Haiku &
Haiga
Our favorite haiku and haiga, whether our own
or ones from the multitude of excellent haiku and haiga on
the web, are the ones that take a moment of daily life and
elevate it from everyday to memorable. Most of the haiku
and haiga here try to do that. Some capture a moment in our
daily lives. Others explore a distant memory and what makes
that moment linger. A few are simply funny. And a few are a
result of challenging ourselves to express an idea.
A few achieve the classical structure of five syllables in
the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
Most settle for being seventeen or fewer syllables and
expressing two images or concepts, pivoting on the second
line.
