haiku

I would appreciate it if someone could help me to find a lovely Japanese haiku that I remember. It was called, I think, 'The butterfly hunter' or some such and was written by a noble lady. I used to know it by heart when I was in my teens, but time and idiocy have stolen my recollection away. I...

One of the central ideas of haiku is it's use of a "kigo", a word or phrase associated with a season. The use of the kigo helps to set the tone and context of a haiku. This is a cycle of 8 haiku, 2 per season, using the seasons to illustrate anticipation for TAM9, the experiences there, what we...

Hi The wind blows cold... harsh, Chilling my poetic soul. Hot-choc'lit haiku!

Here's a set of seven stylized ones: #1 My Astrologer told me I would soon be wed. The Bloody Liar! #2 Everytime I pray to Ra, the God of the Sun, my retina burns. #3 She has quite a gift - she often talks to the dead. They never reply. #4 After some Reiki my soul feels light and buoyant. As...

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Relativity. Hard to explain in haiku. But I think I'll try. First, there's "special;" it Has no acceleration Only about speed. For all observers Who aren't speeding up or down. Physics is the same. Imagine two guys Floating out in open space. They're named Al and Bert. If they move apart...