Haiku Eve
- Comments: 5
- Posted on: January 2nd, 2009
I’ve never written Haiku, but have always been intrigued by the quirky endings. Sitting around the dinner table on Christmas Eve most of us were a little rowdy, with some funny toasts, family stories and a very slight tiff. Of course we wouldn’t have been so funny except we had a first timer in attendance so we had to make him feel welcome!
As a diversion when we started getting out of control, someone brought up the subject of Haiku and explained to the non-Haiku-ers about using 5-7-5 (5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line). Sean got out a pad of paper and started writing. Of course, when I realized what he was doing, I had to give it a try as well.
Once Sean had his perfected he read it out to us.
Next up was Dave – he didn’t need a pen or paper – he had it written in his mind and I could almost see the wheels turning as he spoke his Haiku aloud. WHO can do that?
Mine was written on paper as my brain was slightly fogged with alcohol and I had to borrow the last word from Dave’s Haiku – it was just too appropriate…
Luckily I did write it as I totally would have forgotten the words by now.
On Christmas Evening
Snowflakes Falling From the Sky
Family is Weird
I admit it’s not brilliant, but I think it was rather funny and very appropriate considering we were going totally against our own traditions this year by celebrating a day early.
Perhaps we (I) will change our theme from Christmas Eve to Haiku Eve. Change is good.
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I’ve always found Haiku interesting and write them from time to time. I don’t know if they still do it, but the online USA Today had a daily haiku topic and people would send theirs in, and one time mine was picked to be published. That was kind of neat.
These days I do the occasional Haiku on my blog, relating to shows I see on Food TV!
ReplyI love Haiku’s! I used to write them all the time, but I’ve gotten out of the habit. I love yours. So funny! You’re right – the quirky endings are the best part.
ReplyWhen I was in Junior High (when it was still called that and not the stupid “Middle School” title it gets now), we all did a book of Haiku – several pages each – bound for an art class. It occurs to me years later, that the rat of a teacher never gave them back. Maybe she’s sitting on (or made) a fortune now having published her students work as her own????
ReplyChange IS good, Heather, and I envy you the fun of holidays with family. I’m going to start having those again soon, though, and have already arranged a Gal’s Game Night to occur weekly with cousins I haven’t “known” since I moved away twenty years ago. Maybe we’ll dedicate soem time to haiku, too!
Hau’oli Makahiki Hou, my friend!
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