Haiku

Haiku

A haiku is a very simple (yet complex), Japanese poem made up of 17 syllables. It records a 'freeze frame' moment in time and space. I wrote haiku myself to record a moment in my life, much as a photographer takes a picture. Some haiku poets work inside and outside of the 17 syllable rule, whereas I always frame haiku to the ancient rule.

Here are some of mine:

	The Sixties - 1968 charlie brown plays ball hippies gather in frisco vietnam drags on
			McMurdo - 1973 penguins on ice-berg killer whale hunt seal pups antarctic summer
	Samurai - 1976 samurai blade moves katana flashes silver bushido spirit.
			Rhodesia - 1979 weaver bird calls near soft click of a safety catch african sunrise.
	Africa - 1980 distant thunder clap baboon scatter to thorn tree african sunset
			Autumn - 1983 a moon full and bright the cry of wild geese and wings draws you to my fire.

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