Haiku Therapy
I sort out contradictions.
By Verbal Syntax.
For me, the art of Haiku poetry is a discipline which turns selected words into a 17 syllable sensory image. An idea in compact syntax....not unlike cloisonné and kaleidoscopes....simple connections,
yet so complex.....
like a summer lawn,
undulating green patterns
in a sea of grass.
Funny, isn't it ?
The fleeting moment passes
Never to return.
Ultra long shadows
Bear witness to day's decline,
Tomorrow whispers.
The Kaleidoscope,
A marriage of Yin & Yang
Tangible, yet thought.
If you enjoy writing poetry, try Haiku to crystallize your thoughts. The first and third lines are 5 syllables each and the middle line is 7. Send them along, I'd love to read them.
A study in green,
I search for 4-leaf clovers
and I have good luck.
Dainty Violets
Appear in many colors
Wearing the same face.
Heave Ho Fiddleheads !
Unfurling your fuzzy fronds
After winter's sleep.
Flame Azalea,
What an appropriate name.
Fire on the mountain.
Quintessential Grace,
A gentle pink unfolding
Of Ladies Slippers.
May apple blossoms
Under big green umbrellas
Hiding from the sun.
Such a sweet perfume
Drifting on the humid air,
Blessings from Lilacs.
Are they sentient ?
These succulent fleshy growths
Feeding on decay.
Yellow Daffodils
Bring cheerful expectations
Of sunny, warm days.
Bright purple clusters
Congregating on my lawn
In the church of spring.
If I were a bug,
I'd live in a Hyacinth
For my spring time share.
Have you any doubt
That we live in paradise ?
Just look around you.
copyright/ Joan Bazzel/ 2004