Winter Wonderland by Laurel Nelson
geisha faeries stroll -
cold hips on dry gnarled limbs -
warm hearts underneath robes
porcelain snowflakes,
wings fluttering on backs
in front of the tea house
silent the snowfall...
spring rehearsing symphony
resounds underground
butterflies in snow
whisper many languages:
each flake is unique
Snow is falling
in Land of the Rising Sun --
make Buddha snowman
Links to more of this week's FF55s (works of fiction in 55 words)
are at Mr. KnowItAll, the G-Man.
I do not always adhere to the Haiku format "rule" of 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern. In fact, three of the Haiku in this post just turned out being 5-7-5 without my working them into that form. My new-found freedom came as a result of what I learned in this enlightening article, Becoming a Haiku Poet, specifically in the 7th paragraph that begins: You may have noticed that thus far I've said almost nothing about form in haiku. That's because form is not nearly as important as the other strategies I've covered. Form, in fact, is the most misunderstood aspect of haiku. . .
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