Alankar(Decor) -194

Haiku(Traditional) Haiku is: syllabic (17 syllables or less) an imagist poem (draws the emotion from the image) . Concrete images are described. The subject is what focuses the haiku.. written in the moment. The past can be referred to as long as it doesn't overpower the present. one of two forms 'traditional' or 'modern' traditional requires a season be named and images and emotions be drawn from of nature. modern can be images of relationship, personality, experience, etc often a tristich, commonly written in 3 lines. The common break down of syllables: L1 5 syllables describes image (traditional name season) L2 7 syllables, adds conflicting image or expands first image L3 5 syllables provide insight (the ah ha! moment) through a juxtaposed image 1 Tree Top 'Im green ' says the leaf Oh, I'm red says the flower 'I'm both'- the parrot 2 Sky Unfurls 'You're blue' says the sky 'Also green' says the ocean 'Me both' says peacock 3 Naughty Star And Aunty Earth Naughty star winkling Aunty earth gaping blinking Beating soon the sun 4 Chicrowkoo(Haiku Series) Crow hatched cuckoo's eggs By mistake though cuckoo chick Cooed the crow her mom Moved crow thought a while Got her crow chick wedded fine To sweet cuckoo chick And cuckoo bird birthed Jumbling their names Crow-koo named Their babe 'Chicrowkoo'