seen as SPAM !!!.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
A Single Leaf, an Impromptu verse
I have written an Impromptu verse ... I saw a single leaf dancing through the streets. It's was a very stormy day today so the last leaves are blown away by that strong wind. But this one single leaf touched me. And I wrote the following haiku on that event:
one single leaf
dances on the shoulder of the wind -
prima ballerina
Isn't it a wonderful little gem? This haiku feels just good and strong. What do you think about this one?
Namaste,
obviously you were very inspired by that dancing leaf....she does move lightly on the breeze...
ReplyDeleteI loved this image that you wrote about :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful imagery. A leaf dancing to the beat of the breeze... :)
ReplyDeleteAhhhh... that single leaf that flutters... that spotlit dancer...
ReplyDeleteas the others stand by.
__Very well sensed. _m
Very lovely!
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