Haiku (via The Change Revolution)

Anyone know what Haiku is? No? Well, today I’m going to tell you (well, actually The Change Revolution is going to tell you).

It is a type of poem, I think. Japanese.

I, personally, have never really found poetry easy. I know there are many types of poetry, some easier and some harder, but it’s not quite the same as simply writing.

What do you think of poetry? Do you have any to share? Read the post below, and comment.

Have a nice day!

I think a few days ago, the suggested topic for blogging on WordPress was “sharing something you’ve learned” or something along those lines. I learnt Haiku in high school, but never really used it until recently. I was so excited to write poetry in Haiku form. It goes especially well with photos. I got this idea from a friend who uploads a photo everyday and writes a haiku poem to go with it. So thanks to her, I am trying it out now. It’s not as … Read More

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The Tyger

I really like the poem The Tyger by William Blake, and I just had to share it with you. You can read it below, in the author’s original writing. Enjoy!

The poem itself!

 What do you think of it? Too old for your tastes, or us it just right?

A poem (from another blog)

Today I am sharing a poem with you today. It’s quite a nice one. Enjoy!

I thought I’d start a new theme, where every Sunday I will post a poem. This might be one of mine, one of my favorite poets, or a random new poet whom I just discovered. It could even be a fellow blogger! Today, to get things started, I thought I’d share one of my old poems with you. Written at my time in college, I wrote the poem below on a melancholy afternoon in Worcester, MA. I hope you enjoy! X-Chromosome Louise thought of all the places she … Read More

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Haikus about things that drive you nuts

Write a haiku about something that drives you nuts. Well, I am going to put some comments that people made first. Ok?

Someone wrote:

Oh where would I start
And oh my where would it end
Oh not a good idea.

Nice! Someone else wrote:

My dirty dishes
They linger in the kitchen
I despise the smell.

I think some people will agree with that one! And finally:

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don’t make sense
Refrigerator

Great!

And now one of my own…

The world can be crazy

One or two things at a time

But I will survive

I don’t know whether that really worked… One more:

My brother is so mad

There can’t be a day without him

Though I like him really

All this haiku writing is making me tired. Time for a rest.

What would a haiku about what is driving you nuts be like?

UPDATE (14/04/2011): I have realised that the haikus I wrote aren’t actually haikus. I thought that it was 5 words, 7 words then 5 words. It is actually 5 syllables, 7 syllables and 5 syllables. Sorry!! You’ll have to do more in the comments to make up for my mistakes…

Happy World Poetry Day

In honor of World Poetry Day (March 21st), I am sharing a poem by William Wordsworth:

London, 1802

by: William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

MILTON! thou shouldst be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh! raise us up, return to us again;
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart:
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea:
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,
So didst thou travel on life’s common way,
In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.

Find out more about the great poet here: William Wordsworth