Kakizome is a traditional Japanese way of greeting the new year with poetry, written for the occasion. In recent years this has become a Sunnyhill tradition as well.
Haiku is a form wiht three lines, the first with five syllables, the second with seven and the third with five. The lines need not rhyme. (See notes for example and submissions.)
Cinquain is a five line poem, with a structure which gives it the form of a diamond.
Line 1: one word to name the subject.
Line 2: two words to describe it.
Line 3: three action words about it.
Line 4: a four or five word phrase describing the subject (a thought, not a complete sentence)
Line 5: one word that means the same thing as the first word, or a word that sums it all up.
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Monday, January 03, 2005
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Example Haiku from American poet, Richard Wright:
A moment ago
There was just one icy star
About that mountain.
Example, Cinquain taken from a Girl Scout site:
tree
tall, green,
growing, reaching, standing
a witness to the past
future
Judy Armstrong's submissions:
Fire
bright, warm
glowing, dancing, burning
Robert made it
Centerpoint
More from Judy:
Christmas, was it here?
It seems like a blur of fur
That went to darn fast.
And a third from Judy:
Steelers
good, strong
running, throwing, tackling
best season in years
champions
From Carol Loadman-Copeland
One hundred thousand
And more are gone in a day
So many lives lost
Steve Doell wrote:
Job loss suddenly
So off to Cleveland I go
Leaving this behind
Pat Williams wrote:
Yoga
posture, position
stretching, breathing, growning
to promote serenity
pain
Blogging
Expressive media
surf, post, rant
networking opinions for the outspoken
Techie
Democracy
we vote
messy, duty, peaceful
challenging community with issues
goverance
Murray Zeldman wrote:
Ava
Baby Girl
Learning about life
Reaching out to her parents
Grandaughter
Bill Cook wrote:
Puppy
Cute, adorable
Peeing, pooping, playing
It gives and gets
love
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