| etry and nature. Two things that naturally go togther. | | | | words but for sheer size and power, nothing beats |
| But if you're looking for nature poems that really get | | | | the haiku! Here's another example of a nature poem: |
| it so to speak, you should look into haiku. Why? | | | | Nature Poem #2winter shoreline --sandpipers dartinto |
| Because haiku is especially suited for describing | | | | the water |
| nature. For example, take a look at these two nature | | | | In this nature poem we have the fragment first |
| poems by the author: | | | | instead of the phrase. The fragment is like the |
| Nature Poem #1egrets movethrough the | | | | background of a painting…it sets the mood of |
| marsh...morning clouds | | | | the poem. The words "winter shoreline" conjure an |
| Here we have "egrets" as our subject. A beautiful | | | | image of a quiet beach perhaps. Or it could be |
| bird that most people either have seen in a picture or | | | | something else entirely. This is the beauty of haiku. It |
| are familiar with. In just 7 words a picture is created. | | | | doesn't tell you so much as show you what is |
| And not just any picture but a complete scene! First | | | | happening. Interpretation is left to the reader's |
| we have the phase "egrets move through the | | | | imagination. The phrase that follows - "sandpipers |
| marsh." Nothing special in itself. But, when we | | | | dart into the water" complete the picture. It's like |
| combine this with the fragment "morning clouds," we | | | | background and foreground in a painting. Only here |
| get a picture of place and time - a sense of | | | | we are using words to color with! |
| something happening. | | | | Nature poems and haiku are a natural fit and have |
| What economy and word pruning this is! Nature | | | | been for hundreds of years! |
| poems by western writers may contain thousands of | | | | |
