Haiku

Conveying the essence of a spider waiting for its prey.

Dewdrops shimmering.

Silky webs glisten brightly-

The arachnid waits still.

Author's Note

Traditional Japanese haiku had a total of seventeen syllables divided into three clumps (or lines):

five syllables
seven syllables
five syllables

Playing around with words and form....

Image - http://www.blogger.com/profile/16117290656720107906 - James Harris

Reviews

[Carlana J.]

This makes me remember the time that i ran into a silky web when i was helping my kid deliever papers. I ran for at least a block screaming as i was trying to make sure that the spider was off of me. Well, yours is much more refined than mine story. HAHAHA I love learning about different ways to write poems. Thank you, Kat.

[SilentVerses]

Simple but sweetly written, a well done haiku. Descriptive but short the words glisten in the watery nature of your story. Like it.

[Larry Dyson]

very nice..I like to play around with the non traditional as well in diminishing sets...odd and or even numbers...yours is very nice..mine was very similar.the one named just..Haiku

[Chris]

You whispered so soft
that only spirits could hear -
and I'm still... crying.

Chris