Hai-ku. Kan-yu?
I have decided that my life could be adequately expressed in a series of Haikus. Are you familiar with haiku? It is a Japanese form of poetry (I think so, anyway) consisting of three lines, the first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables and the third has five syllables.
Here are some samples of my Nipponic attempts:
I wish I could write
I would tell a dark story
That no one would read
_________
I hear the music
It flows over my body
and jangles my mind
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I'll tell your fortune
Sit down, and show me your palm
It's all written there
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I gather sea shells
From yard sales, not from the sea
It's much easier
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I tried to hate you
But it was impossible
I love you too much
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The day is over
I hear the clock striking twelve
Now I'll go to sleep
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5 comments:
Those are fabulous. From serious to whimsical. I love it!
Nice job. That's some life. I tried to say #4 really fast five times and got my tongue tied in a knot.
I dig these much! And don't listen to your brain, we'd read your story.
Hi Z,
I like your Hai-ku especially the one about finding sea shells at garage sales.
Strictly speaking Z-san, there should be some reference to the seasons in a haiku...
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