Haiku sensuality

 

How sensuous can you get in 17 syllables?   During my recent trip up North I met a very interesting man, Graham Martin who introduced me to a Japanese form of poetry called Haiku - and a place to share it – Sensual Haiku.  It’s one verse of 17 syllables, 3 lines.  eg.  ants/of/pain/ted/stick (5) – ho/ney/bo/ttoms/sweet/to/taste (7).  dots/from/sti/cky/feet (5).  You’ll find yourself counting on fingers!  It’s not supposed to rhyme - just provoke our senses.    I wrote this one about an Aboriginal painting.   Give it a go – it’s fun and the writing process is a nice distraction from whatever else is going on in your head – or day.   Graham works in the area of suicide prevention (great resource website).  Stay tuned for more Haiku …