Sher Ku

2006-06-13T14:02:00.000-04:00

fig leaf...
sheltering my ripened fruit
from the world

2006-06-06T15:13:00.000-04:00

My Scent
in an exotic bottle...
perfuming your world

2006-06-03T12:03:00.000-04:00

Your Bumper Sticker Should Be

I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to!

What Bumper Sticker Should Be On Your Car?

2006-05-24T15:34:00.000-04:00

Fishing Lure
Within mossy water...
Tempting summer

2006-03-21T14:51:00.000-05:00

haiku-less
searching the sky
until today

(sorry that I've been absent...life got in the way...I hope to visit my haiku friends' blogs tomorrow)

2006-03-03T15:09:00.000-05:00

jazz and moonbeams..
we dance and dream
along night's smile

2006-03-03T15:07:00.000-05:00

his chapstick
on my dashboard...
saying he was here

2006-03-01T14:50:00.000-05:00

buttercups
amongst linen grass...
denounce winter

2006-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:00

wearing shyness,
night hides my shadows
but not black lace

2006-02-23T16:13:00.000-05:00

pink tulip
spring's first kiss
amongst the frost

2006-02-11T12:31:00.000-05:00

small bird
in the snow...
cold Carolina day

2006-02-10T15:18:00.000-05:00

olden days
when nudity was cute...
kewpie doll

2006-02-09T15:56:00.000-05:00

winter winds
blowing my chimes...
song of snow

2006-02-07T14:22:00.000-05:00

my heels
taking life's path
step by step

2006-02-06T15:52:00.000-05:00

lock of hair
dancing with the wind...
cupid's envy

2006-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:00

hint of spearmint
flavoring words of love
meant for me

2006-01-17T09:50:00.000-05:00

winter's dance
amongst dark trees...
on snowy limbs

2005-12-02T14:15:00.000-05:00

gift from the sea
the blackend heart of me
~pearls

2005-11-14T15:49:00.000-05:00

lithe in red
kitten heel shoes...
catty me

2005-11-08T21:46:00.000-05:00

feeling like
a fish out of water...
uncertainty

2005-11-08T21:40:00.000-05:00

kiss me?

let me paint your world..

rose madder red

2005-09-30T15:44:00.000-04:00

my hat
on someone else's head...
looks better

2005-09-27T16:40:00.000-04:00

point made

circular emotions..

the world...on cue

2004-12-06T23:45:00.000-05:00

on the ground
acorns on a branch
refusing to leave

2004-11-07T23:29:00.000-05:00

yellow smile~
sailing above me
falling leaf

2004-11-07T23:25:00.000-05:00

leaping higher
than my expectations~
grasshoper

2004-10-22T10:39:00.000-04:00

on my lips
whispers unspoken~
ruby mist

2004-10-22T10:37:00.000-04:00

one stone
at lake's edge~
resting

2004-10-12T10:16:00.000-04:00

yellow petals~
summer's last chance
to bloom

2004-10-12T10:07:00.000-04:00

orange leaves
covering pumpkin~
autumn blanket

2004-10-09T20:59:00.000-04:00

fairy footprints
on weathered mushroom~
day hiding secrets

2004-10-09T20:43:00.000-04:00

butterfly
on maple leaves~
Indian Summer

2004-10-07T23:43:00.000-04:00

(the last dragon fly I saw this summer)

2004-10-07T23:29:00.000-04:00

on the wall
mirage from summer~
brown dragonfly

2004-10-07T23:24:00.000-04:00

2004-10-07T23:22:00.000-04:00

maple leaf
on doorstep~
autumn's gift

2004-10-07T14:38:00.000-04:00

Introduction....

Some lessons on the art of haiku:

1) Haiku is about nature... it captures an "Ah-Ha" moment. It is an expression of joy, sorrow or horror, because all live in nature.

2) Haiku is not titled. It is very simple. I try not to use more than two images. Word choice is very important. Try not to be vague or obtuse.

3) The plural of haiku is haiku, not haikus.

4) In the ancient Japanese form, there are 5-7-5 syllables, but you won't find them in this blog. I am a writer of western haiku, meaning my syllables will be shorter on each line. Because haiku is spoken as one breath and if I am to keep it that way, I need to make the lines shorter. Yes, it is officially okay to do this. To me writing haiku takes discipline.

5) Kigo is a seasonal word found in the haiku, denoting the season of the haiku. If I write about snow, you know this is winter. If I write about pumpkins--fall....and so on.

6) Occasionally you will see Synryu... (Steve B. created the term in regards to some erotic senryu that I wrote years ago...see I give credit when its due). Senyru is haiku not about nature--mainly about humans and their emotions. Synryu is about erotic moments that are beyond 'Ah-ha."

7) If you want to know more about haiku, I suggest you read the ancient masters or do a search and check out western haiku. And I will confess, I am a haiku snob...meaning I am not impressed with 5-7-5 haiku written in English. And one last thing...if my style doesn't meet your standards of what you think haiku should be...well, go read Basho.

ai (with pleasure)

Sherrie (forever a student of haiku)