[at-l] Re: The proper form of hiaku

[artduck@yahoo.com (Carol Benel)]

What a loss.  The file contained some of the
children's submissions from all over the world. 
Really quite wonderful.  Their innocent perception of
the world added to the beauty of the simplicity of the
art form.
The content ranged from love of the seasons to love of
their parents.
--- Jim and/or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> artduck wrote:
> >I am just an arts council executive, what do I
> know?
> >>
> >>
> >>Japanese haiku (a form of poetry) may look
> simple,but
> >>it is actually very structured, with rules for
> >>choosing a subject and the way you write about it.
> The classical form, 
> >>which goes back to the 15th
> >>century, consists of as many as 100 verses in one
> >>poem, with each verse having a set number of
> >>syllables.   Often these poems were written by
> more
> >>than one poet working together.
> 
> 
> artduck -
> These aren't directly Trail related - but for many
> of us they're certainly 
> "list-related".  This isn't original with me - it
> was sent by a friend.
> Walk softly,
> Jim
>
_______________________________________________________________________IIn
> 
> Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and
> unhelpful Microsoft Error 
> messages with Haiku poetry messages.
> 
>   Haiku poetry has strict construction rules.
>   Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables: five
> syllables in the
> first line, seven in the second, five in the third.
> 
>   Haikus are used to communicate a timeless message,
> often achieving a
> wistful, yearning and powerful insight through
> extreme brevity-the
> essence of Zen:
> 
> 
> Your file was so big.
> It might be very useful.
> But now it is gone.
> -------------------------------------------
> The Web site you seek
> Cannot be located, but
> Countless more exist.
> --------------------------------------------
> Chaos reigns within.
> Reflect, repent, and reboot.
> Order shall return.
> -----------------------------------------------
> Program aborting:
> Close all that you have worked on.
> You ask far too much.
> ------------------------------------------------
> Windows NT crashed.
> I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> No one hears your screams.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Yesterday it worked.
> Today it is not working.
> Windows is like that.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> First snow, then silence.
> This thousand dollar screen dies
> So beautifully.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> With searching comes loss
> And the presence of absence:
> "My Novel" not found.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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