For 2014, I have decided to embark on a new writing challenge. I will write one haiku a day based on something I see, do, or experience. It may last only a month, but it could be all year. My motivation is to keep writing, even if it's only a little bit each day. Also, I think it will help me hone my skills for observation, because I think that there are small moments of beauty each day that we just skim right by because we're in such a hurry. I think the haiku is the perfect format for encapsulating these moments. I will be following the traditional 5-7-5 syllable pattern of Japanese haiku. Okay, enough explanations, let's get to the haikus.
Jan.1
Sharing apples sliced
with garlic-flavored knife: a
strange combination.
Jan. 2
Snipping snowflakes from
paper, together we find
Rorschach tests of minds.
What do you see? My
brother’s hidden artistry:
Intricate snowflakes.
Jan. 3
Sunlight through prism
glass in front door makes rainbows
on breakfast table.
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