Dave's Classic Haiku and Fauxtrains: Enjoy! Will post more tomorrow!

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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Enjoy! Will post more tomorrow!

If you know of any haiku contests, I would be interested in knowing about them. I have found a few but they are few and far between! Thanks in advance! Burst of golden flame Erupts from fountain of green Corn will feed the world Babbling winter brook Do you know that you destroy That which gives you... Sign in to see full entry.

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I admire the Japanese culture more than any other culture in the world. Their strict adherence to cultural traits and their own personal self-discipline leave me ashamed of my own shortcomings, which are many. However, I feel like I do have an ability to write meaningful Haiku and am disappointed with the many writers of "Haiku" which depart from the traditional "5-7-5" format. Here are some of my works for your enjoyment. Fauxtrains are a poetic style I created myself by accident, thinking I was writing Quatrains. Not sure how I made the error but I like it. They are similar to Haiku in that it is a strict format, eight lines, syllable count of 2-4-6-8-6-4-2 and no punctuation or capitolization. However, Subject matter is completely open, whereas Haiku is supposed to be strictly about nature with no human element! Try it and send me your efforts!

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