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Haiku on The Nature of Haiku

Haiku Defined

3 lines, 2 spaces,
17 feet to walk thru;
then, the unending

∞

Haiku Discovered

a poem unfolds
as words take their place in line
this one’s a haiku

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Art of the Haiku

do away with words
and you’ll have a way with words
speak less and say more

∞

When Writing Haiku

trim off excess words
expose the bones of meaning
enter Truth deeply

© Ken Chawkin

Other haiku you might enjoy: Transformed—my first haiku | COMMITTED (a two-haiku poem) | Art of the Haiku by Ken Chawkin | Five Haiku | 13 Ways to Write Haiku: A Poet’s Dozen | A Haiku on Haiku Poets | A Haiku on The Heart of Haiku. Search this blog for more haiku and tanka.

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This entry was posted on July 19, 2012 at 11:47 pm and is filed under My poems, Poetry, Writing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

9 Responses to “Haiku on The Nature of Haiku”

  1. Art of the Haiku by Ken Chawkin « The Uncarved Blog Says:
    July 19, 2012 at 11:53 pm | Reply

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  2. Margot Says:
    July 20, 2012 at 6:06 am | Reply

    Great. Love them!

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  3. withheldindarkness Says:
    November 4, 2012 at 11:44 pm | Reply

    Very cleverly written … thanks for sharing.

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  7. What is Poetry and where does it come from? | The Uncarved Blog Says:
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    […] Here are links to a few meta-poems I’ve written over the years about the sometimes mysterious creative process of writing poetry and its influence on an audience: Writing; Sometimes Poetry Happens; Poetry—The Art of the Voice; a seven-haiku poem, Coalescing Poetry: Creating a Universe; and Haiku on The Nature of Haiku. […]

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