tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201717122011-12-14T18:32:54.678-08:00Haiku is magic that captures fleeting moments with only a few words. According to the old school, a haiku should consist of a 5-7-5 syllable rhythm and include a word that suggests a season. I'd say ditch that! As long as the piece is written in three tight lines that invokes an image, it is haiku.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1137238974162878162006-01-14T03:23:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:35:31.123-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Temporary shelter from the rain</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Under the canopy of an old hotel</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Time stops while she smokes </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113723897416287816?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1136760466525026942006-01-08T14:46:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:35:52.006-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Imagery snipped and trimmed</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Inscribing the moment in my mind</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The wonder of haiku magic </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113676046652502694?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1136755269313412712006-01-08T13:20:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:36:09.766-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">According to the tea leaves</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">You will be passionately making love</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">to a stranger tonight </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113675526931341271?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1136412448917841292006-01-04T14:05:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:36:28.150-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Will snow please<br />gently</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> obliterate the filth<br />that litters</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> my past? </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113641244891784129?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135742834337048572005-12-27T20:06:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:36:44.616-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">I saw my late father </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">dressed in white, standing on a pier</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">waiting for a river ferry </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113574283433704857?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135742773250240842005-12-27T20:05:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:37:02.690-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">My wife and I saw him </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">on the other side of the pavement</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">He was my double </span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113574277325024084?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135610342306570552005-12-26T07:18:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:37:19.776-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >This lady told me<br />On the night of the air raid<br />It was as pretty as fireworks<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113561034230657055?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511574177342802005-12-25T03:52:00.002-08:002006-07-29T10:37:53.346-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Go tell your monkey<br />that I don't see things<br />the way he does<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551157417734280?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511554264387012005-12-25T03:52:00.001-08:002006-07-29T10:37:36.903-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Type ..... Type ..... Click<br />Busy making believe<br />I'm working, too<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551155426438701?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511593665446362005-12-25T03:52:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:34:27.156-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Red skies over the hills<br />A perfect morning for you<br />to leave this town<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551159366544636?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511525712411112005-12-25T03:51:00.001-08:002006-07-29T10:35:11.520-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Gorging myself<br />On all-you-can-eat<br />Like there's no tomorrow<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551152571241111?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511504260803112005-12-25T03:51:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:34:50.703-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I am not<br />what you think I am<br />Nor will I ever be<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551150426080311?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20171712.post-1135511476126917752005-12-25T03:50:00.000-08:002006-07-29T10:33:48.436-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Still in bed<br />Not ready to face the day<br />It's past 3 p.m.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20171712-113551147612691775?l=haikumagic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247046294026890682noreply@blogger.com0