Misty Forest Path - A Month of Daily Haiku (Day 16)

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Photo by Beata Ratuszniak on Unsplash


Misty forest sleeps.
Dewy leaves fall on the path,
settling in stillness.


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In this Haiku I try to capture that silence you find in a misty morning forest. It's a strange feeling when alone in the woods sometimes, sort of like a blanket covers everything, muffling the noise of the world. At times like that, I find a wonderful natural meditation, it's almost like the environment lends you its spirit, pulling you into a state of pure observance. Ha ha, at least that is how it is for me. These are some of the thoughts and feelings that came to me while writing the haiku in response to this image. I hope that this Haiku reflected the traditional Japanese feel for what makes the form great:

Haiku poetry traditionally discusses abstract subjects or those from the natural world, including seasons, months, animals, and even the smallest elements of nature, down to a blade of grass or a drop of dew. While a haiku does not have to cover natural subjects anymore, it is most often used as a celebration of nature.

The Academy of American Poets asserts, "As the form evolved, many of the rules - including the 5-7-5 practice - have routinely been broken. However, the philosophy of haiku has been preserved: the focus on a brief moment in time; a use of provocative, colorful images; an ability to be read in one breath; and a sense of sudden enlightenment and illumination."
Reference from - Rules for Writing Haiku


This is day sixteen of my month long challenge - from the 06th of August until the 06th of September - to post a daily Haiku on steem. Each week will have a different theme based on picture prompts from either Pixabay.com or Unsplash.com. This week's broad theme is traditional haiku..

I have created a new tag #monthofhaiku. If anyone wants to replicate the challenge please feel free, I will check the tag occasionally and try to curate the better Haiku. However, this is not meant to be a challenge to the writers' community. I have an extremely busy month ahead, and I started this as a personal challenge so that I didn't drift away from posting on steem. Please, forgive me if I'm slow to respond to comments or am not around on discord, I have had to reassess my priorities over the last few weeks.

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Another good one.
Enjoying these great haiku
Keep up the good work

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Cheers Mark. I appreciate the curation 😉

To make a lake of expection of what a Haiku can be:

I throw shit dollops
all over the hills and dales
of good old blighty.

🤣🤣🤣

P.s. nice Haiku comment m8, glad you're enjoying this series 👍

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