Total Eclipse: Haiku
April 8, 2024
The Sun vanishes
Only to emerge unscathed;
Life leaves many scars.
A haiku is a type of Japanese poem that always uses the same number of syllables in a three-line format:
- the first line is five syllables
- the second line is seven syllables
- the third line is five syllables
Traditionally, haiku are about nature. One common theme explored by historical and modern haiku poets is seasonal changes. Often, a haiku focuses on a single moment in time and, in many cases, juxtaposes two images.
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A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Wikipedia
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Haiku
A heron: frigid April
In Ontario, Canada
A heron
Poised, like us, between seasons
Quivers at the brink.
Enjoy!
Your friend,
Robert
