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!)
Hey Haiku-ers! Did you read my announcement?
This week’s theme is: Brilliance (2 OR 3 syllables, depending on who you ask…)
Words with no meaning
Strung together; a foul wind
Lacking in brillianceMushrooms, feta cheese
Perfect toppings for pizza
OH! Black olives too!
Moping in darkness
Dreading a SAD time of year
Waiting… it will passSunlight on pale skin
Beams of warmth on yearning face
Awaiting brilliance
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Next week’s theme: FreeStyle (any subject)
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 (if you’re not listed and should be, please [politely] let me know!)
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):
Um Jenn…?
I thought you decreed that Brilliance was 3 syllable!!
Oh well, It’s Haiku it’s not Church Dogma!!
Loved your Trio of shininess.
Thanks for hosting…G
I guess my link has got linked 2 times.
And brilliant haiku :D
What a lovely word to choose! Thank you.
Lovely haiku! Here’s mine:
Brilliance from pols?
No reason to expect it.
Saneness would be nice.
The latest round of debates and caucuses and primary elections confirms what you say is true!
The Brilliance of the Builders
ugh the truth is entirely too depressing for me today!
Saneness would be lovely, wouldn’t it? Doesn’t matter what country you’re from, politics attract the less than sane, and drive the masses crazy :P
And your haiku are full of brilliance.
I must say … it isn’t easy to write in the classical way, but I think I have succeeded this time. Thanks for this great prompt “brilliance”.
Namaste
Excellent, Chevrefeuille! I only wish I could leave a message on your blog for you!
taking brilliance in opposing directions!
brilliant!
Great stuff, you – our themes matched up! :)
Happy day.
Nice haiku pieces, Jenn. Thanks for the prompt. Have a wonderful week.
I stuck with the original dictum that brilliance = 3 syllables. I could make and argument for 2 AND 3 so it matters not to me. :)
I’m two for two – maybe I’ll be more consistent after all.
Not to be a spoilsport, but if you consult any dictionary online or off, you’ll see that there are only two syllables in “brilliance”: bril-yens. However, I suppose it’s like saying “way-el” for “well” in certain parts of the U.S. Regionalisms really do dictate how people speak (and write). Also, it’s taken me forever to realise that “hour” is only one syllable, not two.
That is a most awesome pizza!!
I love the winter better than the summer- the cold crisp air energizes me! I have anti-SAD
Bottle that, and I’ll buy it! :)
I love this idea! A prompt each Wednesday will definitely help me with my haiku-a-day blog.
Brilliance is such a nice prompt. I will be posting my haiku shortly!
Great set, Jenn … you always amaze me with the number of examples for each week’s prompt!! Bravo! Happy 2012
I was torn between the several definitions or uses of ‘brilliance’…can’t wait until the next one!
The brilliance of
the sunset near the ocean
breathtaking to see.
It is. I agree!