I spent Saturday afternoon at a writing workshop. I was a
volunteer (event photographer) rather than a registrant, so I was in and out of
the sessions and didn’t get to participate in most of the exercises. Still, I
was inspired by one of the poetry sessions to write my own winter haikus.
A haiku is a poetry form that originated in Japan. It is a
three-line, seventeen-syllable poem with five syllables in the first line,
seven in the second, and five in the third. Haikus usually focus on images from
nature.
The first deals with the beauty of snow and ice.
White falling droplets
Winter water ice and snow
Veil bushes and trees.
This one talks about a pastime I used to enjoy in my much
younger days.
Firm sparkling water
Skaters glide by to and fro
Lake frozen over.
Snow covers freeway
Drivers watch for white lane lines
Going steady slow.
Okay, so I’m not a great haiku writer. But it’s fun to try
now and then.
How about you?
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