Sensational Haiku Wednesday
Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”
Click here for info and background on this weekly event!
The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)
This week’s theme is: Antique
Truth in the numbers
Days filled with stiff, aching joints
But am I antique?Rubbed mahogany
Hand carved legs gleam in the light
Such rich historyDays spent wandering
In search of the perfect piece
A polished presence
Next week’s theme: Crabby! Courtesy of Nessa (and J-B and Thom!!)
Note: Nothing makes me happier than to see new people getting “hooked on haiku”! Keep it going to make it to the Hooked on Haiku List
To participate in this week’s event, please use the following code in your post on your own blog (if you don’t have a blog, post your Haiku as a comment):
Polished mahogany legs … I thought for a moment that you were writing about a beach in Hawaii …
As for next week’s word, are you sure Thom was making a suggestion and not describing his personality? Hmm? (That fight is on over at our places and it will last for the next 12 Days. If you missed out 12 Days of Christmas last year, you will not want to miss it this year!)
It was suggested with HIM (and J-B) in mind, actually, not submitted by them ;)
I’ll be by tomorrow (ok, later today) to check it out – just catching up with email and the like after a lovely shopping trip to PA with my hubby.
Lovely prompt word suggested by Qullly!! I love the state, and/or quality of being antiquated and jaded; also antiquities from the ancient past!! It has its own old-age charm!!
Great take on th theme. Well if you are antique then you are priceless!
I’ve gone for an odd mix. I wonder what that says about me LOL!
Ah yes…but as quilly says…we’re just old (unfortunately)…but I, too, view some in my life as antique! Great haiku. Have a great day.
“Antique” is mostly a state of mind, I think, although the body DOES have some say in the matter!
Hi Jen
Madeleine reminded me that it is Haiku day today!
I have tried a couple :)
:Dom
I’ve really enjoyed taking part in my first “Sensatonal Haiku Wednesday” …I love it!
Jenn if our Mahogany was rubbed would our joints still ache? Just askin’!
Not in my experience, Mandy ;) Totally worth being rubbed, unless it’s the wrong way..?
I ALMOST FORGOT it was Wednesday – work has me all weirded out! I will come back to read everyone’s poems tomorrow! Promise.
Why is antique good
For cars and furniture, but
for us, not so much?
Cathy our value does not go up with age only our maintenance goes up in price!
The lovely thoughts in your mind are as priceless as antiques!!
Loved the Haiku’s and the mahogany one is beautiful, just like the mighty tree which when crafted and polished goes richer and deeper.
These are perfectly polished pieces here!!
Have a great day!!
Late again but wrote one anyway.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Ancient Of Days
the antique building
stood alone amidst moonlight
ancient of days calls
I’m more of a limerick writer at my humor blog, but I had to give this haiku prompt a try:
Morning legs dangle
Off the bed, as antique joints
Brace for contact.