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Haiku, it's more
than just a short poem. It's an art form in itself... But
Cumbrian haiku - well that's got to be something else! The
rules
Traditional haiku follows a strict set of rules to achieve its balance
and composition... For the Cumbrian version, we'll sort of boil them down to a
bare minimum. 1
- The haiku should be three lines in length.
2 - It should consist
of 17 syllables
3 - The traditional format follows a format of 5/7/5
syllables over the three lines.
4 - Normally the haiku would contain
a seasonal reference, but for this we need a Cumbrian one.
5 - It doesn't
have to rhyme! Inspiration
or perspiration?
To get you started here's a few words that you could
use in your haiku, or just for inspiration...
| Fell
| Cloud | Sheep | Ewe | Mist | Storm | Hill | Tor | Cow
Tree
| Scree | Hefted | Beautiful | Shepherd |
Examples
- Traditional
haiku
No one travels
Along this way but I
This autumn evening
Basho. (1644-1694) Clouds
appear
and bring to men a chance to rest
from looking at the moon
Basho. (1644-1694) Examples
- Cumbrian
haiku
White horses gallop
Striding over Solway sands
Wild winds
roar
MR - 2004 Walking
to Millom
Man, his dog and violin
Notes waft on cold air
SMW
- 2004 Way
in to Barrow
UK's longest cul-de-sac
Thank you for coming
SMW - 2004 Your
haiku rianna
sidhu
at the butterflies
the caged bird gazes, envying
just watch its
eyes Darren
Smith
I hed c'yak fer tea
a'l hev sum meer temorra
gaan yam nu t' kip
ayse
hot
and sizzling sun
clear blue skys above us
summer has begun draton
yes,haiku
are good summer,spring,winter and fall how's that for seasons Dominic
B.C.
when sheep ram your car
you know that you have arrived
in good old
cumbria tom
howdy
yan flu owwer t cuckoos nest
then a married her
just gaupin int
wind Len
Snowy
topped Skiddaw
Like icing on wedding cake
Winter wonderland Len
Crack
and deek aboot
Is it summat ah've sed
Parliamo cummerlan pscribe
Lamb
bank broadcasts
Herdwicks wanted Penrith way
Spring laughs again. Andrew
Spencer
One two three four five,
One two three four five six sev-,
-en
one two three four. Bruford
Low
Tebay - M6 North
Midway twixt Lichfield & Fife
Time for a wee
break Mayra
Always
alone We live in a big city cooked by the sun Tamster
My
dog and the snow much better than rain tha knows pawprints and snow men ght
take
me home where the wind lifts my heart high towards the snow-laced horizon Mark
The
lightning flashes!
And slashing through the darkness,
A night-heron’s
screech.
Simon
Turnbull
What does that say, Mum?
Learning how to read and write
Is not
so easy
Alan
Summers
strong winds
the juggler's elbow catches
the pocket hanky Andy
g
Fred moved in,
John moved out,
The tunnel grew longer brenda
biskey
howe awaits
we shall be there very soon
refreshed with the view Jon
Carr
Wis thu gaan marra?
As gaan yam, wis thu gaan?
As gaan yam n'all
bryan
A
grey seagull screams
The ice-cold brine spumes up
and Thumps the harbour
wall. Mad
Pierre
The Lake District is
England's finest corner and
I live within
it TM
From
Emerald Isle
To a Lakeland Hideaway
Saluting the Sun Raven
Smell
of grass greening
Tail twitching lambs in soft sun
Cumbrian heaven D.o.g.
The
Celt and Roman met iron against bronze.
Blood stained Heather,
they shall
not meet again. Jeremy
Bomford
Not enough pizza
To satisfy my cravings
Instead I eat pies
Peter
Marwood
Walking over t'fell
Wind blowing through my wispy hair
Where
has it all gone?
Pete
Marwood
Angry fells make hate
Feeble legs found wanting
Give me strength!
pancake
people
dying yesterday
people crying today
people moven on tomrrow Craig
Raindrops
gently fall
Old Man with head in the clouds
Coniston winter Fred
Sproggit
Knighton rule ended
Irish import disaster
Season now over Bouch
Summer
convinced that
Carlisle's team will fall from league
Must winter stay up
wertperch
sun
lights up ivy growth
where once fought bitter reivers
by Brackenhill Tower
KJB
Trail
bikes below Selside
Ripping through air, mud and mind
A skylark is singing
Bosho
Rain
fell yesterday
People walk around the town
Then today rain falls Mark
Snow
knee deep cold
Sheep held fast shivering
Mint sauce yum!
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