What is a Haiku and Senryu

A Haiku is an unrhymed short poem that uses the least amount of words to convey the image, essence, and or humor of an experience pertaining to nature. It is written in three lines of seventeen syllables. The three lines are divided into units of five, seven, five syllables.

A Senryu is a verse form that also follows the same form of five, seven, five syllables, but instead of nature, it addresses the human condition. 

How does one slow time?

   Listen to every second....

      For infinity.

 

How to Write Haiku

• Write in three lines a verse form of seventeen syllables.
• Divide the three lines into units of five, seven, five syllables.
• Traditionally, a Haiku has a season word.
• Observe the potential of each moment. Capturing the special essence of it.
• Experience each moment through your five senses as if it were the first time ever.
• Savor each moment as if it your the last.
• Find the sublime.
• For added dimension use juxtaposition.
• Notice the inherent humor in nature.
• Carry a notebook or tape recorder and record your observations.
• Enjoy the moment.

Enjoy Every Moment.

Have a Great Life,

Wit

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