Here’s the challenge: Write a haiku about writing (or another form of creativity).
Remembering that a haiku has five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line, write about:
- a creative challenge
- a creative triumph
- something you’ve written
- something you want to write
- how you write
- how you procrastinate
- a character you’ve created
- a plot you find interesting
- anything else having to do with writing or creativity…
Then post it in the Wax Poetic section of the Readers’ Sandbox.
Here’s my haiku:
writer’s block
characters arrived
fingers dance on my keyboard
now my mind is blank
What I did yesterday instead of writing:
Bought a blogging book
because books let me postpone
the actual work.
I love the ellipsis…
Now I’m catching up
with my lovely bloggy friends,
but still not posting…
Because We had to Write an Original Poem or Composition for Mrs. Razar:
I used to write haiku
in the fourth grade every week.
To get my check plus.
Abusing, not amusing
Sandy, make me stop
Or I’ll do this all night long
Abusing my muse
Right?
I can’t seem to stop
but I have so much to do…
then again, this counts
Thanks for the prolific pour-out of haiku! Your vacation must have left you inspired. I like all of these, and together they form a wonderful story of frantic procrastination. Except I don’t consider it procrastination, because you’re being creative, and that’s the goal of your blog.
What’s the name of the blogging book?
–Sandy
I’m really embarrassed to tell you the awful title of this book, but at least you can’t see the magenta cover unless I link. (I’m also embarrassed that I had to stop and look up how to spell embarrassed, because 3 tries didn’t cut it). I wouldn’t buy the “Dummies’ Guide to…” blogging books, so I bought The It Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie. The subtitle is: “Being a geek is oh-so-chic!”
It’s all so horrible. But the book looks ok and I had a $10 off coupon. Book just mentioned that Margaret Cho has a blog, so I’m going to look her up. She cracks me up.
Hey, I never judge a book by its magenta cover — or its title. Margaret Cho is very funny. I’d love to hear if the book has any helpful blogging tips.
–Sandy
Ooh I love Haikus. I have to write one again sometime. Maybe this will be one good excuse to do so 🙂
I hope you wrote that haiku! I love them too — they’re so fun to write.
Happy New Year!
~Sandy
Thanks. Happy new year 🙂