Just when you thought a Haiku couldn't get any shorter...
Here comes...the Abbreviated Haiku, or Miku!
This form can be written one of two ways: with the syllable count three-five-three, or two-three-two. I read several things about this and the Haiku itself here: Poetry Magnum Opus : Haiku. While traditional Haiku focuses on nature, modern Haiku can be about anything, like relationships or other life experiences. Different countries have created their own forms of haiku.
Below, I wrote two "Miku" in both syllable counts described above.
(three-five-three)
Sitting down
In Dad's easy chair
Day over.
~*~
(Two-three-two)
Flowers
Poke through soil
Growing.
© Stacey Uffelman 5-12-15
Comments
luisga814 wrote on May 12, 2015, 11:07 PM
I do follow the modern Haiku way. But sometimes, I wrote about nature because that is a good sign to follow the root of Haiku writing.
xstitcher wrote on May 13, 2015, 1:27 AM
I like to "go with the flow" when I write most of the time, luisga814. I don't like to be tied to one particular subject myself. :)
MelissaE wrote on May 13, 2015, 7:18 AM
I have not heard of this type of poem. I will have to store it Away for future use.
Ruby3881 wrote on May 13, 2015, 9:05 AM
Wow, that really is short! Both your pieces conveyed an image, though. It's amazing what you can communicate in just a few syllables!
xstitcher wrote on May 13, 2015, 10:40 AM
I look forward to seeing what you come up with, Melissa E :D
xstitcher wrote on May 13, 2015, 10:42 AM
Thank you very much, Ruby3881 , that's a great compliment. :) I often wonder when I try to write a certain type of poetry if I really am doing what I'm supposed to, which in this case was "convey an image". ;)