Dave's Classic Haiku and Fauxtrains: Here's froggin at ya! Think I'll leap to post these before I croak!

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Thursday, August 3, 2006

Here's froggin at ya! Think I'll leap to post these before I croak!

hahaha! O.K. that was pretty lame. Before I start, let me invite you all to my new blog which is replacing my Military blog. It is a home for my photoart and sponsors a contest not unlike Ypunday's haiku contest. Go to my PHOTO ART NAMING CONTEST - CLICKS-R-US! and start winning clicks! Plus it... 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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