Hay(na)ku Experimentation
by Plaridel Batatan, Jr.
Hay(na)ku is a form of modern poetry created by Filipino poet Eileen Tabios in 2003. Traditional hay(na)ku poems are tercet (3 lines) poems, consisting of 6 words (1 in the first line, 2 in the second, and 3 in the third).
Frown, Smile
Frown
Upside down
You are smiling
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Shoe Run Run
Wear your shoes
Just keep
Running
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Pen & Paper
Written
Expressions, phrases
All is written
Paper
Pen, pencil
Or any utensil
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Breakfast
Coffee
Hot water
And sugar cubes
A little creamer
And stir
Coffee
- - -
Deadlines
Adhere to time
And work
Non-stop
Always
Working non-stop
Death by deadlines
- - -
A Glorious Untold
I know stories
That sing
Colors
Colors
Like notes
On a staff
Like a choir
Of angels
Singing
Melodies
Inexpressibly beautiful
Uplifting broken souls
They are stories
That breathe
Inspire
Lives
Are changed
New chances given
They are told
From the
Heart
