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Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry that takes the form of three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables and the second line has seven. ie:
5
7
5
So please contribute with your haikus with a fantasy/mythic/sci-fi bent.
Maybe we can get Travis to select a winner and hand out a prize.
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As he turns away
The young man smiles at his friends
The dead walk with him
Pale adaptations
Lacking depth and human warmth
Gambon ruins it all
Just kidding above. Didn’t have time to think of anything better. When I write poetry it is usually haiku, though, so I’ll have to do some thinking on this one. Very good exercise, though, Korg.
There’s a website with lines from the Potter series that are in the form of haiku: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/haikuharry.html
The Hogwarts Express
Flashes through the countryside
Young minds come to learn
Vows in summer sun
Ginny lovely in her dress
They are coming
Fly as lightning flashes
Autumn mist on the Quidditch pitch
Rain on my glasses
Her gift is gum wrap
I keep it with the others
Unhappy Christmas
Green smoke in the night
The time for rebirth is here
Please, Severus, Please
Sister runs ahead
The magic train is waiting
Let me come with you
And this for revgeorge
Monkey dressed in robes
Pretends to speak like a man
Grunts and shrieks come out
Here are a few:
From the spider’s mouth
Lie upon lie to deceive
The Dark Lord succumbs
Memories so bright
Of a smiling green-eyed lass
A doe picks her way
A perfect circle
Avada Kedavra meets
Expelliarmus
Ollivander said
The wand chooses the wizard
Tom didn’t listen
Parchment, grass, and Ron
Her practiced hand hit the air
It’s Amortentia
Tom Riddle sneers at
A songbird and an old hat
Harry saves Ginny
And here’s one my daughter wrote and asked me to post:
Harry the wizard
Lives in Gryffindor Tower
He is a Seeker
McCoy poured the ale
“Ingestion of ethanol
not logical”- Spock
Mike,
I like yours a lot. Just got to keep to the syllable count.
Lily Luna,
Your daughter’s is great!
A look of disdain
hides a heart brimming with love
Hermione and Ron
Another reboot
to revive a dead franchise
Next comes The Hobbit
Half Blood Prince must wait
Star Trek receives great reviews
We have a sitter!
revgeorge, I like your haiku, but it requires that one pronounce Hermione her-me-on, like in the Lego Harry Potter You Tube clip, rather than her-my-o-ni like I prefer.
Actually I was going with the pronunciation “hair-my-knee.” I think it’s the one they use in the movies, for the most part. Plus, I had to get it down to three syllables.
Star Trek was great! My trekkie husband (like, he owns a Klingon dictionary!) also loved it.