Sunday, February 24, 2008

Haiku blunder

Well, my dears, my husband (the smart man he is) informed me that a haiku must have the following syllable count per line: 

5
7
5

Hmmph. I do think I knew this at one time (even as a teacher, I'm learning...), and so now I have to try to reconfigure my snowcone haiku. Here's my shot at it:


A Blue Razz snow cone
Soaking into the sidewalk 
Filling all the cracks.


Better? 

I asked Marc why some of Basho's poems do not have 5-7-5, and we realized that it's probably because his are translated from Japanese(?) 

And now, because it is a gorgeous day with the sun shining brightly and the snow sparkling like treasure, I am going to go enjoy time with my husband in our cozy room before the work-week begins afresh. 


"Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned." -Mark Twain

1 comment:

Ruth said...

I miss seeing your posts. You are an amazing writer.
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