I love a haiku / do you love a haiku too? / then let's two haiku
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I love a haiku / do you love a haiku too? / then let's two haiku
I discovered the SR site about 11 days ago, on the 5th day of my sobriety.
Surprisingly (to me) I have found myself posting with some regularity. (I don't think of myself as a joiner, and I always tried to sit in the back of the class.)
Some of my posts have tended to go on. And on.
A day or two ago I came across an exchange here in SR-land in which Member A asked Member B to explain a complex concept in 10 words or less. That got me thinking about haiku, the Japanese poetry form in which each haiku, if in strict classic form, comprises 17 syllables in three lines: no more, no less, in the pattern of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 in the third line, like so:
Five syllables here,
seven in the second line;
then we're back to five.
Even if you've never heard of haiku, I know you've read at least one before that quickie I just threw out.
How do I know this?
This thread's title line, above,
Is in haiku form.
Now, a purist might
scoff at the idea of such
off-the-cuff haikus.
But I think they help
one develop brain muscles
for expressing thoughts.
The first haiku I remember reading was in an English textbook in junior high school. If I recall correctly, the book said it was an English translation from the Japanese. It went like this:
In the midst of all
things verdant, from my wife I
accept an apple.
It just occurred to me, as I typed that one, that it could arguably be described as the biblical story of Adam and Eve's fall from grace in haiku form. I don't think that was the writer's idea, but what do I know.
So I'm wondering whether anyone is interested in trying their hand at writing a haiku or two, or, for that matter, any other form of poetry, pithy or prolix.
Btw, we're not going to get bogged down in strict rule-making here. Or even syllable counting. If you come up with some idea, great or small, that you'd like to express in just a few words (or more) and share here on SR, well, SR is open 24/7. There are other "rules" for purist, traditional haiku. Feel free to consult the google.
If no one is interested, that's ok. It's just one idea among many that are coming to me as ways to become accustomed to this new sobriety. The writing of one (actually any writing) requires the focusing of one's mental energies. Or put another way:
When I'm in the groove
of writing, it helps calm my
jumpy monkey mind.
Surprisingly (to me) I have found myself posting with some regularity. (I don't think of myself as a joiner, and I always tried to sit in the back of the class.)
Some of my posts have tended to go on. And on.
A day or two ago I came across an exchange here in SR-land in which Member A asked Member B to explain a complex concept in 10 words or less. That got me thinking about haiku, the Japanese poetry form in which each haiku, if in strict classic form, comprises 17 syllables in three lines: no more, no less, in the pattern of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 in the third line, like so:
Five syllables here,
seven in the second line;
then we're back to five.
Even if you've never heard of haiku, I know you've read at least one before that quickie I just threw out.
How do I know this?
This thread's title line, above,
Is in haiku form.
Now, a purist might
scoff at the idea of such
off-the-cuff haikus.
But I think they help
one develop brain muscles
for expressing thoughts.
The first haiku I remember reading was in an English textbook in junior high school. If I recall correctly, the book said it was an English translation from the Japanese. It went like this:
In the midst of all
things verdant, from my wife I
accept an apple.
It just occurred to me, as I typed that one, that it could arguably be described as the biblical story of Adam and Eve's fall from grace in haiku form. I don't think that was the writer's idea, but what do I know.
So I'm wondering whether anyone is interested in trying their hand at writing a haiku or two, or, for that matter, any other form of poetry, pithy or prolix.
Btw, we're not going to get bogged down in strict rule-making here. Or even syllable counting. If you come up with some idea, great or small, that you'd like to express in just a few words (or more) and share here on SR, well, SR is open 24/7. There are other "rules" for purist, traditional haiku. Feel free to consult the google.
If no one is interested, that's ok. It's just one idea among many that are coming to me as ways to become accustomed to this new sobriety. The writing of one (actually any writing) requires the focusing of one's mental energies. Or put another way:
When I'm in the groove
of writing, it helps calm my
jumpy monkey mind.
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Hi JR
we generally try and keep Newcomers forum thread free for recovery related themes so as long as they're recovery related haikus there should be no problem
There is also a Poetry forum further down the forum page
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...poems-sayings/
D
we generally try and keep Newcomers forum thread free for recovery related themes so as long as they're recovery related haikus there should be no problem
There is also a Poetry forum further down the forum page
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...poems-sayings/
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Hi JR
we generally try and keep Newcomers forum thread free for recovery related themes so as long as they're recovery related haikus there should be no problem
There is also a Poetry forum further down the forum page
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...poems-sayings/
D
we generally try and keep Newcomers forum thread free for recovery related themes so as long as they're recovery related haikus there should be no problem
There is also a Poetry forum further down the forum page
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...poems-sayings/
D
I get the picture now, so
just recovery.
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Originally Posted by SnoozyQ
There is also a limericks page but i cant find it anymore.
Do you have the link please Dee xxx
Do you have the link please Dee xxx
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...rt-10-a-6.html (Sobriety Limericks and Poetry Part 10)
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