Two Haiku's Off The Internet

Find two haiku poems on the internet that you think are "good." Post them on your blog and write a few sentences for each explaining what you like about them and defending why you think they are good.

Haiku 1

the clouds gallop

like mighty white horses

across the sky

- Peter Galen Massey

Haiku 2

I will always ask 

If a decision I made

Change your life and death

- Chrissie Pinney

Haiku 1: I chose this haiku because it talks about nature and blends the idea of living creatures with a life source, water. Because clouds are made of water vapor and water is one of the necessities of life I feel that it is a very powerful source, just like horses are powerful and necessary to many peoples lives. People that have been touched by horses often find that their life would be nothing without the amazing beauty, love, grace, and power that horses have.  I also love how Massey talks about the 'horses' galloping across a large area like the sky, in nature horses travel miles and miles just as part of their journey, water can do that same thing. However, water can cross between countries, and continents because of it not being tied to the land. This is similar to how horses are everywhere and not tied to only one place. I love this poem too because there is no capitalization or punctuation. I like the fact that it has no capitalization because it makes the piece feel like every word is just as important as the next one after and the one before. As far as punctuation, I like that it makes the poem seem like it will go on forever and that it doesn't just end there but can sweep on forever.  When I read this poem I think about the big puffy clouds that had so many recognizable shapes when I was in Morroco, but I also think about when in the first Lord of the Rings movie the water turns into a stampede of horses to keep the ring wraths away from Frodo with the power of the elves. Both of these are more whimsical things and not very concrete in terms of recreation and at least in the second one possibility.

Haiku 2: I chose this haiku because I think it is one that a lot of people can connect with because people always hope to leave an impression on someone that will change their life forever. Or they try to aid in the creation of a new person whether it was good or bad in order to better the lives of everyone they meet. I think that sometimes it is more of an unconscious thought so people don't really ask this question a lot. But, on the other hand, sometimes I think that people are afraid to ask this question because of the fear that they did more harm than good and receive the last word of the poem "death" rather than "life". It is also something that someone who feels vulnerable would say because of the fact that they are trying to connect and understand what they did for this person and how they affect people, rather than worrying about how people affected them. I think that it is also great because asking how you affected someone's life allows you to do some insight onto how you treat people and how you come off as when you meet and hang out with people.