Welcome to the seventh installment of Impromptu Haiku.
As a writer, no matter what genre you specialize in, the act of writing haiku is a highly effective way to keep your skill-set sharp. Creating haiku regularly totally crushes the effects of writer’s block by opening up new channels of creativity.
Incase you've never heard the term haiku or have been out of school for a very long time (like I have) and the memories are hazy...the definition of Haiku is as follows:
Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. Traditional haiku consist of 17 total syllables, in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
This post is meant be highly interactive. I encourage you to write your own haiku in the comments below (first line should be 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables)
Here’s mine:
Free me from the grind,
words are wings that let me fly
now I know freedom.
Now try yours in the comments below!
(Gif sourced from Giphy.com)
One participant will be chosen at random to receive a free autographed copy of my book on writing, One Word At A Time, Finding Your Way as an Indie Author. Included in this book are over twenty years of lessons I’ve learned as a writer.
The year of lost hope
behind us, as present dawn
tomorrow we live
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Life is in your hands
The wind and the waves obey
I smile at your gaze
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so tired am I
just may fall upon the desk
eyes shut fast asleep
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Four words more than one
Six words are more than seven
Math don't always work
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Snowflakes-freezing rain
Venus peeking throug the clouds
is sky a limit
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She tells great stories;
I want to hear all of them!
"You talk, I listen."
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what sweetens sours
in my hand your two cents
I have no more change
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Eric Vance Walton
with another haiku post:
poets rush to write
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In the triangle,
Space time and worries are gone,
We fly up and away
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Great one, @rubnalexander! You win the book this time! Please email me at [email protected] with your shipping address to claim your prize. Thanks for participating!
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Woohoo! 😎
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Hi! I am a robot. I just upvoted you!
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https://steemit.com/story/@ericvancewalton/impromptu-haiku-3-reader-participation-encouraged
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Cheetah is learning
Oft her comments are a fright
She got this one right
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