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raj
Wed, 2010-12-29 13:35
hello..
good one...i didnt know there is an american version too of Haiku...what is the sequence of sylllables for this version?...
Happy New Year...
raj (sublime_ocean)
brittle light
Thu, 2010-12-30 00:01
the idea of syllable count is
the idea of syllable count is over. the spirit of Haiku is in the shortness of verse and theme and the AH!HA! moment. "American" haiku was my attempt to move the mind to another place instead of 5-7-5- syllable count.
As I wrote in another comment, I am thinking of dropping the word "Haiku" completely, to avoid confusion.
The average syllable count of contemporary Haiku is getting smaller and smaller. These rules are not written in stone, although one may think that because of the way they were introduced to Haiku. I know the "rules', and choose to ignor them,( in this context). Read more than the first page of Haiku lessons online! lol
Al
author commentbrittle light
Thu, 2010-12-30 00:21
sorry, didn't mean to end so abruptly
I was called to dinner, and was very hungry, and she cooks so good!
as I was saying, I'm not out to change the game, it is the game that is changing. We americans have to f*** with everything. there's nary a purist amongst us! sobeit!
regards
Al
author commentraj
Thu, 2010-12-30 07:20
Dear Al...
thank you for the inputs and sharing your thoughts ...ofcourse innovation is always welcome...i do appreciate short writes and believe that they must be very challenging in the context of consizing the thoughts in a few words or lines...
warm regards...and Wishing You and your beloveds A Happy New Year..
raj (sublime_ocean)