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Haiku from Shakespeare



Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude.

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prompt: find a haiku from Shakespeare

reference:
As you Like It (II, vii, 174-176)

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  • Lyndon gold member
    April 2, 2008

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    Is this not a Senryu?

    Your words would be memorable to many readers.
    My problem with its being a haiku is the figurative language through the personification of the unkind (or not so unkind) wind.

    • carole21
      April 2, 2008
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      thanks

      thanks for the comments . . as far as I know this is a haiku and deals with nature . .

      • Lyndon gold member
        April 2, 2008
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        Again, the wind is personified as not being as unkind as the failing of man through ingratitude. It is about the storm wind and the cruelty of man to man. The parallels are there so this combination of words is really about the cutting cruelty of man to man. [Or Lear's two wicked daughters towards him while he is in the storm.]
        This is not a straightforward haiku, as such. The points are high because the exercise is difficult.

        • carole21
          April 2, 2008
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          thanks

          appreciate the extra comments . . I was only looking for something to do with nature . .


  • nordicsky silver member
    March 7, 2008
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    Hi Poetess
    Is not Shakespeare a wonderful source of inspiration. Last month I took my son and his friend to see “Much Ado About Nothing” at the National Theatre and later this year we are going to see “King Lear” at the New Globe Theatre. These plays are as relevant today as the day they were written.

    Best wishes, Peter


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