Honing My Haiku Eye

May 30th, 2009. Published under fave books, poetry. No Comments.

At noon time

Morning Glory mirrors

Blue skies above

Tired by sundown

Morning Glory puts on

Purple nightgown

Published by Tuttle Publishing, “HAIKU Asian Arts & Crafts For Creative Kids”  by Patricia Donegan is a great book I stumbled upon while scanning the public library shelves for children’s books. I borrowed it not for my kids, but for myself. I’m glad I did. It further strengthened and enriched my knowledge of the Japanese literary form. Who says adults can’t learn much from kidstuff? Sometimes I am amazed when I think of how reading to my second grader has taught me tons of new knowledge. Wish I had read this when I was teaching literature. This is one good tool for teachers. And wannabe writers like me.

There are some fun writing exercises in the book. The haikus you see above are the result of the exercises I did. I enjoyed doing them and I hope to do more in the future. Brace yourselves! You’re about to be bombarded by my poetry, whether you like it or not.