Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, consisting of one unified thought, usually about nature. Historically each haiku had 17 syllables in three lines: 5-7-5. More recently it has been adapted to have fewer than 17 syllables and no specific line length. Senryu is similar to haiku, but is about human nature. For more information check out Wikipedia.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Rose (2)
Cupped in my hand I
bore home a white rose found torn,
petal to concrete.
How can rose petals,
soft and powerless, push so
firmly in my hand?
