04-09-2025, 02:44 AM
(04-08-2025, 08:20 AM)Lynn Mary Wrote: Outside my window,These type of poems are usually better posted in the short poem forum, although it's not for critique, unless you ask.
a bridge crosses the water.
The koi are dancing
This is a nice enough image and although you haven't stated, it seems like a haiku. That said, as a haiku it lacks that 'aha' moment that good haikus have. Some of the inversions give other possible aspects to the poem
a bridge crosses the water.
Outside my window,
The koi are dancing
The koi are dancing
Outside my window,
a bridge crosses the water.
I appreciate that this messes with the 5-7-5 structure, but that's another discussion entirely. If you drop the structure then more could possibly be said with less. These short 'ku' type poems don't usually have titles but if you wanted to use the title then the 'Outside my window' line seems redundant.
I possibly minimise things too much but I find it's useful to do to see if the image works.
beneath
the bridge
-- koi are dancing
or alternatively
outside my window
beneath the bridge
-- dancing koi
it's a good image, that could be played with a number of ways.
Just a few ideas.
wae aye man ye radgie
