I’ve been exploring this poetic form as an act of daily creativity. I enjoy the challenge of homing in on what you want to say, and how to do so in 17 syllables.
Haiku (or hokku)
Poetry Foundation Glossary of Poetic Terms
A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.
Some may view this poetic form as too constrained/confined. I understand that point of view. I also view it as freeing to say less/only what is necessary.
Say It with a Haiku
Writing Haiku became a part of my creative rhythm, and at one point I was writing them daily. During that period I said to one of my cousins, that if I keep up the daily haiku for 30 days straight, I’ll put them in a book. I kept it up for a lot longer than 30 days and followed through on putting some of them in ‘Say It with a Haiku’. A journal is also available for you to jot down your own haiku or other creativity thoughts.
Haiku Taster
You can see some of my Haikus YouTube