S&M Haiku

Dea — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:17:54 +0000

I was IMing with a friend last night and we were tossing S&M themed haiku back and forth . He is of the opinion that the only correct format is the 3 line 5-7-5 format, the first line is five syllables, the second a total of seven syllables and the third five again. This format seriously limited my efforts at successful haiku.

wikiHow offers the following: “A haiku is an unrhyming verse genre, conveying an image or feeling in two parts spread over three lines, usually with a seasonal reference. Haiku in Japanese is written in a single vertical line with seventeen sound units or mora (not strictly the same as syllables) in a rhythm of five, seven, and five. In English (a stressed language), the ideas can be expressed with a short line, a long line, and another short line, usually in fewer than seventeen syllables. It is a sort of urban myth that haiku in English should be 5-7-5 syllables.” AH HA! I knew I was needlessly hobbled in my efforts!

Well, purist or not, here is one from last night.

The crack of my whip,

your muffled cries sing to me,

you long for my touch.

Okay readers, I’m challenging you, share your S&M themed haiku. Jon suggested I make an contest of it, though I’m not certain what an appropriate prize will be, or how the challenge will be judged, but let’s see what happens.

Goodbye & Good Luck

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S&M Haiku