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Creativeguru Posted 14 years ago

Haiku poem

I want to write on mountain please let me know how is the following lines written. Is it perfecting phrased?

Mighty mountains
Covered in clouds -
Soaring your imagination high

Thanks
  

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A traditional haiku has 17 syllables in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It also contains a word reminiscent of a season. Your syllabification is 4–4–9.

— Mister Micawber

  • A traditional haiku has 17 syllables in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively.
  • It also contains a word reminiscent of a season.
  • Your syllabification is 4–4–9.
  • However, nowadays there are many innovations, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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A traditional haiku has 17 syllables in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It also contains a word reminiscent of a season.

Your syllabification is 4–4–9. However, nowadays there are many innovations, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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Thank you sir

I also tried my hand at wrting the traditional form

Mountains are high & mighty
Soaring your imagination beyond the sky
Beautiful peaks covered in clouds

Please give me your feedback.
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Now your syllabification is 7–12–8 for the three lines.

A haiku is 5–7–5:

Mountains high and grand:
Your imagination soars
beyond their snow peaks.
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