This assignment was trickier than expected. With so few syllables, I had to make my thoughts clear and concise.
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This assignment was trickier than expected. With so few syllables, I had to make my thoughts clear and concise.
I decided to do two Haiku poems for this assignment. It was a lot trickier than I anticipated. When you are limited to only 17 syllables you need to be concise with your thoughts.
I decided to complete the haiku poem assignment.
http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/a-haiku-poem-about-a-haiku-poem/
Writing a haiku poem about writing a haiku poem seemed interesting. Being a geology major, I generally write about things with a physical existence. I don’t write about thoughts or feelings but about the immediate physical world around me. Needless to say, this writing exercise was interesting.
I sit here thinking
What do I write for the web
No feelings come here
No emotion here
Writing a haiku is tough
What do I do now
This is not too hard
I write what comes to my mind
In short time- haiku!
It’s not as creative as it could’ve been as I didn’t spend hours brainstorming or writing. I figured I’d write what came to mind in the moments after I read the assignment. Nothing really came so I wrote about it.
I don’t have a particular feeling towards haikus. Indifference is particularly evident in the poem. Confusion comes across clear as well. I’ll get better… If I practice (will I?).
For this assignment, I decided to put a little twist on it. Working with @TheHeadReaper, we created a couple of pretty awesome haikus as told by our host characters. Here, you get a little bit of their personality through verse. (Victor sure loves his coffee, that’s for sure)
Cascade into night,
Denizens of almost dawn,
And bring some coffee
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Bitter words unbound,
Not unlike the taste when cold,
Glad to share this street.
Can you tell who wrote which part?
This assignment was worth 3 stars.
Finding words is hard I stare at the screen hopeless Time keeps flying by Sitting in silence Eyelids start to get heavy Fighting urge to sleep Tired of counting Alas inspiration hits This line makes nine I found this exercise … Continue reading
For this assignment, I wrote about an elementary school student who thinks he’s late for class, and panicking about the teacher’s potential punishment for that. After his classmate helps him with the haiku project, the teacher forgives him, saying he was tardy, as well.
I’m sorry I’m late.
Heavy traffic this morning
Has cost me a grade.
What are you, crazy?
No teacher’s ever been a
Perfection-seeker!
Even if that’s true,
My teacher will not approve
Of absent students!
Just take a deep breath,
Think of today’s assignment,
And you’ll be okay.
We’re writing haikus?
It’s Japanese poetry.
That makes it better.
What’s wrong with you now?
I’m stressed out, and I’m confused.
How do I write a haiku?!
Count the syllables.
Start with five, then with seven,
Then with five again.
Are you serious?
There has to be more to this!
There just has to be!
I assure you, that’s all.
In fact, I’d say you’ve improved,
Thanks to your classmate.
Teacher! I’m sorry!
Don’t worry. I ran late, too.
You’re free to go, kid.
Haikus can be fun
Haikus can also be dumb
This is the latter
You must begin with five
Then you upgrade to seven
And then you regress
These are lots of fun
And when you read them out loud
Your friends will smile
Words written on paper
Probably about something
I’m not sure I know
Some say cosmic thoughts
Deep meaning from within you
Bearing soul to all
Is this comedy?
Am I only just a jerk?
Or is this Profound?
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