#148 - ORDINARY

With just six weeks to go for this space to turn two years, I would like to take this prompt to thank one of our contributors who has been with Haiku Heights since almost the first day of its inception by borrowing a word right out of his blog's title. We are all set for another week of haiku.. My name is Leo, author of the blog "I Rhyme Without Reason" and your host here. This is our 148th theme for your haiku inspiration: ORDINARY as we thank one of our most staunch supporters, Ramesh Sood of the blog, "A Little More Than Ordinary" . Have fun!

This prompt will end at on 16th JUNE 2012 at 1PM IST.

These are the general rules here. I rephrase them just so no confusion exists.

1. Write a haiku on the prompt given and post in your blog.

2. Link back to Haiku Heights either with the code given in the bottom bar here, or with a hyperlink.

3. Enter your name and link into the Linky widget. (It should be the post link, and not your blog link in general)

4. Read and enjoy as many of the other writers as well. 

• Some of my readers, and new writers at Haiku Heights had asked me how to write a proper Haiku.
• Haiku is Japanese poetry form that has three meaningful lines which are complete and reflecting nature.
• Haiku have syllabic limitations as well. Syllables and words aren't the same thing. For e.g. the single word "traditional" would have four syllables since it's pronounced "tra-di-tio-nal".
• A traditional haiku has eleven or seventeen syllables, in a strict 3-5-3 or 5-7-5 format.
• You can write either a haiku, senryu (haiku related to emotions), haiga (haiku on picture) or haibun (story with haiku).

We wish to celebrate the haikai forms through your words. some poets are straying away from the Haiku format so kindly stay within the Haiku limitations. I know it is difficult but very challenging too!!

Thank you. for more details READ HERE.

Please note: I will remove the link if the post is just a random one or another form.

Please note: The plural of Haiku is still Haiku and not Haikus.

A small request to all our friends on the Blogger platform. If you could kindly turn off the word verification on your blogs, it'd be a lot easier for others to comment on your blog. The new CAPTCHA type of verification is quite muddling, and it's confusing even the actual bloggers as well.

I also wish to thank those who have been helping me by giving suggestions for prompts. Most of your suggestions will be put to use. However, till the prompt on July 21st, 2012, the topics for the succeeding will week will not be revealed on that prompt, and we'll be thanking some silent supporters of this space with those prompts! Thanks for being a part of my haiku journey, and for understanding this. - Leo.