THE CONNECTING THRILL
OF HELLO BETWEEN LOVERS
BRIEFLY ASTOUNDS THEM
HAIKU (hi-koo’) is a form of Japanese poetry originating in the seventeenth century, usually with focus on an aspect of nature, the seasons, or the human condition. I wrote these pieces in classic haiku style in which there is a grand total of seventeen syllables in each poem, five in the first and last lines, and seven in the middle line — a framework of 5 / 7 / 5.
Even when the subject is intense — love gained, lost, troubled or forgotten — the simple haiku form is space enough for a wide range of emotions.
GOOD LOVE:
💗 💗 💗 💗 💗
SHIFTING INTO DRIVE
CONFIDENT LOVERS EN ROUTE
LEAN INTO THE CURVES
YOUR HEART SPEAKS SOFTLY
IN A GENTLEMANLY WAY
CHARMING! DISARMING!
SAD LOVE, BAD LOVE:
💔 💔 💔 💔 💔
ON LOVE’S ADVENTURE,
CAREENING ALONG THE RAILS
WE MISSED OUR STATION
MY BLUNT INSTRUMENT
A MALLET CRASHING DOWNWARD
YOU ARE IN THE WAY
HAIKU OF DESPAIR
TO DEPICT LOVE CHOP INTO
SEVENTEEN PIECES
WE EACH STAND OUR GROUND
ACROSS THE YEARS THAT FORMED US
SQUANDERING NEW LIGHT
TRIPTYCH:
🚪 🚪 🚪
LOVE ENTERS THE ROOM
STEPS UP TO THE LOBBY DESK
AND WAITS TO CHECK IN
LOVE EXITS THE ROOM
FINDING NO COMFORTABLE CHAIR
IT FORFEITS ITS STAY
LOVE ARRIVES LOVE LEAVES
I LOVE THE WAY LOVE LOVED US
FOR ITS DURATION
COFFEETIME STORY:
☕ ☕ ☕ ☕ ☕
WE MEET FOR COFFEE
TO REPAIR A PERCEIVED SLIGHT
WITH WARMING LIQUID
IN THE CUP YOU HOLD
FEEL SOUTH AMERICAN SUN
SPREAD BETWEEN YOUR PALMS.
IF YOUR DAY BREAKS YOU
COFFEE THE HEALING AGENT
SOOTHES YOUR DEEP SPACES
WHERE DO WE NEXT MEET
I THINK THERE’S A NEW CAFE
HALFWAY BETWEEN US
HAIKU FINALE:
HAIKU MACHINE SHOP
PRESSING OUT ITS SYLLABLES
ON PINK SUGAR HEARTS
LOVE IN EVERY LINE
I LOVE THE WAY LOVE LOVES US
ELL — OH — VEE — EE — LOVE❣
All poems in this post composed by Barrie Levine – copyright 2018. For more on haiku and the Japanese masters, see my earlier post Haiku Challenge: Your World in Seventeen Syllables
Delightful on this most cherished, feared, and hated day!
Thank you JILL for your astute description of V-Day emotions!
Wonderful and evocative, as usual.
Chuck, I always appreciate your encouraging comments, keeps me writing!
Inspiring! Enjoy your thoughts. Nicely done….Appreciate your writing. Irma
Irma, thanks so much for your uplifting comments.
Bigger candy hearts
Melding poetry, sweetness
Could accommodate haiku
Yes, a good thought, so nicely expressed…
These are amazing. I thought at first they were penned by some famous Japanese master poet. But they’re yours! They’re lovely, even the sad ones.
Sue, I am thrilled at your high compliments on my haiku, thank you so much for reading, and for writing back…
These are lovely, even the sad ones. I thought at first they were penned by some Japanese master poet, but they’re yours! Thank you, thank you!
I think I’ll never think of coffee in the same way again!
Next, I’ll get to tea, watch out!
You never cease to amaze…and entertain 💕
Glad to add something to your day 💕
Awesome writing, as always. Thanks for sharing them today!
Thanks cousin!
Barrie what a perfect post for Valentine’s Day.
Remas
Hi Remas, so glad I added something to your day 🙋🏻💜
Lovely! I love your Heikus. My favorite is the coffee one that refers to holding the foreign sun in my palms. Awesome!
Thank you Diane for your very nice comment ☕️ 💛 🔆
And for the beautiful card and sweet little soft creature, so pleasing.
See you soon!