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: Noel
My Children, sleeping
the snow is softly falling
Dreams in the distanceBelieve with your heart
Hear the melody playing
There’s no time to wasteMuch to celebrate
Give your dreams the wings to fly
If you just BelieveI cheated a bit, and used snippets of the song “Believe“, which is my favourite Christmas song that Main Street sings. Every time we sing it, it makes me happy, as do the loved ones I sing it with.
I wish all of my readers and with this post especially, my haiku friends, a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for the new year!
Cheers!
–Jenn
Next week’s theme: Frost, compliments of Victoria!
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):
Believing in santa and the nativity story. Great stuff.I think the last one is my most favourite. :O)
Exactly, believe in whatever Christmas means to you! For me it’s the most meaningful Christmas tune that we do, and the word “Believe” has become a key word for our group for other reasons too. I try to find things that have that word on them when I’m buying gifts for the group throughout the year. Makes me happy.
I love ‘dreams in the distance’….these are lovely and evocative. Merry Christmas!
Margo’s last blog Noel Haikus
Merry Christmas, Margo :)
I’ve added a link to another post I did a recently that has links to other bloggers who’ve had a go at a Christmas Haiku.:O)
It’s those distant dreams that I’m striving for! Merry Christmas, Jenn!
Merry Christmas, my magical, mysterious friend! ;)
I love the lines “Give your dreams the wings to fly If you just Believe” This is so magical and so appropriate for Christmas. Very well done. Thanks for linking me up and Mele Kalikimaka to you and your family :)
The link (on the words “Believe”) is from last year’s recording of that track, and while we do it much better now, we haven’t been back to the studio to record in ages! Will have to do that one of these days now that things are calmer for us.
I was still awake when I saw yours publish (you saw the Facebook post regarding too much caffeine???) so I figured I’d hook you up ;)
*hugs* Thom – Merry Christmas to you and yours. Talk soon!
Hey! I just linked up for the first time! I will try to get around to everyone’s post, but if not today, then tomorrow. I’m still trying to get everything ready for tomorrow :)
Becky! Welcome aboard! I can’t leave a comment on your blog post because you don’t have Name/URL enabled :( Hope you see this one (someone let her know for me please?) Loved your haiku – especially the first one!
So happy to have you with us. Merry Christmas!
beautiful!! I always get down around the holidays – need to work on adopting this hopeful attitude…Hope you have a very Merry!
More old song lyrics:
“Swear there ain’t no heaven, and
Pray there ain’t no ‘ell.”
Cheers!
JzB
Not all that old, my friend ;) Merry Christmas!
Love your haiku’s Believe is a great word this season!
I thought I’d put my muse to work tonight. I love your haiku’s. Roland
Hi Roland, Thanks so much for joining us! I can’t leave a message on your blog either, because you don’t have NAME/URL enabled. (Someone tell him too? Thanks!!)
Great haiku, and really stirring words for the rest. Brought me to tears. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Sorry I’ve missed a few weeks. A little bit on overwhelm. We’re leaving for warmer climate on the weekend. Hope to visit everyone sooner or later.