“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” ― Cesare Pavese” ― Zephaniah 2:3


Potpourri

Haiku

a flying lapis
aria riding the wind
blue jay on a branch

ocean waves on rocks
thunderous cacophony
nobody hears them

autumn on the boughs
crimson leaves are being shed
dead in winter's gust

flowers and clovers
busy are the worker bees
combs drip with honey

water drops on ponds
early rains announcing spring
frogs croaking out loud

moisture rises high
gathering of many clouds
water wets the land

breezy part of day
melodious songs of birds
hammocks are swaying

floating balls of light
reached to catch the firefly
caught the rising sun

autumn dyes the leaves
colors fade at end of fall
return of winter

blooming orchids blush
hummingbirds pollinating
sweet is the reward

✍️

Behind the Verse

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. The best definition I've seen for it is that it is "a minimalist form of unrhymed poetry consisting of seventeen syllables." While many poets write haiku with fewer than seventeen syllables, traditionally it consists of three lines, with the first and last lines limited to five syllables and the middle to seven syllables. Some groups adhere to a stricter form of haiku writing, avoiding titles and capitalization.


Poetic form: Haiku

Image by Pixabay



The images on this site are either part of the public domain, created with artificial intelligence, used with permission from the copyright owner, or licensed under Creative Commons CC0.

Copyright ©2019 Angel L. Villanueva. All rights reserved.