Here is a photo I took in Cape Cod during low tide. Now one of the most memorable lines from The Dharma Bums is when Japhy and Smith are talking about how a poem puts you in the vibe so you can feel the imagery especially haiku, "A real haiku's gotta be simple as porridge and yet make you see the real thing, like the greatest haiku of them all probably is the one that goes 'The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet.' by Shiki. You see the wet footprints like a vision in your mind and yet in those few words you also see all the rain that's been falling that day and almost smell the wet pine needles." (p. 59)
What kind of Haiku can you make up bringing meaning and imagery to put an impression on someone. Based on the photograph of the sunset I took, try to make up a Haiku using three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 although Masaoka Shiki's was different.
The sparrow hops
Along the verandah,
With wet feet. -Shiki
2 comments:
Wow, pretty picture. Orangey sky, I like it. Where did u take the picture?
Well here is mine =] :
The beaches waves hit
and come the sounding water,
Soothes aches all over.
Here it explains how mother nature is a natural healer. The sound of waves is soothing to ones’ mind as if the sea is singing.
The use of poems is great for a blog post. Because the interpretation of a poem is different from person to person, so it’s great opener for a discussion.
YAY! JJ thats a really good one! sorry Ive been makinh you work so hard, I hope some of this is interesting to you. Try not to go crazy with all the college stuff, reading should be fun :)
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