'Spring has Sprung' Haiku Contest. [Winners Announced], page 1

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Contest runs until April 2nd.

as modern haiku evolved, the use of season words dissipated, as did the traditional format of haiku. Haiku can be written as 3-3- 4, 4-4-3, and 5-10-5, to name but a few variations. No matter the length, an important thing to remember when writing haiku is to allow your reader to experience the same special moment you experienced, to see or feel what you thought or felt at a particular instant in time. If you can do that, your haiku is a success, and as you intended the moment to be shared.

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By taking two objects, adding an action to combine the objects, eliminating all unnecessary words, rearranging the words time and again, you can write haiku. As an example, let's look at one of Basho's famous haiku:


old pond . . .
a frog leaps in
water's sound

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Dulled mind awakened
Spring patters on beaded windows
Refreshing new life



[edit on 20/3/10 by masqua]

[edit on 9/4/10 by masqua]

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low tall earth jabs, raw
undefeated seasons grow
kindly hazily

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carving mutters mirthless bat
stumbling wrinkled ants

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