Monday, October 31, 2005

Haikus from my fridge

Last year I was fascinated by the magnet words I found here in Happy Valley. I took every opportunity I could get to form sentences that I considered poetic. In August this year, with the semester fast approaching, I ordered a set of magnet words for our apartment. The first week or so was marked by a flurry of sentences being formed and reformed; somehow it wasn't enough. Then came the suggestion to write haikus. Pure genius. The five, seven, and five syllable poems provide a much more interesting and challenging format to compose with, especially with a limited selection of words from which to choose. Remember clapping helps you figure out how where the syllables are. Here are the results of my efforts thus far:

a far different
rendering is important
if she cried for love

her name stops motion
reality dull and quiet
won't shake whispered dreams

I once imagined
you warm and pretty, but no
you hide sad princess

dreaming I laugh loud
springing with a wild magic
blending storm and truth

8 comments:

frogkisser said...

All of those Haikus seem to have a common theme:)

Aaron said...

Yeah my dating life sucks. Or rather it doesn't exist.

frogkisser said...

I hear ya brotha.

Russ said...

"My dating life sucks.
Or rather it don't exist."
Welcome to BYU.

Aaron said...

A place where the dreams of so many RMs are mercilessly dashed to pieces.

Russ said...

I hoped you would enjoy the further haiku-ization of your dating life. I just had to mess with the syllables a little.

frogkisser said...

Somtimes I wonder about you BYU folk......

Aaron said...

And rightly so I think.