20 thoughts on “Why I have difficulty writing haiku”

1. charliezero1.wordpress.com February 11, 2019 at 2:55 pm

   Outstanding poem and the tile is awesome!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 13, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks Charlie!

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      1. charliezero1.wordpress.com February 13, 2019 at 2:55 pm

         You welcome. 🙂

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2. Eilene Lyon February 11, 2019 at 4:19 pm

   Looks like you managed to pull it off in spades, though!😊

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 13, 2019 at 4:05 pm

      Thanks Eilene…hope all your writing projects are going well!

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      1. Eilene Lyon February 13, 2019 at 6:50 pm

         Moving along – thanks for asking!

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3. Steve Simpson February 11, 2019 at 8:19 pm

   A lot of fun, Jim, well done. So many people love haiku, but for me, yes, the syllables, and it comes from a vastly different language, with different structures, accents, rhythms and music. Talk about a square peg. I do like yours though.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 13, 2019 at 4:06 pm

      Thanks Steve, there’s something about haiku that I find highly amusing!

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4. terrible puns February 12, 2019 at 1:06 pm

   I am truly grateful to the owner of this site who has shared this
   impressive article at at this time.

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5. sarahsouthwest February 15, 2019 at 4:38 am

   Giggles

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6. Frank Hubeny March 7, 2019 at 8:21 pm

   All good points explaining why I can’t write haiku. Especially those definite and indefinite articles although I can’t tell the difference between them either.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMarch 11, 2019 at 11:03 pm

      Thanks Frank, it’s an elusive form!

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7. kim881 March 7, 2019 at 11:24 pm

   Your haiku series made me smile, Jim. I love writing haiku but, as an ex English teacher, refuse to omit articles of any sort. That way I avoid sounding like a Japanese prison guard in a movie!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMarch 11, 2019 at 11:05 pm

      I’m glad someone has standards! 😊

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8. sanaarizvi March 8, 2019 at 5:05 am

   ahahahhaha ❤️ Um yes writing haiku is tricky indeed! 😀

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMarch 11, 2019 at 11:09 pm

      Yep…the pursuit of the ineffable!

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9. Grace March 8, 2019 at 5:27 pm

   A haiku is more than a syllable count. If you are too concerned about the 5-7-5 syllabic count, you missed out on the deeper spirit of haiku. It is difficult writing haiku.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMarch 11, 2019 at 11:10 pm

      Yes Indeed!

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10. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) March 9, 2019 at 8:42 am

    lost at the mercy
    of syllable counting, the
    nature is darkness

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    1. sdtp33 Post authorMarch 11, 2019 at 11:11 pm

       haiku: seventeen
       ineffable syllables
       five seven five

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