Haiku for Lovers

by Ruth Y. Nott

Haiku for Lovers is dedicated to loves idea - to love, the experience - to love unending. Come take a journey into reality, into life in seventeen syllables. See how love begins, grows, and changes over time. Haiku was the beginning, a three-line poem with syllable counts of 5, 7, 5, no rhyme and no particular metre, with a reference to the seasons of the year, which is considered obligatory in Japan. Then it evolved in to haikai (linked haiku), senryu (haiku without a seasonal reference, dealing with human nature), and other various forms with various differences. The dividing lines can become blurred, and Ruths lines may better be described as senryu however, she prefers the use of the more recognizable term of haiku for her title. Delving into love from its earliest playful beginnings to its passionate consummation, through losses from death to betrayal, Ruth shows that, in the end, love is enduring even if only in memory.

58 pages, Trade Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ruth Nott, a long-time poet has been published in several small press publications, Quilt World magazine, Poetry Canada, anthologies of the International Library of Poetry and in anthologies of the Florida Writer’s Assoc.

Ruth most enjoys rhyming poetry but occasionally writes a few Haiku and free verse lines. Her work is often spiritual, romantic, or occasionally amusing.

Ruth enjoys quilting, crocheting, family get-togethers and attending the Ocala Christian Church.

In 2005, Ruth self-published her first book of Christian poetry and a bit of a memoir in “A Pure and Simple Faith.” Additional poetry books have followed yearly since then. All are available on Amazon.com.

Reviews

[Ruth Nott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haiku was the beginning, a three-line poem with syllable counts of 5, 7, 5, no rhyme and no particular metre, with a reference to the seasons of the year, which is considered obligatory in Japan. Then it evolved in to haikai (linked haiku), senryu (haiku without a seasonal reference, dealing with human nature), and other various forms with various differences. The dividing lines can become blurred, and, while Ruth's journey in haiku is not held to the strict definitions of the form, she prefers the use of the more recognizable term for her title. English language haiku leaves much room for variation in form.

But, whatever you believe her form to be, the journey she writes about is worthy of the time and an enjoyable read.