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    Modern Day Japanese Haiku
    Modern Day Japanese Haiku
    Modern Day Japanese Haiku
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    Modern Day Japanese Haiku

    By Denise Morgan

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    Besides painting and writing fiction, another of my passions is poetry... especially raw, free verse, without rhyming. However, I just love writing haikus! Traditional Japanese Haiku, pronounced high-koo, or, some language connoisseur of accents actually pronounce it, 'ha-ku', is a short poem of seventeen syllables in three lines of five, seven, five, usually inspired by the observation of the natural world. Modern Day Japanese Haiku has kept close to the structure and essence of a traditional haiku but in some of the haiku poems, stray away from the natural world as its main subject. Modern Day Japanese Haiku, give meaning to the insignificant and the mundanities of everyday life which provokes an emotional reaction. Of the one-hundred-and-seventy-two or so haikus in this amazing and tantalizing poetry book, some are thought provoking, comical, sensual, erotic, silly... a few mind-blowing.

    Here are a few below for you to sample and enjoy.

    Inflated by love

    Deflated by rejection

    Heart's fluctuation.

    He and I are one,

    the other face of the mask-

    Standing back to back.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDenise Morgan
    Release dateMay 10, 2014
    ISBN9781310273377
    Modern Day Japanese Haiku
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    Denise Morgan

    Denise Morgan lives in London, England and once a resident of Canada. Over the years, she has molded herself into an artist. She writes novels, pens Japanese Haikus: Modern Day Japanese Haiku and Wildly Random Haiku, also short poetry: The Crux of Being. When she's not writing, she paints enchanting nature, portrait, and abstract in acrylic on canvas. Follow on Instagram.com/denisedeluxedesigns

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      Modern Day Japanese Haiku - Denise Morgan

      INTRODUCTION

      Traditional Japanese Haiku, pronounced, high-koo, is a short poem of seventeen syllables in three lines of five, seven, five, usually inspired by the observation of the natural world. Basho, pen name of Matsuo Munefusa, (1644–1694), a celebrated Japanese poet, popularized the form in the 17th century. However, in this poetry book, Modern Day Japanese Haiku has kept close to the essence and structure of a traditional haiku, but sometimes, stray away from the natural world as the main subject. In some cases, Modern Day Haiku give meaning to insignificant subject matter that evokes an emotional response in the poet. Of the 173 haiku's, some are thought provoking, comical, sensual, erotic, silly ... a few mind blowing.

      Here are a few by Basho

      Pond, there, still and old!

      A frog has jumped from the shore.

      The splash can be heard.

      Ancient is the pond –

      Suddenly a frog leaps – now

      The water echoes.

      1 ~ 俳句 ~ Haiku ~

      Wind inebriates

      Falls into drunken stupor

      Crater forms on Earth.

      Painting by Denise Morgan

      2 ~ 俳句 ~ Haiku ~

      Naked is the tree

      Of life, history unfolds

      Wise eyes absorb truth.

      Painting by Denise Morgan

      3 ~ 俳句 ~ Haiku ~

      Jumped into a hot spring,

      Salvador Dali, bent time-

      And the clock struck one.

      Painting by Denise Morgan

      4 ~ 俳句 ~ Haiku ~

      Gentle wisp of air

      Flutter the ladybird's wings

      Spring beckons, raindrops.

      Painting by Denise Morgan

      5 ~ 俳句 ~ Haiku ~

      Tulips in springtime

      Expressed, two lovers kissing

      Air aromatic

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