{"id":169,"date":"2023-09-07T11:33:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:33:38","slug":"haiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippyjo.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/haiku\/","title":{"rendered":"HAIKU"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started writing haiku in August, after finding an individual who provides a weekly list of prompts for each day. There is a community of people who participate in the challenge, sharing their haiku with a hashtag of #DailyHaikuPrompt.<\/p>\n

I think there is a bit of joy similar to solving a puzzle when you can write a haiku that works.<\/p>\n

I also like to not use the word that is a prompt for the day, instead, I try to evoke that word through the haiku. No judgment against those who use the word itself, it\u2019s just something I try to do for the sake of making it more challenging.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a bit of how it went\u2026<\/p>\n

August 11, 2023: grin<\/h2>\n

This crescent moon knows,<\/em><\/p>\n

witness to jokes left untold.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cosmic mirth aglow.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 12, 2023: boisterous<\/h2>\n

Black billowing clouds,<\/em><\/p>\n

bickering chaos, starlings<\/em><\/p>\n

bursting through the sky.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 13: web<\/h2>\n

These connections bind<\/em><\/p>\n

dust and time, filling spaces<\/em><\/p>\n

life has left behind.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 14: buzz\u2026<\/h2>\n

Bees and flowered fields,<\/em><\/p>\n

common fare tonight. I\u2019ll risk<\/em><\/p>\n

some beer and a joint.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Some days the prompt is a little more inspiring than others. Or perhaps somedays I wander around the point more actively than others. I often know when something isn\u2019t quite right, or not in a tone I want to spread around. Trying to add light here\u2026<\/p>\n

August 15: spiral<\/h2>\n

Downward and inward,<\/em><\/p>\n

racing exponentially<\/em><\/p>\n

we find our demise.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cosmic knowledge etched<\/em><\/p>\n

in stone, wisdom shows<\/em><\/p>\n

our universe flows.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cosmic knowledge etched <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

in stone, universe flowing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

into the unknown.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

These days of pleasure<\/em><\/p>\n

whose numbers are few, racing<\/em><\/p>\n

quick, like morning dew.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Again and again<\/em><\/p>\n

we sink further, losing sight<\/em><\/p>\n

of hope and reason.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The bolded one is what I shared on Mastodon. I don\u2019t share all of them on Mastodon. I don\u2019t always save the \u201cextra\u201d ones either.<\/p>\n

This next one isn\u2019t so depressing. Honest.<\/p>\n

August 16, 2023: reflection<\/h2>\n

This tiny puddle,<\/em><\/p>\n

empty. Yet see how it holds<\/em><\/p>\n

the moon and its light.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 17, 2023: undulate<\/h2>\n

Twisting and turning,<\/em><\/p>\n

rising and falling, sustain<\/em><\/p>\n

life\u2019s flowing rhythm.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 18, 2023: wrestle<\/h2>\n

Meditate your mind.<\/em><\/p>\n

Seasons change position, wind<\/em><\/p>\n

speaks of balance lost.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 19, 2023: fire<\/h2>\n

Fierce destructive light.<\/em><\/p>\n

Transformative, humbling, pure<\/em><\/p>\n

ambitious hunger.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 20, 2023: catfish<\/h2>\n

Hiding in the slow<\/em><\/p>\n

river\u2019s deep shadows, tasty<\/em><\/p>\n

when fried in corn meal.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s enough for now… If you want a daily dose, follow me on Mastodon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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