Haiku by Moritake
An ancient, beautiful, Japanese form of poetry.
The falling flower 5
I saw drift back to the branch 7
Was a butterfly. 5
A haiku is a fresh breath of air. This poem speaks of a butterfly as a "falling flower". This poem, of only three lines, brings to mind beautiful imagery. "Falling flower" flows with the consonance of 'f'. "I" makes the memory personal and more real to the reader. "Back to the branch" offers more consonance that is very pleasing to the ear. It is unexpected that the flower was really a butterfly, yet it creates a nice image in one's head. A flower that is falling could be seen as a negative image. This potentially negative thought is transformed into a positive image of a butterfly. A butterfly glides carelessly and daintily which causes one to feel at ease. This flight can also be an allusion to being free, as the butterfly is free to fall and drift.
The speaker is a lover of nature and a careful observer.
The form of the poem is standard haiku with 5, 7, 5 syllable arrangement. There is stress of "fall" and "flow" in the first line. "Dri" in "drift," "ba" in "back," and "bra" in "branch" are stressed as well.
I find this poem refreshing. I am a lover of nature so I appreciate this poem.
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I am also a lover of the natural world, and this poem is certainly reflective of that. It's sheer simplicity is what I find makes it most original, because sometimes the simpler works of literature are what seem to take the most time to perfect. It also shows how looks can be deceiving, particularly in the natural world.
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