Haiku is a very short poem with it's origins in Japan with traveller poets and masters of noticing the moment. Haiku has it's roots in living in nature, with it's interaction between human and nature, a natural interconnectedness and appreciation for life now. A traditional haiku has 17 syllables, often in 3 lines. In Japanese a word for syllable is kanji and the sound is often shorter than in English. A haiku has a seasonal word and a special moment of inspiration, of noticing, of humour or awe. A haiku is left short for the reader to then have their own experience and nothing needs to be explained. Haiku's are very special, to me, they are treasures like a shell found on a beach. Haiku doesn't use metaphors using 'like' but instead assumes an interbeing, a oneness of perceiving and interaction of the moment. Writing a haiku is like taking a photograph of a moment. A haiku practice brings moments of nature to life in us, such as this one below that I wrote earlier this year. If you would like to learn more about haiku, join a guided haiku nature walk and experience increased wellbeing please contact me.
pink and tangerine
clouds, slowly a setting sun
melts my gelati
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