Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hooked On Haikus
As you know, I love writing short--as witnessed by my constant six-word memoir craze. Now, I've learned to write haikus and love them. Below are the first three haikus I've ever written (inspired by David Harrison's monthly poetry contest). The word he chose for March is either live or life (I can never remember which) so I incorporated both. Here goes:
Live Life
By Beth Carter
Life’s difficulties…
Far outweighed by life’s beauty.
Live life. We have one.
* * * * *
Life’s Too Short
By Beth Carter
Live life to extreme.
Shun obnoxious, rude people.
Life. It’s way too short.
* * * * *
Embrace Life
By Beth Carter
Life throws surprises.
Embrace. Laugh. Learn. Pay forward.
Live. Give it your all.
Which one do you like best? Care to write your own here? I'd love to read it.
P.S. Haiku rule per Webster's Dictionary: A Japanese verse form, unrhymed with three lines using 5 syllables, 7 syllables and 5 syllables, respectively. Easy peasy.
Labels:
haikus,
life,
poetry contest
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