Haiku: Musings On Pride And Mariachi Melodies...

"There is this paradox in pride -- it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so." Charles Caleb Colton

Haiku: Musings On Pride And Mariachi Melodies...

Pride lies under foot
Caught by delusions, grand schemes
All is vanity

Tombstone marked for Pride
Lies here, pompous warrior
Consumed by conceit...


 This week, the prompt/word is: Pride

What is a haiku?
 As Leo of Haiku Heights aptly explains, a haiku is a three line poem. It shows what the author wants us to understand from it, rather than tell it directly. The limitation to a haiku is seventeen syllables. It can be at maximum, that much. If you wish to go by the traditional Japanese structure even with English haiku, you can use a 5-7-5 syllable, or 3-5-3 syllable structure




"To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable." Aaron Copland  

Haiku: Musings On Pride And Mariachi Melodies...

 My mariachi
Heady melodies at noon
Lovers fight, make up

Mariachi tunes
Laden, old country love songs
Caught between rich foods...


Today, the word is Mariachi (Mexico)

What is Carpe Diem?  Blog Owner, Kristjaan Panneman,  describes it as:  "a weblog on haiku. It's a new daily haiku meme where you can write a classical or non-classical haiku on a given prompt. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry form. A haiku has three short lines and describes a short moment (as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water). Mostly a haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables and is sometimes called 'counted verse.'"




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