Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”
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!)
Here are the rules:
- Structure: While Haiku may be written by some in other styles, for THIS meme only 5-7-5 is acceptable. At least one of your haiku must be in this format.
- Theme/Prompt: We have a new prompt each week, and your haiku needs to be related to it, if not include the actual word in it. Feel free to leave a word suggestion in a comment!
- Linking: When you post your link, link to the blog post with your haiku, not to the main page of your blog.
- Reciprocate: If you participate and post your link on my website, you must have a link back here on your post. It’s only fair.
Folks not complying with the above risk having their links removed. Don’t make me be all “Grrrr” and stuff, it makes me grumpy! Thanks for your cooperation!
This week’s theme is: *Traditional* Haiku
Gentle rains falling
Quelled dust, renewing moisture
Grasses whisper, sighSpectacular light
Trees brightly silhouetted
Suddenly quiet
Resounding thunder
Ozone cleaning stagnant air
Violence renewsDappled sunlight streams
On quiet meditations
Regular breathing*** Please read the 4 simple guidelines above before you post your link.
₪ Next week’s theme: Function ₪
Folks, a quick note about comments: A few of you don’t have Name/URL enabled on your blogs, and I CAN’T comment in that case. Take a moment to enable that, will you? There are other ways to combat spam and still allow people with their own domains to leave their homage to your greatness ;)
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):
You can also choose to use only a text link, or either of these additional images I made for your use! Use This one (dark), or This one (light)!
I am most comfortable with traditional haiku, so I thank you for today’s prompt, and I am relishing your own quiet meditations dappled by sunlight!
…dappled sunlight streams ~ lovely line as are your other haiku ~ Excellent! ~ Hope your ‘moving’ goes well ~ (A Creative Harbor)
such gentle and beautiful haiku!
Mine is here
Have you an AWESOME WEEK!
hugs
shakira
Lovely haiku. Put me in a mood to meditate.
Your first haiku really hits home – its starting to lightening and thunder and the air is smelling like rain – oh boy!
lovely! hope move is going well!
and i plan to be back next week =)