Hello and welcome! I am in no way a stickler for form… or really even content (horror is totally optional). I’m just here for fun and to provide a little creative spark.
If you want to learn about proper haiku form, I wrote a quick rundown of the basics, but again, feel free to toss the rules out the window. Defenestration is awfully fun sometimes😜
Technically speaking, most of the haiku I write are haiku in syllable count only. They COMPLETELY disregard any theme or style elements for the most part. So you’ll get no judgement from me😂 Or really anyone else here, everyone is pretty chill and supportive. We are all about spooky fun (spooky optional😜).
I'm no expert and in fact my haiku probably suck at least most of the time. But here's what I do: empty mind, then think about the theme/prompt. Try to get one - only one - image out of it. You have your image, now express it. Tinker around with the form. I'm not rigorous with syllable count, I just go for 3 short lines.
In general the quicker and more spontaneous it is, the better, IMO.
I'm also fairly convinced that zen/transcendental meditation can be beneficial for the neurodivergent, though I have no data or anything, not even anecdotal.
Would probably depend on the flavor of neurodivergence as the term covers a pretty broad range of disorders. I’ve never been able to meditate in the traditional sense, ADHD is just not very conducive to it. BUT I would argue that hyper focus on a task, as both ADHD peeps and autists tend to do, is a kind of meditation. It feels that way anyway 🧘
That's the one. How I do it anyhow. Practised zen for quite a while, and though I'm not very diligent, I still manage the ol' empty-mind trick when I need it.
It doesn't have to be full-on void-mind though. Just allowing some kind of image to filter in from the main theme will do it.
The easiest way to improve is to just do it - we can always suggest pointers and such.
Haiku has the 5-7-5 syllable format in the traditional sense, but often I see people breaking that (for instance, I did 4-5-5-4 for "Phoenix" the other day).
Bound here forever,
What will become of you, nymph,
When this land is paved?
Wow, that’s powerful! What a thought🖤
Each stream and glade's a panting maid -
why not? Nature thirsts for consummation,
a horny landscape no stranger to my fingers.
Gotta get your DNA into the future somehow.
This will hurt a bit
but pruning is part of what
gives you a new soul
Oh very cool interpretation. I love this thought🖤
Very nice! That's a great interpretation... 😎
Damsel’s undress, nymphs fly free
So soft skin in clear air breeze
Water purified touches nudist delight.
Very lovely image🖤
Take me for your bride,
Wedded in glade, field or lake.
Then I will take you.
Sounds very tempting🤤 🖤
We govern the wilds -
protect it, or face the wrath
of the gods above
Powerful sentiment! Well done🖤
With one glance she could,
Enchant the lured, and secure,
Their full devotion... 😎
🔥as always🖤
Thanks! It was a great prompt, as always... 😎
Fever, body aches
Even my limp soul is sore
Spent, swollen Nymph nodes.
😂Out of left field. I love it🖤
I suck at Haiku…I’ve been weary. But sweet prompt.
Also, “sucking” isn't a bad thing in my book, I’ll rephrase--I struggle at haiku.
How does one improve?
Hello and welcome! I am in no way a stickler for form… or really even content (horror is totally optional). I’m just here for fun and to provide a little creative spark.
If you want to learn about proper haiku form, I wrote a quick rundown of the basics, but again, feel free to toss the rules out the window. Defenestration is awfully fun sometimes😜
https://www.honeygloom.com/p/a-haiku-how-to?r=2rrny&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I have got a sweet smile on my face knowing you've armed me with information on how to get some haiku on. Can I tell you? THANK YOU.
You’re so welcome! I’m really looking forward to reading your haiku!!
Hooooo boy! Out of all the poems I've written--which is a lot--I've only done 4 haiku! 4.
Technically speaking, most of the haiku I write are haiku in syllable count only. They COMPLETELY disregard any theme or style elements for the most part. So you’ll get no judgement from me😂 Or really anyone else here, everyone is pretty chill and supportive. We are all about spooky fun (spooky optional😜).
I'm no expert and in fact my haiku probably suck at least most of the time. But here's what I do: empty mind, then think about the theme/prompt. Try to get one - only one - image out of it. You have your image, now express it. Tinker around with the form. I'm not rigorous with syllable count, I just go for 3 short lines.
In general the quicker and more spontaneous it is, the better, IMO.
I also think you've just written the short manual for “How to Write Haiku for Modern Busy Neurodivergent Writers” 💎
I'm also fairly convinced that zen/transcendental meditation can be beneficial for the neurodivergent, though I have no data or anything, not even anecdotal.
Would probably depend on the flavor of neurodivergence as the term covers a pretty broad range of disorders. I’ve never been able to meditate in the traditional sense, ADHD is just not very conducive to it. BUT I would argue that hyper focus on a task, as both ADHD peeps and autists tend to do, is a kind of meditation. It feels that way anyway 🧘
Yess...as someone with a little bit of both, I appreciate this!
Same!!! I always love meeting someone else with both. It’s like an instant “you get me🥹” moment😂
Ohhhhoooo so ZEN! Empty mind you say??
That's the one. How I do it anyhow. Practised zen for quite a while, and though I'm not very diligent, I still manage the ol' empty-mind trick when I need it.
It doesn't have to be full-on void-mind though. Just allowing some kind of image to filter in from the main theme will do it.
That's brilliant...MariKondo got nothing on your mind there.
The easiest way to improve is to just do it - we can always suggest pointers and such.
Haiku has the 5-7-5 syllable format in the traditional sense, but often I see people breaking that (for instance, I did 4-5-5-4 for "Phoenix" the other day).