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Every writer at some point has to try a haiku. A haiku is a poem consisting of three lines, arranged in lines of 5,7, and 5 syllables. Regular haikus have an element of nature and usually refer to a season. We wrote some, but with a few twists. Besides the regular haikus, we tried haikus for body parts, haikus for kitchen utensils, and some freestyle.
These are a traditional Haiku.
Bob Nothnagel. One for each season.
The buds are open
I wander in the forest
It begins to snow
I sit in my chair
The sun is shining brightly
I will get a tan
The leaves turn color
The garden is put to bed
I will now retire
Winds blast my window
I place a log in the fire
But I am still cold
Haikus for body parts
Bob Nothnagel
You have drunk too much
I must now filter all night
Be careful next time
Sight, Smell, Hear, Taste, Feel
Which of the ones will I be
None, I am the sixth
I am a hinge joint
I bend when you exercise
That is not a joke
Take it or leave it
Hot times and it must be gone
Size of a finger
I am small but big
Never sleeping on the job
Protected by bone
Please do not break me
Thumping, pumping, never stop
I circulate blood
Haikus for kitchen utensils:
Bob Nothnagel
I can flip your eggs
Do not let the grease splatter
Mine over easy
Pour in the powder
Make fast movements back and forth
Ooh, it smells so good
Dip it in your soup
Or maybe in some ice cream
Either way is good
There is a debate
Should I have three or have four
It doesn’t matter
I have a secret
You’ll never guess who I am
Don’t let life slip by
The right way I’m fine
But get it wrong and you’ll see
Something in your lap
Sarah
long forgotten egg
will it ever be scrubbed clean
sad green spatula
Reverse Haikus?
Bob Nothnagel
Death is good for me
So hear that I need not know
Life can be so good
A storm is brewing
For when is it we can see
The calm of the sea
Crave some attention
So tell me that I need to
Hold back my spirit
A flower blooms now
Can it survive tomorrow
A winter comes now
Haiku Puzzle
Take the different haikus and place them in order. When placed in the correct order you will have a Reverse Poem.
So we too must learn
That these are the facts of life
Winter for ever!
It is known by us
That we will grow no more plants
Never shall it be
Winter brings us spring
We dance amongst the gardens
It snows, we lament
What gets us to pause
To implant in us some doubt
Spring will come again