Alankar(Decor) -195 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Haiku(Modern)



Haiku is:
syllabic (17 syllables or less)
an imagist poem (draws the emotion from the image) . Concrete images are described. The subject, not the poet is what focuses the haiku..
written in the moment. The past can be referred to as long as it doesn't overpower the present.
one of two forms 'traditional' or 'modern'
traditional requires a season be named and images and emotions be drawn from of nature.
modern can be images of relationship, personality, experience, etc
often a tristich, commonly written in 3 lines. BUT, it can be written in 1 or 2 lines. (if not broken into 3 lines, the haiku should still follow the pattern of 3 units,2 images that either conflict or expand resulting in insight.) The common break down of syllables:
L1 5 syllables describes image (traditional name season)
L2 7 syllables, adds conflicting image or expands first image
L3 5 syllables provide insight (the ah ha! moment) through a juxtaposed image
1 Food Fest

It is world cuisine
Even heaven can't resist
Gods descend to feast

2 Escape

Car runs fast, escapes
Stray dogs rushing for a waste
Fighting cat for life

3 Summer Oasis

Summer sun is up
Marking a lonely pump set
Road side oasis

4 Woody Dream

Midnight sleep in woods
A dark hill rolling me down
Fallen dream screaming

5 Salty Curry

Scoldings from her spouse
That bad day she cooked with tears
Curry turned salty