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Never would I have thought I would start writing at 73 years of age. I have thoroughly enjoyed my voyage into the written spirituality of poetry and am thankful for the opportunity.  In my seven years here I have met many new and wonderful persons. Having them accept me as a friend has been a moving experience.
               
    

     

Objective and Subjective Haiku

Blog Posted by Charles Henderson: 1/13/2016 3:15:00 PM

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January 21, 2016 at 2:05 AM
Everyone trys to follow the basic form and stay within the bounds of their peers. Then when we each feel proficient, we experiement and bend the rules to fit us. When enough writers "bend the rules" in a similar direction then that new twist becomes a normal regional dictate of the form. It never means one has to lose their individuality. There is no right or wrong only conforming or far out.
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January 21, 2016 at 1:55 AM
hey, Even Basho didn't always give a season word. His--[[ to the point of sucking on fishbones--looking at old age]] is shift, cut, and link and I personally do not see a seasonal reference. That does not mean there is not one. As individuals none of these are rules for us. They are only guidelines dictated by the way the greater number of haiku writers do their poems. The US has sort of become a standard of its own.
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January 15, 2016 at 8:32 AM
Take a gander at this one: http://www.dailyhaiku.org/haiku/2015-december-29
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January 13, 2016 at 3:58 PM
charles. I like both that you presented. I think another thing that gets argued is when people do metaphorical ones or haiku using personification. I have read some really good modern ones in that style. But my book is at home. i just love the ones that make me go Ahhhh

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