For the prompt of modern day mythology tended on the dVerse bar by Mary, I have two sets. The first three are from Indian epic and mythology. The characters (bolded) are mentioned in the first line. I have tried to capture their essence in Haiku (I have shared my understanding of this form of poetry too at the end and I stand to be corrected). Hope I am clear. The second set is well, read on and I am sure You know who!?!
Donated blessings
Ravana
the demon
Showered
with power-
Well-versed tyrant.
Shakti the Goddess
Delicate
beauty -
Slayer of evil
Give me the millions
End up as omelet.
Shared with:
Karna
the generous
Warm
with curses –Donated blessings
Well-versed tyrant.
Slayer of evil
(YOU KNOW WHO…)...:)
Caped
Crusader
Cold to
crimes - Give me the millions
Hen's offering
Flowery pajamas
- End up as omelet.
Honking
on rails
Colorful hues –
Human demeanor.
(On a second thought, I think I will spill the beans here about You know Who? - Batman (my childhood favourite) Humpty Dumpty (poor eggs!) Thomas Train (my dotty's favourite)
I am given to understand the following about Haiku (from wikepedia)
and I stand to be corrected.
Today, haiku are written in many languages, but most poets outside of
Japan are
concentrated in the English-speaking countries and in the Balkans.
It is impossible to single out any current style or format or subject
matter as definitive.
Some of the more common practices in English are:
paralleling the Japanese use of kireji,
to implicitly contrast and compare
two events, images, or situations.
some modern haiku poets,
both in Japan and the West, consider a broader
range of subject matter suitable, including urban contexts. |
Shared with:
Poetry Pantry - # 144
Liked you description of the different divine spirits in the first set. As for the second I daren't even guess.
ReplyDeleteha. the eggs to omelets one made me smile...that last one as well is quite interesting, nice imagery and an intriguing thought...pretty cool capture of each personality in the first...i have gained a bit more appreciation of haiku this year...
ReplyDeleteNice capture of the essential aspects of each character, divine and otherwise :-)
ReplyDeleteAkila, You've expressed the mythological figures in an amazing manner...loved this one :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, the Humpty Dumpty...awwii, he became omelet...?? hahaha:)))
smiles...very cool...the first batman haiku i read ever...loved it
ReplyDeleteVery, very clever! Love your takes on each. Poor Humpty.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Indian epic tales ~
ReplyDeleteAnd that last one about the omelet made me smile ~
Happy Sunday ~
I especially like the Shakti haiku. Well done, kiddo!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool--I loved the Shakti haiku as well!
ReplyDeleteI love tales of the Indian Gods and Goddesses...thanks for sharing...love haiku. Had to smile at your take on the other fairy tales...fun!
ReplyDeletevery creative Akhila. Very well crafted too all the haiku! :)
ReplyDelete...aww... i really like your Humpty Dumpty haiku Akila... and what fun all throughout reading your haiku offerings... just a li'l more polishing with the rules of Haiku and you'll have it down... anyway, i read yours as rather following a contemporary type of haikus than the classic one with 5-7-5 syllable count... great one... smiles... happy easter!
ReplyDeleteWell summed up.
ReplyDeleteI like the Indian mythological ones.Has inspired me to know more.Well done.
ReplyDelete