So this is the Euro-Ku
Well, a traditional Haiku it is not…
It is hybrid, like all of us in the Western World. We are perhaps not as deep or as spiritual as the Japanese who invented the original poem that we know as the “Haiku”.
Those are structured rigorously. They are short poems that speak of the impression caused by contemplation of nature or of daily life. They are written in three lines, the first containing five syllables, the second one seven and the third one five.
We were not put in the Western World to live as if we were Orientals. It’s impossible no matter how many Yoga classes we take or how much we engage in Tai-Chi or Qi-Gong. However, we do admire and learn from our brothers of the East. Then, our attempts at creating Haikus…which are a very powerful way to express ideas…should not reflect the values or literary traditions of that ancient culture.
On the contrary, it should reflect the Greco-Roman culture that has nourished us but not in its classical splendour, instead in its contemporary manifestation and colour. It should be filled with our present-day madness and our psychedelic-surrealistic paranoia.
The Euro-Ku will still be a poem limited to three verses, but there are no other rules, except that there should be some degrees of consistency as well as coherence in the purpose and the meaning, i.e. the words used and the message transmitted. Although it need not rhyme or flow, the words should be as easy to understand as the lyrics of a popular tune.
Here is Number One…
D U C K S
The sky dips carefully, his index finger melts the ice,
and makes the waters warm and blue,
but fear keeps ducks on the cold white ice, as it does you…
C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 22-02-2022, Valencia, Spain
JaZzArt en València 
I have followed your Euroku since its inception. A firm believer that many «poets» are anything but poets [I unashamedly place myself in this rogue’s gallery] I do not think we need another «poemetric type,» let alone one that is «formless» or «without rules» which unintentionally makes the «type» unrecognizable. Observing a work, as «Ducks» in its elegant simplicity with beautiful multilevel imagery, I grant the work applause for its merit, its artistic skill, and its messages, but see no value in arbitrary identification as «Euroku.» Here, as often, we have a difference of opinion. You keep writing lovely, thoughtful works. I’ll continue to be perturbed by the lunacy of classification.
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I certainly appreciate the nice words and thought and I understand your position perfectly well. The only reason I named it Eiro-Ku was for recognition, fame and hopefully riches, as the literature critics and experts love classifications. 😂👍😂
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Lit crits and ‘sperts know from dung.
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Precisely. They’re up there with art crítics and experts.
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Though as in writing, in paint, bronze, marble, saxophones, and politics, there’s a lot of dung out there to be identified.
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More every day… absolutely.
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I personally don’t care what a poem is called or what label it’s given. It’s the writing, and the feelings and thoughts it provokes that matter.
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I quite agree Dawn.
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Smack on, Dawn!
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💜
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🙏🌞🌹
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Lovely, Francis.
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So glad you liked it Janet, thank you!
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