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Possible Haiku rules

«Possible» because they are not strict rules but a help to create good haiku.

  1. Aim of the haiku is to create a so called «haiku moment». A moment, that should happen inside the reader, a little lightning bolt for a moment, a mini-satori, an awakening, a moment where the window opens and the reader becomes the current going through...
  2. seventeen syllables in the form of 5-7-5
  3. or seventeen syllables or less structured in
  4. three lines
  5. use a kigo, a word indicating the season. if possible use not more than one kigo per haiku
  6. write in the present tense
  7. use a simple language
  8. the topic should be nature (or «human's surrounding nature»)
  9. no methaphors, no word-plays, no word-inventions
  10. show, don't tell (http://www.haiku.insouthsea.co.uk/teachshow_s1.htm)
  11. keep it as short as possible (letters, syllables, words)
  12. no word repetitions
  13. use no filling words
  14. describe something, that could be an observable scene in real life, something that you lived yourself or that you imagine (no phantasies like "then she defeated the dragon with the fireball")
  15. make the haiku moment unique by describing a situation, that everybody knows deep in their heart but no haiku poet described before you.


A good haiku poet would, so my personal opinion, probably also automatically keep to following rules:

a) no involvement of believe-systems in the way of "this is the only true belief-system"
b) no (or only few, specially chosen) references to his / her own ego / false self
c) no active exclusion of or aversion against any topic, that has to do with real life (in clear words: if somebody would write a good haiku with the topic of shitting, pissing, making love, dying, masturbating, killing, sickness, pornography, sexual abuse, corpses, cannibalism, drug consume... that fullfills rule number 1. of this article, a good haiku poet would most probably accept it as is and not reject it nor feel inside him- / herself any aversion against such a haiku)
d) a contemporary, good haiku poet might also accept a word as kigo word, that has not a relation to the seasons but to ANY expression of circular time perception (in contrast to, for example, linear time perception).


Tibetan Relaxation: Part 2

Tibetan Relaxation: Part 1

How is oneness experienced?

Die Aabrennte: SVP

D SVP macht us dr Oposition jetzt mächtig Drugg,
Bis d Schwiz in Blocher-Land umdauft isch
löön die Sieche nümme lugg.
Und au d Hymne wird esetzt, die goht syt neuschtem jetzt esoo:
Und yynestäche, umeschloo, durezieh und abeloo.

Manche Sachen treffen einfach voll ins Schwarze.
Zum Beispiel ein Schnitzelbankspruch von der Basler
Fasnachtsclique "Die Aabrennte":



Mehr von den "Aabrennte" hier:





Nicht mehr ganz so aktuell, aber immer noch sehr humorvoll finde ich diesen Schnitzelbank von den Gwäägi's:

Sooo ne Daag, so wunderscheen wie hitte,
so ne Dag , dä derfti nie vergoo.
Mit em Christoph Blocher syyner Abwaal,
will uns die ganzi SVP verloo.

Dr Casper Baader het im Aug e Dräänli,
und dr Mörgli toobt scho wie e Goof.
Dr Ueli Muurer brunzt vor Schregg in d Hoose,
unsere Christoph wird zem schwarze Schoof.

D Frau Widmer Schlumpf, die will no driiber schloofe,
mit schwääre Augedegel sait sy joo.
Unser Herr und König Christoph Blocher,
het sich duur e Schlumpf ersetze loo.

Dr Christoph schtampft und duet de Schwizer droohe,
ändlig darf är saage was är dänggt,
doch wenn me ihm emol genauer zueloost,
mergsch zem dängge hets em nimme glängt.

Sooo ne Daag, so wunderscheen wie hitte,
so ne Dag , dä derfti nie vergoo.
Und das ganz Spektakel kurz vor Weihnacht,
e scheeners Gschängg hänn mir no nie bekoooooo.

No Country for old men

Der neue Film der Coen Brothers. Sehenswert! (Wie kommt es nur, dass ich den Titel so politisch verstehe und gleichzeitig so aktuell für Amerika finde? ;-)