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	Topic	Posts	Replies	Last Post
	More Never Ending Haiku! Our most popular topic takes on a life of its own!	15	2944	Re: NEH IV ~ inspired by nature Yesterday, 12:31 PM by Mila
	Very Short Poems Experiment!  Write some very short poems which do not attempt to follow the more traditional forms of Haiku.	57	25	Matter, in mind. Aug 30, 1:54 PM by John
	Haiku Happens Here! - All Styles Welcome Post your original Haiku poems here!  All styles are welcome. You are also invited to shareyour Haikus at our partner-pod : Marvelous Free Art @ Zaadz (2600 + Members).	71	378	my namaste haiku (ahem ahem...clearing my virtual throat) Aug 25, 10:38 PM by Ebony
	Beyond Haiku & Into the Woods When you have something to share and don't know where to put it, bring it over here!  All writing welcome: longer poems, fiction, essays, blog excerpts, experimental work. Please  maintain the high standards of quality, authenticity, compassion and integrity that we hold for all work submitted to this site.  This is a sanctuary and sacred space, for sharing, and not a workshop space - just put it on the altar, and feel appreciated.  GO!	11	6	Re: Moon nature Questions on balunacy and Moonkey Business Jun 25, 1:54 PM by Wil
	Haiku Tea House Bulletin Board A place to post Free Classified Ads and announcements of general interest. Come on over and join VIRTUAL SELF- VIRTUAL WORLDS, and learn about SECOND LIFE, where there are lots of haiku groups, like Haiku Island shown in Szavanna's photos to the right...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	20	3	Share the Adventure! Jul 2, 10:09 AM by Luke
	NEH: Celebrating Tough Times: When Less is MORE! Here's a Never Ending Haiku themed on how to celebrate tough times, when spending less and having less can lead to a greater and deeper quality of life.	1	22	Re: NEH: How to Survive in Hard Times - When Less Can Be MORE! Jul 9, 1:12 PM by Wil
	***** HAIKU COMMUNITY NEWS ***** WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS ! PLEASE POST YOUR PROFILE IN OUR "ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE" SECTION. YES! YOU !  :) Sol invites all HAIKU Members to be sure to post your work over at Marvelous Free Art @Zaadz Marvelous Free Art @ Zaadz Artists, your graphic art is welcome in The Haiku Teahouse! Musicians, you can post clips of your music.  See you there !	4	1	ABOUT HAIBUN : Another poetic form...(Prose and haiku) Mar 20, 4:06 PM by Happiness
	Poet's Choice Garden This Garden is for sharing your favorite poems by other authors.  Any style. Let us know the poems that please you, inspire you, move you to laughter or tears,  and make you feel like writing!	10	13	Cat Haiku Aug 14, 12:19 PM by Rachel
	Poesias en Espanol - Poems in Spanish Esta seccion es para todo el mundo que quieren escribir en espanol. Y para poemas de otras poets tambien.	2	1	Tarde de invieno---Afternoon winter Mar 21, 8:18 AM by Manu
	Artists in Residence Post your full GAIA Profile here. And mention if you'd like more Friends!	25	27	Re: John Robert Moore Sunday, 4:55 PM by John
	The Haiku Teahouse The Haiku Teahouse is a quiet refuge where you can relax  and enjoy talking about your experience with writing haiku.  And please do feel welcome to share favorite poems, books, and quotes about Haiku as well as your own reflections.  Artists, this is a place to share your visual and graphic art as well. There is a beautiful garden outside with pools and waterfalls....	22	11	Re: Inspired by taking my son to swimming lesson Jul 29, 2:42 AM by Mila
	Haiku Practice Instructions for self-assignments, games, writing practice.  All HAIKU community Members invited to share here.  Haiku Practice helps us focus, let go, enter Beginner's Mind, and make the invisible visible. What helps you get into your Haiku groove?  GO! (This board is for instructions ONLY. Please post your work on other boards.)	8	19	Re: Wonderful SPRING Mar 24, 8:32 PM by Janet
	Renga Happens Here Quietlaughter (Leigh-Anne) is moderating our Renga Experience. Please take a look at the Instructions for writing Renga that she has written in the Haiku Practice board, jump right in and have fun with this ancient group poetry game.	5	8	when the heart flies Jun 26, 5:35 PM by quietlaughter
	About Haiku Poetry "  Zen mind, poetry mind, writing mind, practicing mind, all are not different."  From an interview just posted by Silent Temple (see post below in Helpful Articles About Haiku.)  THIS SAYS IT ALL!   GO!	5	7	Re: How to Write Haiku Jul 13, 5:09 PM by MitzvahMom
	Helpful Articles About Haiku & Examples This is a place to post helpful articles, favorite Haiku poems from all over, and links to useful Haiku websites.  Enjoy!	4	6	Re: Keiko Haiku Rules Thursday, 5:59 AM by Wil

“A haiku is not a poem, it is not literature; it is a hand beckoning, a door half-opened, a mirror wiped clean. It is a way of returning to nature, to our moon nature, our cherry blossom nature, our falling leaf nature, in short, to our Buddha nature. It is a way in which the cold winter rain, the swallows of evening, even the very day in its hotness, and the length of the night, become truly alive, share in our humanity, speak their own silent and expressive language.”

    ~ R.H.Blyth ~

(This quote comes from Joy Bringer, who recently posted it on her Blog with some of her beautiful “haiku” artwork.)

I recently wrote this about Haiku:

do you love haiku?

small poems capturing essence:

sudden AHA!

Recently, I have been putting quite a lot of haiku poems up on my Happiness Blog, and invite you to come and visit if you would like to get a sense of the simplicity and elegance of this ancient poetic form:

www.camphappiness.zaadz.com/blog

Our new Haiku pod, then, is a place for you to learn about, write and share your haiku and short short poems in any style. “Short” is the key word here.  There are different styles of haiku, ranging from staying with a strict syllable count (5-7-5) to the “Kerouac” style which goes for the moment of AHA, revelation and perception, and is not bound by form.  We invite you to experiment in any form that feels right for the thought you wish to express.

Haiku is an excellent way to write wherever you find yourself, so it is easy to carry a small journal and jot down moments that you can later develop.  Haiku is about learning to see with your Inner Eye, and capture fleeting moments of beauty, grace and meaning.  This is a simple, elegant way to play, meditate on Nature and life, reflect and immerse in the creative process.  In so doing, we can for a few moments, transcend our personal lives and discover new ways to see the world. Your original artwork to accompany your poems is welcome as well.

Come!  Visit!  Write! Share! And enjoy!

AND…..TA DA!

MORE WAYS TO SHARE YOUR ART, MUSIC & POETRY …

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