Well, once again, I have taken upon myself a new challenge.

I am learning proper contemporary haiku.

Actually, it all started when I ran across a form of poetry and prose called "haibun". Since I like to write scenery and haiku (or what I thought was haiku) this seemed like something I would enjoy.

However, I have been told that my prose is pretty good, but I know nothing about proper haiku. So. I am taking a haiku workshop so I can learn to understand it, as well as write it.

I am soooo far behind. I was one of the last to start this workshop and so far I have only been able to complete two out of five assignments. I need more time in a day, I tell ya'.

Looking over some of the haikus I have written in the past, some of them aren't written in correct form, but I ran across a couple that I believe I actually did correctly, or near correct.

For example:


cold metal dipper -
icy-wet well water flows
sweetly down my throat

and


southern pine trees sway
tall in the southern breeze
the smell of citrus

Comments anyone?