Spaceflight

SciFaiku is simply Haiku with any, all, or none of the usual rules with the inclusion of one simple constraint: the topic must be related to science fiction. My efforts will attempt to adhere to the The SciFaiku Manifesto.

Spaceflight

Long 3-5-3 syllables

long time out
i pass through the stars
I'm ignored

Short 2-3-2 syllables

spaceflight
starlight streams
I dream

Traditional 5-7-5 syllables (same as in Japanese)

long years of travel
new worlds at the very end
empty planets wait

English 7-9-7 syllables

I sleep as galaxies pass
none wait at my landing site
no one ever has been there

Freeform 17 syllables (three phrases, short, longer, short)


In cryosleep half a universe passes
nebulae and galaxies ignore my flight
light itself runs beside my window

 

Reviews

[LJW]

long time out
i pass through the stars
I'm ignored

:-)


Awesome!