Adventures in Haiku

Begin to Last

Egg and leaf

Blowing and rolling down

Rain forgiving

Glades beginning

Sun rays form slices

Clarity shining

Windows remind

Slender plans forming now

Begin to last

Haiku-poems consist of respectively 5, 7 and 5 syllables in three units. In Japanese, this convention is a must, but in English, which has variation in the length of syllables, this can sometimes be difficult. Toyomasu.com

Steve Martin's version of haiku does not follow any of the traditional Japanese rules. He is not generally revered in Japan for his remarkable work but here in America he is one of our most respected artists. Martin created the fictional poet, John Lillison also known as, 'England's greatest one-armed poet'. He has given us two memorable poems;

Pointy Birds

Pointy Birds, O pointy birds,O pointy pointy.
Anoint my head, Anointy-nonity.

In Dillan's Grove.

In Dillan's Grove my love did die,
and now in ground shall ever lie.
None could ever replace her visage,
until your face brought thoughts of kissage.