Random Word Haiku

Haiku is an honored form of poetry of Japanese origin. Its unrhymed three lines contain usually 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. Yet even within these strict constraints, haiku poets write with subtlety and depth.

Random word haiku borrows the verse form of haiku, but uses words chosen at random to fit the syllable structure. Of course, any meaning in such verse is accidental, yet it can be surprising how often it can seem to be more meaningful, whether profound, humorous or just delightfully bizarre, than chance would allow. Random word haiku elicits meaning from our own knowledge and connections between concepts. The fact that English allows nouns to be used as adjectives helps, too.

Please see the Haiku links at Yahoo for other haiku pages, both authentic and computer generated. In particular, haikuworld is recommended. Other forms of algorithmic text are also available.

Appose satellite,
kirtle arrival bawdry,
movement hospital.

Flyboat legalist,
maturation slushiness,
underground endorse.

Circumstanced crocket,
stutter bludgeon copulate,
pandect biconvex.

Amido honeydew,
crosswalk currish blastodisc,
persuadable potty.

Major confiture,
shiner obligor hymen,
thiosulfate outbreed.