Comments | r_romantic: 9 hours of fun, fun, fun!

r_romantic

9 hours of fun, fun, fun!

Mar 14, 2005 17:25

My shift at work is 9 hours--from 7am to 4pm, but today I swear I only did about 30 minutes of actual work. In other words it was a SLLOOOWWW day. In order to keep myself from dying of boredom, I spent the rest of the 8 1/2 hours writing haiku! LOL Well, at least it kept my brain occupied. I wrote 6 all together and one was Queer as Folk ( Read more... )

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gaedhal March 15 2005, 01:47:09 UTC

Haiku ROCKS!

I think there should be a contest for the best
"QAF" haiku!

"Bricks against your ass
The alley is dark and cold
Random blowjobs suck"

r_romantic March 15 2005, 05:07:15 UTC

Awesome haiku gaedhal! I love your idea for a QaF inspired haiku contest. I'm totally into it--just have to figure out the logistics of how to put it on. Also, I adore your icon. That pic alone could inspire a haiku or two! hehe

severina2001 March 15 2005, 04:27:29 UTC

I have no idea what the rules are for haiku, but these are really beautiful, Mary. Also, number 4 makes me feel guilty... like I should be writing you an email right now! ;) And lastly, while the haiku is nice and all, I can't help wishing you'd used that time to write, oh, QaF drabbles. Or perhaps the first chapter of a certain fic. Heh.

r_romantic March 15 2005, 05:13:14 UTC

Hey Vicki! Glad you liked the Haiku. I tried to put some QaF in there! hehe Yes, Yes, the "certain fic". I'm workin' on it.

As far as haiku goes, it's generally composed of 3 lines wherein the first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables and the third has 5 syllables. So, it's a 5-7-5 set up. The poem doesn't have to be exactly that many syllables, but that's a good rule of thumb. Also, the goal of traditional haiku is to take a snapshot, if you will, of a season and an emotion to go with that season. You never mention the season outright, but imply it through your word choice. i.e. "cherry blossoms" indicates Spring, etc. It's a great style to just get your brain moving--and it requires you to use minimal verbiage so you focus intensely on your word choice. You try to fill a lot of meaning into a very small space and make it look clean and sparse--kind of like Japanese kanji and painting.

So, now that you know all about haiku, got a QaF haiku to share? ;)

severina2001 March 15 2005, 19:44:36 UTC

5-7-5, huh? And a season. Hmmm. Okay, I'll think on it tonight at work. :)