Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. The best haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself.
In English, haiku is normally written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.
So if you are ready lets go! I'll start ,
     
     
      The fierce thunderstorm
      excited dormant clouds anew
      In blinking seconds.

the cold rainy day
stormy clouds darkly shrouded
an army at war

O good. I like haikus. I was starting to wonder if I was the only Nigerian that knew about haikus.
                                                                                 
                                                           Embers in the hearth,
                                                           Are coaxed by the passing wind,
                                                            But bring forth no flames.
I composed that when the attraction I felt towards a certain person died, and the feelings were no longer kindered by seeing them.
I am coming with more to keep this going, although I foresee an early death for this thread.
Many Nigerians are not educated.
@Kodewrita and Lindalee,
Your last lines both have six syllables.

Hmm! nice write-ups:

The strength of the wind,
swaying the branches around,
to its own rhythm.

@ Kodewrita: that was a good one, the essence of haiku is to make us see beyond the natural existence and urs really did that. Nice piece!! kudos
@ Fellis: Love your write up gives u so much to imagine, pls keep them coming,

liquid fire downslope,
gasping breath in beating hearts,
love's hot kiss anew


lame methinks

The tears in the eyes,

Crawling in formless delight,

When your child is born.

Another;
Girl's eyes shiny damp,
All the tears in the world,
Yet such bright beauty.

U r a nit-wit,an idiot,foolish old tin,mentally disordered n confused soul.you refer men of God as animal.am sure,you wil live to regret dt statement.my sure.

This is getting interesting:
here's another,
A walk in the night
the moon is shining so bright
its a lovely sight

love haiku too, can't compose any though

lindalee:

This is getting interesting:
here's another,
A walk in the night
the moon is shining so bright
its a lovely sight

nice one there

The eyes of a lover,

Shining brighter than the sun,

So hard to resist.

On a withered branch
The orange balls of the sun
Made it look so brown

For my first and last
To the present and the past
Nairalanders, BLAST!

The heart in great thirst,

Panting beside the rivers,

Of strenght and weakness.

I write to produce,
In this worlds life of drama,
A plot that is mine.

salt-waves caress sand
tickling my toes and heart
in their short-spurn wake

cloudless clear-blue sky
sandy beach and blue seas
paradise no doubt

Kenny_G:

salt-waves caress sand
tickling my toes and heart
in their short-spurn wake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             That was beautiful. it totally stood out in the sea of all other haikus. it takes real talent to be able to grab somebody's attention with 17 syllables. keep at it!

^^^tnx, nice work setting up the thread. Do you do write stories?

adolfe bad:

The eyes of a lover,

Shining brighter than the sun,

So hard to resist.

A beautiful haiku! nice array of verbal imagery, very creative!!!

@ kenny G: Yes i do, though i find it difficult to finish a story, i do more of poems, found out about haiku's recently and its really been captivating. Its short and simple yet  so deep.

Sounds interesting,
Lemme try?

Arrows of the gods,
Falling from the crimson sky,
Making home on earth

How did I do?

afrosays:



Arrows of the gods,
Falling from the crimson sky,
Making home on earth

How did I do?

Nice!!!

Hmmm. Haikus. I think I can get used to this thread.

I'm gonna try one but with a little twist.

All animals age
Beautiful babes become bald
Constant curse can't cease

How's that?

vescucci:

Hmmm. Haikus. I think I can get used to this thread.

I'm gonna try one but with a little twist.

All animals age
Beautiful babes become bald
Constant curse can't cease

How's that?

Nice,

How disappointing,

To check lindalee's profile

And find no picture!

adolfe bad:

How disappointing,

To check lindalee's profile

And find no picture!

Nice one adolfe bad
Its true there's no profile pic
Will look into it

Would LindaLee be kind enough to feature on my blog?

Shall we be corny?

I beg on my knees
LindaLee toh Kwoloti
Afro needeth thee

I'm Afrosays on afrosays.
All and sundry are welome

Lindalee can post affirmative! (haiku please)

For The People of Japan

Of whirlpools and earth
Towering peaks to valleys
Gather tears or mirth

@nebulae. thanks for taking it back to the origin. God bless and protect the people of Japan.