The Versesmith

  H ay(na)ku is an  invented form by Eileen Tabios.   3 lines 6 words line 1 - one word line 2 - two words line 3 - three words    H arvey  is the name of the artist, and for lack of any title given I call the painting  H arvey .   H arvey  is a big guy, 24" x 30" from St. Vincent de Paul.  I paid $6.50 for him.  Stop! Your eyes see too much. ©202 6 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved  

 H - Haiga Haiga is a Japanese form combining a painting or drawing and a haiku written directly on the artwork.  In English we usually include the combination to include photographs.  However, in Japanese there is a word for photo-haiku, shahai, haiku + photo . * 3 lines  * syllable count of short/long/short - traditionally 5/7/5, but can be 3/5/3, or 2/3/2.   * the haiku is the most important part of the haiga, and should not rely on the image to complete it, or make it understandable.   * no title, no rhymes, no punctuation (as in haiku) * include a kigo, or seasonal word or phrase (which all haiku need!) So, here is a haiga, or what in English we usually call a haiga, which is really a shahai. ©2024 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved