Among the many things I am intrigued by is poetry, specifically the art of the Haiku. As defined by the Poetry Foundation, Haiku is:
A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three un-rhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.
Sounds simple, yes?
In fact it is far from it. Haiku writing involves multiple senses to interpret a thought or feeling using the verse form prescribed. You must live in the moment and look inside the moment from outside of it. Be in 2 places at once while you are trying to just...be.
And yet when inspiration strikes it is just lovely to write the words that pour forth like water flowing over rocks in a small stream.
Hmmm - those last 5 words sound like the start of a nice Haiku. 😄
I am no expert in this sacred form of poetry. Yet it is that very sacredness that draws me to it and brings the words out of the depths of me.
