Spring rain trickling on skin—
Guilt in my stomach,
The end Begins again.
I write Haiku Poetry from time to time…It can be quite a challenge because my writing tends to be very, very wordy….sometimes, it’s TOO wordy. The haiku stands to teach us that we can communicate emotion with just a few words. It teaches us that writing can be effective on a smaller scale…that words can be powerful, if the correct ones are chosen.
So, this is what I do when I feel like my writing is taking a deep dive into the abyss of rambling and my descriptions lengthen to unnecessary sizes. I focus on the emotion I’m trying to convey and I write a haiku for it. The Haiku isn’t always great…okay, they’re almost never great but they serve a purpose. In addition to working on concise language, it really helps to pinpoint descriptive language that works best with the emotion or subject matter that I’m trying to describe.
What writing techniques do you use to improve your descriptive language? Am I the only one who uses a form of poetry as a writing tool?
I definitely find that flash fiction helps me zero in on the essence of a story, helps me find its heart.
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The 2014 Blogging from A-Z Challenge
Poetry, I think, is a brilliant way of practicing description and imagery, in a shorter amount of words sometimes.
I’ve found flash fiction with word limits really help. For the A t o Z Challenge, I’m doing 100 word flash fiction and it really forces me to think about each word.
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Patricia Lynne, YA Author
I usually start my writing time with a piece of flash fiction- helps me to be sparse.
Great post! I love haikus~
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I’m also participating in the A-Z Challenge and my theme is on books!
I tend to be wordy as well, that’s why haiku and I do not work well together, I think. Doesn’t mean I dopn’t eppreciate reading haikus, though.
Did you get stopped at H? I live this! I want to sit and soak it in and ponder the many different directions it could go. Awesome!
True Heroes from A to Z
Great idea with the haiku. I tend to write a few short stories between novel projects to help get my rambling habits back under control.
That is such a great line — the End begins again. Love the image as well. Thank you for leaving a lasting impression.
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I am pretty bad at poetry, so no. But drabbles and flash fiction helps me focus,
Poetry is a very powerful way of expression and can be found in prose if one thinks about it. I hope you continue on this theme.
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Lovely Haiku–and photo. That’s a good idea–using Haiku as an exercise to tighten writing. 🙂 Enjoying the A to Z~ Teresa
Looks like you got stalled out at the letter H. Glad I found your post just now during the #Challenge and hope you’ll try it again next year.
Lovely Haiku 🙂
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