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Farm Haiku
Haiku #1
Better not to try
Painting things that matter much
When lambs are around.
Haiku are delightful little snippets of poetry in a form that originated in Japan, and which follow rules too numerous to deconstruct here, other than to mention that they often express complex thoughts in simple language and often with natural or seasonal references.
The English form of the haiku, as it’s described in Wikipedia, and in more scholastic detail here, also draws on concisely worded thoughts and refers to nature, in a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllabic structure.
I make no claim to following the rules exactly, but I’ve done my best to focus on nature, to express my thoughts concisely, to (perhaps) express a meaningful truth in a simple way, to avoid metaphor and simile, and not to rhyme.
Oh, and (unusually for me) to be brief about it.
Haiku #2
It is hard to find
Large white dogs who hide themselves
In a field of snow.
Do you haiku? Please share.
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Haiku? Don’t be ridiculous, I Kipple.
Lovely @She.
Rudolph? Is that you?
When my nose itches
It’s supposed to tell me something.
What? I have no clue.
Well, baa-ing accidents, that looks to be the case.
Tiny tree frog chirps
A croak too large for its size
Still, he is so cute!
Bright paint on my nose
Frolicking in spring meadow
Not going on the lamb
Let me know when there’s a post for bawdy limericks . . .
My mother was the Haiku person of the family:
https://nc-haiku.org/remembering-rebecca-rust/
That’s lovely! Thanks for sharing your mother with us.
Haiku is fun, but you and I prefer the beauty and wonder of what I’ve always called the Irish Haiku – the Limeric.
Although they enjoyed the haiku
They wanted some limericks too
She said go ahead
Write a limerick instead
There’s plenty of room for them too.
@She has animals
Do I have a JIF for Her
Here is a bunny
Wonderful dogs!
That lamb is looking for trouble…
Thanks, @titustechera. Yes, Levi and Xena. They’re 11 and 10 years old respectively, a great age for Great Pyrenees. Levi’s having some difficulties with his hips and occasionally needs a boost getting to his feet (we should all be so lucky). Xena had her back knees replaced three years ago and is a little more spry. I dread the day when I’ll lose them, but I hope it won’t be because they’re otherwise healthy and simply can’t get to their feet. Their story is here.
That’s Tatiana (Tilly for short). Like all my creatures, she has a song to herself. In her case, it starts out “Lavender’s Blue, Tilly Tilly…”
Her brother Oleg (Olly) has one too.
Lord. I think there’s something wrong with me.
(If I could disable comments after that last remark, I would.)
😂😂😂
It’s a singing farm then?
This would have been a musical in the 60s!
Definitely. We’ve always been a singing sort of family. So that makes sense. Let me know when you’d like a copy of the screenplay….
I’d like to acknowledge a friend, @iWe, who knows of my fascination with all “thangs” sheep (while still maintaining (insofar as I am capable of such) a rational objectivity as to the fact that even the smartest sheep is a few fries short of a Happy Meal), and who sent me a link to this video a few weeks ago. It says it all:
Trump
Orange man clears path as
Tornado strikes china shop
Chaotic calm now
Nascar
Roar! Blur of speed, steel
Screech burnt rubber, courage sings
4, the checkered flag
Barbecue
Oak wafts into me
Sauce drips on glistening beef
Tears melt on my bun
My wife showed me this. Funny!