Poetry Challenge - can you make a haiku poem?

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that is easy to make.  Things don't have to rhyme, but instead rely on specific syllable patterns.  Are there any budding poets out there?  Why don't you share your diet/exercise/lifestyle jouney with others through haiku poetry. 

The syllable pattern goes like this 5 - 7 - 5 for classic poems.  Haiku in languages other than Japanese often just goes for three short lines expressing something.  Often, Japanese will choose a theme and write poetry. One of the things which create interest in the poem is a contrast in ideas in such a few words.  There is also often an explanation of the background that led to a poem's being forming.

Example:  poem in 5 syllable, 7 syllable, 5 syllable rhythm followed by background information

    peanut butter jar

    calories much too high, but

    ahh, satisfaction

I was hungry and had just spent an hour jogging, so I wanted to eat something with protein.  The problem was as pay day appoaches, there is little to eat in the house except peanut butter.  It's a high calorie food that is pretty satisfying, and hey I ran, so why not indulge?

Haiku good for one

so vent your spleen moonikins

maybe help you too

Sorry to hear you are so tired kyashiis, hope you are not coming down with flu or something.  Take care :)

What a cute haiku.  It really is an expressive form of poetry, isn't it.  I'm pretty much always tired on Thursdays and Fridays.  I'd like to have a less intensive teaching schedule, but... it's not in the cards at the moment.

Today's haiku coming later...

muscles hurt today

  stepping up and down mountains

a triumphant walk

I did it.  I guided a group over a difficult mountain that most people find to be a real challenge.  I was able to keep a vigorous pace despite the steep ascent and descent.

I've been a little lax with making haiku the last few days...  Here's today's.

Leg muscles iced down

  no runs for how many days?

weight loss will be stalled

I have strained the muscles in the back of my legs, especially the left side, so it hurts to run.  I have to give up running for a few days until the muscles heal I guess.  That will make it harder to get my calorie burn up.

Today's haiku.

Speech in the making

 ninety minutes on gender

  issues bring headaches

I'm struggling to write out the text of a speech on gender issues and my thoughts on Japanese society.  A ninety minute speech is too long.  I love speaking in Japanese, but... this time my enthusiasm has petered out.

Congratulations!

ninety minutes in English

hard enough for me

I hope all goes well with your speech :)

Wow.  Nice topic.  Yeh.  Making speeches in foreign languages is tough.  Though I have made many speeches, I still need to prepare a lot beforehand.  At least I don't get nervous anymore.  I always think, "It'll be over in (speech length) minutes." 

Twenty-one weeks passed

  I'm getting into great shape

  but not much weight loss

Grrhh... nuf said.

 many commitments

pushing at me from all side

my throat hurts

I have a lot to do and not much energy to do it with.  But, I won't give in to the pressure.

Pushing onward to

  running another 5K

   tired but serene

Running really does it for me.

My satisfaction

  eat and run, to a new life

the year advances

Time is passing by in this new lifestyle.  I am satisfied despite the slow progress.  I will get there one step at a time.

a sunny Monday

 not to be wasted away

  running and working

It's a beautiful day.  I want to be productive today.  I want to run 10K, and get caught up on some work.

#1

I sit on my couch

The TV makes so much noise

I hear popcorn call

#2

Get off the sofa

Bend myself in yoga pose

Life is good so far

Aztec  Nice poems.  I'm eating popcorn nearly every day.  It's so low in calories, and I really love it.  Sometimes it is so hard to get off the sofa and exercise. 

I live in a Japanese house, and we have no sofa.  But, it's just as hard to leave my office chair (we have an English language school with an office built in) and go to the little kid's teaching room (no furniture whatsoever) and get down on the floor to exercise.  It's time now, so with your poem for motivation.... I'm on my way.

Feel free to contribute as many poems as you like. 

my hamstrings don't hurt

as much as is usual

  legs are getting strong

I hope this is true.  I didn't have any bad hurts from yesterday's run, but I didn't do any speed work either.  I am trying to get my 5K time under 30 minutes by December 6th.

my dissertation

takes too much concentration

soon it will be done

i stayed up too late

birds are already singing

i should go to bed

Hi Malaika99.  Thanks for the nice haiku poems.  It sounds like you are so busy...  I hope you do well on your getting your dissertation done.  That will be quite an accomplishment when you finish it. 

I read your profile.  Where are you located. I don't know where ZA is.  The only thing I can think of is Zanzibar.  I am always teaching the map in my English classes.  Africa is the only continent with many country's names having a "z" in them.

Please feel free to write haiku poems any time.  It's a way of relaxing for me.

I hope you are doing well with your goals for CC+.

recorded speeches

one after another, and

   success for the kids

I have been recording speeches of elementary and junior high school students which they recited from memory.  Seven speeches have been done successfully.  It's great for the kids, but I'm exhausted.  I hope one of my students wins the speech contests.

thoughts on tourism

  will people come to enjoy

a pilgrimage land

I attended a panel discussion on tourism in our prefecture and what things are necessary to create a viable destination.  It was a good discussion.