ALL HAIKU ON THIS SITE IS WRITTEN BY DOREEN BRADLEY SATTER

A HAIKU IS THE SHORTEST POEM IN THE WORLD. IT DEPICTS A MOMENT, SENSATION, IMPRESSION OR DRAMA OF A SPECIFIC FACT OF NATURE--ALMOST LIKE A PHOTO. HAIKU SPEAKS IN PARABLES OF LIFE.

THE RULES OF HAIKU

3-SHORT LINES

1-SEASON WORD (KIGO)

1-CUTTING WORD

NO RHYME OR METAPHOR

17 SYLLABLES IN LINES OF 5-7-5

IN ENGLISH, VARIATIONS OF THE 5-7-5 RULE ARE ACCEPTED PRACTICE

HAIKU DABBLES

© Doreen Bradley Satter 2010

Brittle vivid color

Precariously clinging--

Sapless branches drip

Tender shoots thrust upward

Trading white for green--

As sunbeams touch

Floating lily pads

Hide frogs croaking--

At circles of rain

Autumn's reds and golds

Reflecting in calm water--

Flow past my window

Sapless life

Slumbering beneath crusted white--

Dreams of rebirth

The red maple

Splatters blood over the grass--

As cold breezes blow

Geese squabble in formation

Fleeing icy death--

Swallowed into fog

The opossum prowls tonight

Bright harvest moon--

I lie awake

ALPHABET HAIKU

By Doreen Bradley Satter

 

 




5-7-5 SYLLABLE RULE

FOLLOWING ALPHABET USING LETTER AS FIRST WORD OF HAIKU (MAIN TOPIC WORD)

APPLE--CRISP AND COLD

CLINGING FAST TO THE BARE BRANCH--

WAITING TO BE PICKED

BUMBLE BEE HIDING

DRINKING THE BLOSSOM'S SWEETNESS--

TOO DRUNK TO FLY AWAY

CORN STOCKS DRIED BY SUN

NOW ARE POPULAR DECOR--

HALLOWEEN'S COMING!

DOG FRISKING IN SNOW

ROLLING IN THE COLD SOFTNESS--

ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS

EAST WIND BLOWS NON-STOP

UMBRELLA TURNS INSIDE OUT--

CHRISTMAS GIFT RUINED

FROST OBSCURING VIEW

HOT BREATH BLOWN ON WINDOWPANE--

THE SMUDGE IS STILL THERE

GRASS IS TURNING BROWN

WATERING IS RESTRICTED--

GOOD--NO MORE MOWING!

HORSE TAILS FLICK AT FLIES

THE LONG DOG-DAYS OF SUMMER--

A MISERABLE MONTH

ICICLES DRIPPING

JAGGED SWORDS LOOSING THEIR GRIP--

THERMOMETER'S UP

JAY'S LOUD SQUABBLING

CHASES ALL OTHERS AWAY--

TERRITORY RIGHTS

KITES HIGH OVERHEAD

NEWSPAPER WITH WOODEN SPINES--

FATHER AND SON TEAM

LEAVES RAKED IN SOFT PILES

MULTI-COLORED CRISPY MOUNDS--

AUTUMN'S TRAMPOLINE

MARSHLAND MOSQUITOES

STINGING THE UNSUSPECTING--

HIDING BIRD WATCHERS

NEWLY SPROUTING BUDS

BEGIN TO SHOW THEIR COLORS--

CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

OPOSSUMS CREEPING

DRAGGING THEIR TAILS THROUGH CRISP LEAVES--

IS THERE SOMEONE THERE?

PRISMS DECORATE

THE CEILING OF MY OFFICE--

SUNBEAMS PLAYING TAG

QUAIL CROSSWALK WARNING

MOTHER WITH BABIES IN TOW--

MY ENGINE IDLES

RAIN PELTS THE WINDSHIELD

MUDDY PUDDLES EVERYWHERE--

OREGON WINTER

SNAKES LEAVE SKINS BEHIND

SHEDDING THE OLD FOR THE NEW--

I WISH I COULD TOO

TOADSTOOLS SPRINGING UP

WET GRASS AND LEAVES INVITING--

POISONOUS INTEREST

UNDERCURRENT STRONG

SWIFT MUDDY WATER FLOWING--

RIVER IS TOO FULL

VIOLETS SWEET SCENT

WAFTING ON THE SOFT BREEZES--

ANNOUNCING SPRINGTIME

WOODS QUIET COMFORT

I LISTEN TO THE SNOWFLAKES--

FALLING SILENTLY

XMAS--A SYMBOL

'X' THE GREEK LETTER FOR CHRIST--

NOW I UNDERSTAND

YULE-TIDE SEASON'S HERE

A BABY'S IN THE MANGER--

PEACE TO EVERYONE

ZOO ANIMALS PACE

SPECTATORS WATCH NOISILY--

AS JAILED CREATURES MOURN

PLEASE NOTE: ALL POETRY ON THIS ENTIRE SITE IS COPYRIGHTED AND MAY NOT BE USED OR REPRINTED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR:

©DOREEN BRADLEY SATTER 2010

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