My first HAIKU
Sleep my baby,
Snugly in bed.
Sweet Dreams!
HIDDEN
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Im wanting to learn the genre..:)
yeah, m aware.. its my second fav poetic form! :)
want me to teach what i kno? :D
anyways..
haiku, its of three lines..
its usually in a 5-7-5 syllable format, though some say it may vary.
syllable=pronunciation sound
eg. vibhuti is 3 syllable as its pronunced vi-bhu-ti
eg haiku maybe
vi-bhu-ti tried once
hai-ku on slee-ping ba-by
it came out so well
:)
ur good ya...M n amateur too..So no worries at all..Thanks for sharing in detail..
now it gets clearer..
So is this right?
Slee-p My Ba-By (5)
Snu-g-ly i-n be-d (7)
Swee-t drea-m-s (5)
..I also read that 'ing' shouldn't be used..
not sure of the ing.. but i use it, and i've seen many haiku poets use it too..
and no..
urs gets split as
sleep my ba-by(4)
snug-ly in bed(4)
sweet dreams(2)
I still dont get the syllables bit..
:(
Anyways..time, more kind poets like urself & experience will teach and give me clarity, I suppose..
:)
hehe. the syllables are difficult at first.. ur right, only trying more can make u better..
and yeah, urs may/may not be haiku, but the words have their own magic. i found it so darn sweet.. :) esp the pic.
The baby is of my son, the 1 day old abgel, when the pic was clicked..
Now he's a naughty little one year old...
he is an angel.. :) its nice to have met both of u :D :D
anyhow, if u have any poetic doubts, call upon me.. u've my blog address and ur followin it too i think :) will help any way i can :)
keep trying! :D
BTW have you ever tried 55 fictions?
Thanks for the interest in my blog...Am obliged.:D
BTW have you ever tried 55 fictions?
I still dont get the syllables bit..
:(
Anyways..time, more kind poets like urself & experience will teach and give me clarity, I suppose..
:)