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Postby prodijere » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:29 pm

Its a revolution!! Join the haiku movement, and have fun trading wits with some of the haiku elite (ZTAD, Davey [DTLCB])

I decided to post this becuase I have received Pm's from some people who are intimidated by Haiku (pronounced HI-Koo)

It is a simple form of poetry, but with correct and original use, can also be the most powerful and succinct of all poetry.

Haiku is a poem consisting of three lines. Each line must contain an exact number of syllables:

line 1 (five syl.)
line 2 (seven syl.)
line 3 (five syl.)

So whats a syllable? Its just a way of organizing (in this case, counting) sounds in words. We'll call them 'parts' for simplicity's sake.

"DOG" for example, is one 'part'
"ZEBRA" is two parts "ZEE-Bruh"

Every word has an exact number of parts (syllables). The challenge in haikus is making the number of syllables in each line equal the required amount. Here's an example:

The nosy penguin (five, count on your fingers like i do lol)
Head, where it did not belong (seven)
Found, not fish, but whale (five)

It's that easy! For those of you saying "WAIT!!, the last line had 6 syallbles! I counted !!"

Well, there ARE certain words ('fire' being very common) that can be used as two or one syllable, because it depends on how you pronounce it.

"WHALE" could be said "WAY-ULL" or more like "WELL" which is how I used it.

There are several words that can lean toward different numbers of syllables. Just be sure and tell us how you used it so no one will flame you lol.

Ok so there it is! Practice makes perfect. Let's see some more action on our haiku thread! Good luck!
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Postby malynwater » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:06 pm

lol, nice advert Prod!

yes, come out and join us, stretch those brain cells!!
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Postby Artefacto » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:20 pm

Funny how you named us as the "Haiku Elite"

(I dont consider myself any l33t at all...) but still fun though ^_^"
Yeah, go to the Haiku thread!
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Postby malynwater » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:22 pm

lol, I missed that, just saw our names ^^
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Postby Lostlove<3 » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:25 am

the first haiku on this thread......heheee

feeling really lost
confused and forgotten
how can this happen

every day i look
as long days and nights go by
something new happens

my heart has been hurt
forever forgotten me
scars are not for me

many days have past
though this pain will never heal
how everyone changed

becoming more mean
ignorant, selfish, beyond
this place ungrateful

or is it myself?
what's been done to deserve this
I ask everyday

will it be restored
the balance and emotions?
or always lostlove?

i feel unliked today......feelings expressed.....may share with some other character......
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Postby xxearthgrlxx » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:13 am

do u really feel like that??
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Postby rutvik » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:26 pm

cool Haiku LL,

I hope it's not based on real emotions b/c then I feel bad for you!
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Postby Lostlove<3 » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:33 am

this haiku is not literally literal........kind of.....not the scar or anything.......just a scar of the heart.....not physical abuse......but everyone was being mean to me that day.....like i had said once before.........

do u think i should take a piece of this and enter it in the contest??
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Postby Artefacto » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:44 am

Very nice haikus, LL, but the contest is for avatar related haikus. And they have to be about rarely seen, or dead characters...
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Postby Lostlove<3 » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:08 am

Chakara's are good
they tell the meaning life
to give self control

uhh does this make sense....guru of course
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Postby Artefacto » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:25 am

Its spelled "chakra" thus, making it a 4 syllable verse...
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Postby scarletcougar » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:28 am

Lets please keep this as the 101 Guide and have athread for exploding Haikus... Actually there is one here in the poetry section. Please explore the poetry section and the various threads. If you are an avid poetry writer, open up your own thread for sharing your collection of work (like the artists do).
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Postby Lostlove<3 » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:39 am

alrighty then.........i will just post them somewhere else also..........
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Postby scarletcougar » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:58 am

Here is a good general poetry link where can post any poems:
http://avaportal.proboards86.com/index.c....61030337&page=8

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