September 28, 2006
Temple Haiku Guidelines
Most Noble Sangha,
i TRULY CHERISH all of your Haiku Poetry submissions!
keep them coming because on the next enhanced version of WF.com
i am having a slew of cool WF Forums for easy research and gathering of Students to exchange ideas, news, etc.,
and i will have a Temple Haiku forum as well!
however,
you must submit these 'zen poems' in the Traditional Manner.
do not make me do extra work.
here are the Haiku Guidelines to be followed with a couple of popular examples from our Tribe:
always write in parenthesis the number of syllables required for each line and the lines need to be:
first line: (5) meaning; 5 syllables - this line traditionally tells us what season/mood the author is evoking for us.
second line: (7) meaning; 7 syllables - this line traditionally 'sets us up' for the final line
third line: (5) meaning: 5 syllables - this line is traditionally the "ah HA!" line...the real PUNCH that takes us toward Enlightenment!
EXAMPLES:
Temple home awakes (5)
Noble Student flies back home (7)
aspen leaves clapping (5)
- coach ilg
***
Transformations bring (5)
Demons fire to the surface (7)
Let the pain heal me (5)
- WF Online Student Tobe
***
May your training sting (5)
May your Meditations sing (7)
If you ain't no punk! (5)
- coach ilg