Haiku

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry.It consists of 17 moras (Moras are not syllables,so 17 moras is not 17 syllables). Haikus have three phrases, the first phrase has five moras, the second has seven moras and the last phrase has five moras. Japanese Haikus are printed in a straight line and are generally about nature.

HISTORY OF HAIKU
Hokku is the starting verse of a Japanese linked poem or Renga. A Renga has verses of 14 and 17 syllables. If the Hokku in a Renga has 14 syllables then the third, fifth, seventh, ninth verses will have 14 syllables, this pattern continues. This works when the Hokku has 17 syllables too. By the seventeenth century, the time of the famous poets Matsuo Basho and Ueshma Onitsura, Hokkus started appearing as independent poems. Variations included Haibun (prose and Hokku) and Haiga (painting and Hokku) The name was changed from Hokku to Haiku by the poet Masaoka Shiki in the late nineteenth century.

VISIT TO ST. MARKS CATHEDRAL
Theatre lab (thursday group) visited St. Marks cathedral. After the visit they made Haikus about their feelings and observations in the church.

ABOUT THE CHURCH
St. Marks cathedral is one of Bangalore's oldest churches. It is on M G road and is over 200 years old. It was founded in 1808 and consecrated by the bishop of Calcutta in 1816. St. Marks cathedral is named after St Mark, one of the twelve deciples of Christ. The interior of the church is modelled like that of St. Pauls cathedral, London. It is known for its external bells, woodwork, carvings, domes and stained glass. The church was rebuilt in 1927 and has a seating capacity of 700 people.

THEATRE LAB'S HAIKUS

Trisha's Haikus:

White as falling snow
arches against the sky
colour blinds the light

White faithful friend
a daisy in summer
drops from the ceiling


Anshul's Haiku:

Yellow as lemon rice
peaceful, magnificent
happiness


Careena's Haiku:

White as pearls
brown as chocolate
arching over my head


Manik's Haiku:

Open doors to all
place of peace
a monument of time


Sagar's Haiku:

Landmark next to the park
inside,whiteness
peace


Tarun's Haiku:

A holy place
of peace and quiet
yellow and red streamers