Five, seven and five is all
Come and play with us?
Admit it – it’s hard to come up with a long post right before the weekend. So join Jennifer from Playgroups Are No Place For Children and I for Haiku Friday and exercise your writing talents with a simple poem.
The rules are simple. Include at least one haiku in a post on a Friday, and link back to this post (you can use the button below if you’d like). Feel free to elaborate on your haiku, or write several haiku to tell a story. Just have fun!
For those who don’t know, a haiku is a short poem written in three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables. Easy, right?
Once you’ve written it, be sure to sign the Mr Linky so others can come find your haiku! You can find the Mr Linky each week on the current Friday haiku that Jennifer and I post. And go ahead and use our button, too. Here’s the code:
[a href=”http://amommystory.blogspot.com/2007/09/haiku-fridays.html”][img src=”http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/1338959961_a93cf33414_o.jpg” alt=”Haiku Friday” height=”117″ width=”150″] [/a]
(Replace these [ ] with these to make the button appear.)
Click here for the haiku for this week (July 17).
posted my very first hiaku’s … tried mr.linky too don’t know if it worked or not…
OK, there’s mine. Whew, I counted the syllables a hundred times…hope they’re right!
After reading Dooce’s crayon expository, I wonder how much pronunciation affect haiku composition.
Anyway, that was an incredibly cathartic exercise. Thanks! 🙂
You guys are geniuses! I need a creative kick in the butt and it’s so much fun. Yay!
this was fun!
wheee! i wrote mine. fun!
Mine is terrible, but I did it. -laughing at my silliness-
Two birds with one stone…I made mine a caption for my Blog Blast entry.
My first installment is up!!!
Heh. Veggie Mama makes a good point. If I were to read my haiku out loud, the number of syllables would double. At least.
I’ll try.
Writing mine – to be honest i had to look up the rules of a haiku!!
Yay, my second haiku Friday!
I’ll join up next week — I already posted for today. Sniff. Sniff.
my very first haiku, the inspiration was a drag however.
Decided to play
My haikus are not so great,
It was still a trip.
Hi, great Blog.Tried Mr Linky,Hope it works.
Long time reader, first time poet
should poetry be this hard?
Entry #2 is coming through.
(Sorry thought I should rhyme it, heh.)
i finally got a chance to get mine done…i was at doctor’s appointments for the boys all morning!
enjoy!
My first Haiku Friday. Surely not the last!
I did it…even after a night of very little sleep. =)
Do you leave your name for every Friday post or just once?
great idea i just started a haiku blog yesterday…but i’m not a mommy.
i am not sure how mister linky works……
I have so much fun
When I compose a haiku
They make me smile
Off to read you all
And leave a haiku comment
Happy H.F. ya’ll
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
You just make Fridays all the more TGIF for me!
Right on! I dig this… excited to publish my first haiku.
first time haiku-er
feeling very creative
so please be gentle
🙂
i shall give it a go…sounds like fun! first haiku is up
http://karolineswednesdayschild.blogspot.com/2007/09/whats-dealio-jonsie.html
k:)))
I love this, and look forward to reading everyone’s.
Love me some Fall!
I tried my very first one today. Its not so great, but hey, its there!
Mine’s real boring this week. 🙂
Well, I got the link to work after a couple of trys. I’m learning slowly. What fun!
coincidence? i don’t think so. i just posted a haiku contest – hoping it takes off – on my blog and then found this… honest it’s the truth. i’ve linked here, too.
My first Haiku! Well, not my first, technically, but my first Haiku Friday!
Just found your haiku Friday, but I’ve been adding haiku to some of my photograph posts for quite awhile. I love haiku!
Hey, mine’s up (first time)…and I linked via text…and uploaded the graphic as an image (the code was messing up when I tried to center it).
Thanks!
I’m a newbie! First timer today.
first haiku friday for me. what a great idea!
Yet another “Haiku Friday.” Thanks for the fun.
That was relaxing! Thank you for Haiku Friday! I enjoyed it!
Had problems with Mr. Linky, but I think I got it working.
Thanks for this! It’s fun!
Ah, an easy post today!
Happy to join in! Think I’m recruiting a friend, as well =)
I will try it this friday. C an’t wait!
OK … hope this worked!
My very first Haiku Friday, yay!
i just did my first haiku…i signed up on mr. linky but, not sure if it worked.
this was fun, writing a haiku…thanks for doing this!
I usually write ryhming poems. But this time, I’m writing haikus instead. Hope they sound right!
Just about to hit publish on my first.
At last! I knew there had to be a starting point and code. I’ve seen the button and Haiku posts in my meanderings in the Blogosphere during my first 11 weeks here, but I’m so happy to find the source at last!
I posted my first two yesterday (one on each of my blogs). I’m looking forward to reading what others have written from now on, but I don’t see Mr. Linky. Maybe I’ll find one later. This is a wonderful idea!
Hugs and blessings,
What a great idea. I was thinking of making weekends haiku time anyway. Like storyteller, I don’t see Mr. Linky, but I am joining in the fun.
Every time I read your blog, I get all mushy. You are an inspiration! I refuse to have childred with someone second rate and hearing about your life (while it is a sharp reminder of what I don’t have), you make me remember that there are awesome families. Kudos to you and Aaron and Cordy and Mira! Big hugs to all of you.
My first haiku in quite some time.
I have enjoyed writing these Haiku for several weeks now. But I still don’t understand Mr. Linky. I have your Logo, with the appropriate code underneath, so people can click on it and come here, but how do I get a link back to my post?
Just remembered it’s Friday 🙂 My second edition is up.http://wheretheroadtakesus.blogspot.com/
Okay, okay, okay…I got one- Check it out:
Art is my home nest
Painting is my own bequest
Artist never rest
Vikki
Fabulous idea! Thanks for the inspiration. I’ll be linking up soon.
Looks great! I want to play as well 🙂
My first is up, a day late.
I’m ready to play!
I do holiday haikus, and I love the idea of a weekly one on Friday, great idea!
How do I link this???http://mostlygardening.blogspot.com/2009/02/haiku-friday.html
What fun! I’m new at this and I tried the link without success.
Gardening away
sunshine guiding hands at play
in earth and water-