| Everyone at one time or another has heard of | | | | morning," we can use something specific... |
| or read haiku poems. This ancient Japanese | | | | something present moment to complete this |
| art form has been around for a very long | | | | haiku:winter morning --ice crystalshang off |
| time. And with good reason! | | | | the pine |
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| It's a very beautiful and elegant poetic | | | | Notice how the phrase actually "completes" |
| expression. With just a few words, the haiku | | | | the fragment so to speak. They go together to |
| poet can create a present moment - a snapshot | | | | create what some poets call an absolute |
| of nature or an event taking place. No other | | | | metaphor. That's not important. What is |
| poetry can do this with such economy, nor | | | | important is learning how to create phrases |
| with such elegance! | | | | for in this your success as a haiku poet |
| | | | rests. Creating phrases has everything to do |
| To create haiku poems, you must understand | | | | with creating what haiku poet Ray Rasmussen |
| what it is and how it is written today. No | | | | has called "first order mind sense |
| longer bound by the 5-7-5 syllable rule, | | | | impressions." |
| modern haiku poetry uses something called | | | | |
| phrase and fragments theory to create with. | | | | That is, to create a present moment or an |
| This is a lot simpler than it sounds. It just | | | | event about a present moment, you need to be |
| means that most haiku composed in the west | | | | able to write in the present moment. To |
| uses a sentence fragment - usually something | | | | practice this, it's a good idea to first read |
| like "winter morning" to set the mood or | | | | haiku you enjoy by others. Soak in their |
| ambiance. | | | | style and what they do. Then once you have an |
| | | | idea of the kind of things you want to write |
| This is followed by a more complete phrase. | | | | about, start writing your own haiku poems. |
| For example, with a fragment like "winter | | | | |