I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
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Hi scooj,
Your not alone, in fact there are untold writers, even those that host blogs that put up prompt words for haiku don’t themselves conform. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it seems that the English written language is trending away from the true Japanese guidelines in all manner of ways. You’ll find modern so called haiku pay no respect at all to the 5,7,5 format on the pretence that it is difficult to conform. I do understand that it is not compulsory even the Japanese masters did not always conform but not in excess. Anyway I can only give advice, and when I come across some with likes in the hundreds, then out of respect I turn a blind eye, mainly as like your poetry, they are brilliant, but? Many thanks for your understanding,
I always stick to the 5,7,5 convention. I dream in syllables! If ever I depart from the convention, it is a mistake. I usually try to include reference to a season or the natural world when I want to write a serious haiku. Often I am just playing with telling stories in seventeen syllables…it is a good discipline for someone who works in communications.
Natural adventures 
Because they know they can get away with it.
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I guess you are right.
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It’s in the title . . .
Being fourteen and getting . . .
Away with it still . . .
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Very nice indeed. I guess it will all go away one day.
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This was a good one, I don’t miss being fourteen…. it was such an awkward age.
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Thank you. I am certainly not much enjoying being his dad, some of the time.
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Great senryu!
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Thank you. And thank you for introducing me to the term Senryu.
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I mean no disrespect to you, for haiku can contain reference to human nature, but not their foibles as in your poem. Again much respect, 🙂
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I am genuinely appreciative. I confess that I had to look up the word and realise that many of my haiku have been senryu.
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Hi scooj,
Your not alone, in fact there are untold writers, even those that host blogs that put up prompt words for haiku don’t themselves conform. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it seems that the English written language is trending away from the true Japanese guidelines in all manner of ways. You’ll find modern so called haiku pay no respect at all to the 5,7,5 format on the pretence that it is difficult to conform. I do understand that it is not compulsory even the Japanese masters did not always conform but not in excess. Anyway I can only give advice, and when I come across some with likes in the hundreds, then out of respect I turn a blind eye, mainly as like your poetry, they are brilliant, but? Many thanks for your understanding,
Mick
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I always stick to the 5,7,5 convention. I dream in syllables! If ever I depart from the convention, it is a mistake. I usually try to include reference to a season or the natural world when I want to write a serious haiku. Often I am just playing with telling stories in seventeen syllables…it is a good discipline for someone who works in communications.
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I cant fault you there, keep the momentum going!
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Territorial expression?
I too, must make the same confession. I guess.
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