Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Haiku, oceans dreams and a ramble about the first haiku I ever wrote

Anyroad,  I have  been captivated by the haiku for more than more than half a century now.  It even seems strange to me as I write this, but it has been that long. Not exactly sure if I learned about haiku in my High School English class, or  not.   Probably did because at that time all things Japanese were "cool".   Being interested in the art of the Ainu, the indigenous people of  portions of Japan, and fascinated by the similarity of  their art to the Tlingit  and other indigenous peoples of the west coast of North America.    Then there was the influence of Yoko Ono, and weighty tome " How to wrap 5 eggs", looking back  the the strength  of 17 syllables expressing  moment in time.
 
And so with out further much ado about it,  my first Haiku
 
Waves wash onto shore
Fishermans' nets drip foam , waves
 return to  the sea

 
 
 

 

 

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