“A Few Haiku (1)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores

On By Mike U.In Poetry

Hey, folks. I want to let you know one of my short haiku/senryu collections titled “A Few Haiku (1)” has been published at Gobblers by Masticadores. These small collections consist of six haiku and/or senryu. Kindest thanks to Editor Manuela Timofte and her staff for publishing this mini-collection. I hope you enjoy it.

“A Few Haiku (1)”
(c) 2017 by Michael L. Utley

(#1)

Raindrop on elm leaf
Slipping toward oblivion
I am falling too

(#2)

Misty river bank
I can hear the water cry
Through its mournful veil

You can read the rest of this mini-collection by clicking this link. Also, don’t forget to follow and subscribe to Gobblers By Masticadores, where you’ll find some wonderful writing and plenty of food for thought.

37 thoughts on ““A Few Haiku (1)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores”

    1. Thanks, Annette. I have sixty of these mini-collections here on my blog (total 360 haiku & senryu, located in the Poetry section of the menu). I don’t know how many of these collections will be published at Gobblers. Hope you enjoy these little ones. 😊

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    1. Thanks a bunch, Kymber. I haven’t written any new haiku and senryu this year, but I have a backlog of 360 of the little guys here on my blog (Poetry menu section). I’m glad to know you found these to your liking. 😊

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    1. Thanks, Kirsten. These are the first haiku/senryu I’d ever written (from 2017). The first four have been expanded into full-length poems–what I call my “haiku trick” in order to break writer’s block (it worked for a while, at least). I have 360 of these little verses on my blog, so hopefully I can use them as catalysts to create more full-length pieces. Thanks for the kind words, my friend. 😊

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    1. Thank you so much, Diana. Yes, I loved writing haiku/senryu. I haven’t penned any since last year (I seem to have forgotten how to write them, which is frustrating). The haiku/senryu in this first collection are the first ones I ever wrote (2017). They’d been sitting on my hard drive for years, and when I began posting poetry on my blog, I figured I’d share them. I didn’t want to publish just one at a time–I wanted the reader to have more to explore, you know? So, I lopped them all together in a mini-collection, and decided I’d always publish six at a time. I’ve noticed recurring themes among some of these groupings, which sort of makes sense as they’re usually written all in one sitting. The more I wrote, the more I wanted to learn about the format, so researching traditional Japanese haiku and senryu showed me the difference between the inaccurate Western interpretation of haiku/senryu (strict 5/7/5 syllable count, etc.) and authentic Japanese format, which allowed me to relax my technique, which in turn produced more organic-feeling pieces. I desperately hope to return to this form as I absolutely love these tiny, distilled, sharpened bits of insight and emotion.

      Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed these, my friend. Thanks for your kindness. 😊

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    1. Thank you so much. I was surprised that this haiku/senryu collection was chosen for publication. It would be fun to see more of these at Gobblers. I have 60 mini-collections (total 360 haiku and senryu), but these six were the first I’d ever written. I think I was able to improve as I wrote more of them, so maybe more will be published. Thanks as always for your kind support, my friend. Happy weekend to you. 😊

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    1. Thanks, Nigel. I was heavily into writing writing haiku/senryu for a while, learning as much as I could about the format and the differences between the inaccurate rigid Western interpretation and the traditional Japanese method. I seem to have forgotten how to write them and haven’t penned any for about a year or so. I desperately want to return to writing them. They require laser-focus to distill everything down to its most basic image, thought or emotion. I have so much on my mind lately that I can’t concentrate well enough to write anything.

      I’ll bet you could write some good haiku and senryu. You’ve got a writer’s heart, mind and soul. I’d certainly be interested in reading any you might write. 😊

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