Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Haiku Friday in Honor of Basho



Basho, circa 1790
Please post your haiku on the subject of Fall as a comment to this post. To be considered for the Grand Prize, submit your poem before 9am Friday.
    The definition of a haiku is a Japanese verse poem of unrhymed lines which are written in a structure of 5 syllables for first line, 7 syllables for second line, then 5 syllables for third line.
Here is my entry (must be a great prize :)):

  Asphalt burns little feet
  Running from school to dry streams
  Winds turn, dry leaves fall
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21 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2015 at 10:00 PM

    Sand only in soil
    Green then brown, mother lets go
    Pine needles, good mulch

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  2. Henry WrightSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:49 AM

    Here is an entry from Matsuo Basho:

    Autumn moonlight --
    A worm digs silently
    Into the chestnut

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  3. Christopher RamsaySeptember 3, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    Devil winds parse trees
    Teaching restraint to the light,
    As oft candles dim

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 7:28 AM

    Such vibrant colors
    Distract us from peaceful death
    Nature’s poetry

    Carolyn Robbins

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 8:06 AM

    Cleverest is fall
    Creeping in wild and unseen
    A sly lullaby

    Camille De Los Santos

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    Pumpkin spice lattes
    While stigmatized by many
    Are fall's trademark brew

    -Max Hayashi

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 1:01 PM

    One red, drifting leaf,
    Heat tinged with faint crisp breeze:
    Texas' fall display

    ~Rachel Davy

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    1. Henry WrightSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:39 PM

      One of the few things on which Texas is understated

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    Fall attire changes
    Scarves, sweaters, boots adorn
    Subdued colors the norm

    -Jenn Dickey

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  9. Henry WrightSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:41 PM

    Ready for a cold breeze.

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  10. hannah_byrdSeptember 3, 2015 at 7:40 PM

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  11. hannah_byrdSeptember 3, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    Green, orange, brown, no more
    Resplendent glory retires
    The crown soils underfoot

    -Hannah Byrd

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  12. UnknownSeptember 3, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    Summer fades away
    The Fall is soon approaching
    Football has arrived
    -Candace Woolverton

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2015 at 4:38 AM

    Campus is bustling
    Squirrels avoid the massive crowds
    Welcome back to school

    -Chris Shin

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2015 at 6:01 AM

    Colorful showers
    Trespassing from sky to earth
    Rain turns them to brown.

    ~ Olivia Andrade

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  15. Ryan ReillySeptember 4, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    Leaves perish, school begins
    For some a savior, some hell
    "Run Students!" the bell.

    -Ryan Reilly

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Grand yellow moon's haze
    A changing lens for changing trees
    Strong wind leaves them bare
    -Lauren Wilfong

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Colby Goldberg

    Football games at Baylor
    61-58, we are proud
    McLane Stadium, on the Brazos

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