Haiku 12

Lion senator,
strength in the mighty jungle...
sleeps tonight in peace

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 11

Rain cleansing my face.
Not just hiding tears of fear,
washing all away.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 10

Tall, majestic, true.
Graceful in sound and movement.
An elk becomes man.

by Richard K Allison.

Haiku 9

penguins in winter.
when the cold wind feels so harsh,
a fin to hold tight.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 8

skinny hippie soul...
dancing on the table - like -
hummingbird in flight.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 7

"the power of love
heals what you think it can, sir,"
crowed the rooster thrice.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 6

"Climb Tiger Mountain,"
the peasant said to the thief.
"'Old Whore' lives up there."

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 5

bougainvillea...
along the trail from Cusco.
ah! Machu Picchu!

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 4

for once in your life
you let go of all worries
and kiss him fiercely

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 3

The hot sun blazes.
Hiding in savannah grass,
the hyena howls.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 2

love is substantial.
you...a great whale in my pond.
me...just a small fish.

by Richard K Allison

Haiku 1

There swims an otter...
smooth, shiny fur and body.
Then! he disappears.


by Richard K Allison

30 days of HAIKU

I challenge you to come up with a poem a day for the next 30 days! Yeah, you! Bring it on. Mine are gonna be soooooo much better than yours. To make it easy, I am gonna focus mainly on haiku, but if the Muse so inspires me, I might throw something else up there.

As a primer, a haiku is a traditional form of poetry from Japan, consisting strictly of 17 syllables, or "on." Most Japanese haiku translated into English don't retain the 17 syllables so writing in English, some argue isn't really haiku, but that's what we'll go with, as it is our primary language. In the English variation, the poem is usually represented on 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively.

The challenge...begins...now!