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From the pupa a,
butterfly came,championing,
The tale of survival.
Behind the scene:- About Haiku
A haiku poem consists of three lines, with the first and last line having 5 moras, and the middle line having 7. A mora is a sound unit, much like a syllable, but is not identical to it. Since the moras do not translate well into English, it has been adapted and syllables are used as moras.
Haiku started out as a popular activity during the 9th to 12th centuries in Japan called “tanka.” It was a progressive poem, where one person would write the first three lines with a 5-7-5 structure, and the next person would add to it a section with a 7-7 structure. The chain would continue in this fashion. So if you wanted some old examples of haiku poems, you could read the first verse of a “tanka” from the 9th century.
The first verse was called a “hokku” and set the mood for the rest of the verses. Sometimes there were hundreds of verses and authors of the “hokku” were often admired for their skill. In the 19th century, the “hokku” took on a life of its own and began to be written and read as an individual poem. The word “haiku” is derived from “hokku.”
The three masters of “hokku” from the 17th century were Basho, Issa, and Buson. Their work is still the model of haiku writing today. They were poets who wandered the countryside, experiencing life and observing nature, and spent years perfecting their craft.
Acknowledgements : Information on Haiku was obtained from Google search engine : yourdictionary.com
Well, this is my first attempt on Haiku. Intrigued/ Inspired by my fellow bloggers, I wanted to try my hand at this art form which is new and exciting to me. Please do let me know your opinions on it. Thank you.
Don’t take it otherwise…syllable out of count in second line…this is your first attempt so its okay…but first as basic step try to maintain the meter…it will help in later Haiku work of yours…
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Thanks a lot Sangbad for helping out. It should be 7 in the second line right, so is it inclusive of the punctuation marks or just the words?
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Not words…its syllables…do one thing…I had wrote an article on Haiku…you can find it in Let’s Talk…section in my blog…it will help you I think…
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Thanks a lot for the help, Sangbad! Will read it.
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will wait for your reviews…and next haiku…
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Sure!
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Also is there any way by which I could keep a count on the syllables?
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Replied in last comment…
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now it’s near to perfect…”the” at last line needs to drop off for correct syllable count and you don’t need to maintain the capitalization of words and the punctuation mark…now waiting for another from you…
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Wow thanks for reviewing it so soon. Yes, will take these pointers while writing the next one. Thanks a lot for the help. Happy that I learnt a new art form.
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