Model Haiku

Anonymous · January 20, 2004, 9:03am

“The hobby blade falls
Damn, another piece destroyed
Might as well scratchbuild”

Anyone else up to haiku the way of the warrior-modeler?

“The missile is gone
Should’ve bought aftermarket
Another model lost”

styrene · January 20, 2004, 9:34am

OK, I’m lost–and haven’t taken literature courses in several years. What are the rules regarding Haiku?

Gip Winecoff

M1abramsRules · January 20, 2004, 9:41am

syllable numbers in each line.

the first line has five
the second line has seven
the third line has five
[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

M1abramsRules · January 20, 2004, 9:42am

hate to tell you tenchimuyo, but the last line of your second one has 6 syllables.[:(]

Bossman · January 20, 2004, 11:12am

Try 'nuther

[:)]

Buddho · January 20, 2004, 4:21pm

Imagination
Passion burns deep within me
A model is done…

upnorth · January 20, 2004, 4:46pm

flawless canopy
jewel like resin cockpit
don’t screw it up now

Anonymous · January 20, 2004, 6:16pm

Revell U-Boat sails
Anticipated March 10th
Anxious as Doenitz.4[:-)]

“Should we prosper it shall be as is our custom…by Miracle!”

Buddho · January 20, 2004, 9:12pm

Winter’s breath is here
But my desk knows no season
On it, time stands still

Anonymous · January 20, 2004, 9:33pm

Hey all.

Below find the rules for good Haiku writing.

QUOTE:

Form: Traditional Japanese haiku have seventeen syllables divided into three lines of five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables respectively. These syllable counts are often ignored when haiku are written in other languages, but the basic form of three short lines, with the middle line slightly longer than the other two, is usually observed.

Structure: Haiku divide into two parts, with a break coming after the first or second line, so that the poem seems to make two separate statements that are related in some unexpected or indirect way. In Japanese, this break is marked by what haiku poets call a “cutting word.” In English and other languages, the break is often marked by punctuation. This two-part structure is important to the poetic effect of a haiku, prompting a sense of discovery as one reads or a feeling of sudden insight.

Language: Haiku should include what Japanese poets call a kigo – a word that gives the reader a clue to the season being described. The kigo can be the name of a season (autumn, winter) or a subtler clue, such as a reference to the harvest or new fallen snow. Through the years, certain signs of the seasons have become conventional in Japanese haiku: cherry blossoms are a kigo for spring, mosquitoes a kigo for summer. Sometimes, too, the kigo will refer to an individual moment in the natural cycle, such as dawn or moonrise, without reference to a particular season. The kigo is also important to the haiku’s effect, anchoring the experience it describes in a poetic here and now that helps sharpen the imaginative focus.

Subject: Haiku present a snapshot of everyday experience, revealing an unsuspected significance in a detail of nature or human life. Haiku poets find their subject matter in the world around them, not in ancient legends or exotic fantasies. They write for a popular audience and give their audience a new way to look at things they have probably overlooked in the past.

Anonymous · January 20, 2004, 9:35pm

Good one. :[:D}

Anonymous · January 20, 2004, 9:45pm

Destiny awaits
the compressor is pumping
my brush is alive.

Buddho · January 20, 2004, 10:50pm

Origato, Madmodelfactory

Must be the Japanese side of me coming through… ~: )

Regards, Dan

Dwight_Ta-ala · January 21, 2004, 11:16pm

Well, here’s a link to a HAIKU thread dedicated to superglue previously posted in the Armor Forum.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6640