| Ah poetry and nature. Two things that naturally | | | | power, nothing beats the haiku! Here's another |
| go togther. But if you're looking for nature poems | | | | example of a nature poem: |
| that really get it so to speak, you should look into | | | | Nature Poem #2winter shoreline --sandpipers |
| haiku. Why? Because haiku is especially suited for | | | | dartinto the water |
| describing nature. For example, take a look at | | | | In this nature poem we have the fragment first |
| these two nature poems by the author: | | | | instead of the phrase. The fragment is like the |
| Nature Poem #1egrets movethrough the | | | | background of a painting...it sets the mood of the |
| marsh...morning clouds | | | | poem. The words "winter shoreline" conjure an |
| Here we have "egrets" as our subject. A beautiful | | | | image of a quiet beach perhaps. Or it could be |
| bird that most people either have seen in a | | | | something else entirely. This is the beauty of |
| picture or are familiar with. In just 7 words a | | | | haiku. It doesn't tell you so much as show you |
| picture is created. And not just any picture but a | | | | what is happening. Interpretation is left to the |
| complete scene! First we have the phase "egrets | | | | reader's imagination. The phrase that follows - |
| move through the marsh." Nothing special in itself. | | | | "sandpipers dart into the water" complete the |
| But, when we combine this with the fragment | | | | picture. It's like background and foreground in a |
| "morning clouds," we get a picture of place and | | | | painting. Only here we are using words to color |
| time - a sense of something happening. | | | | with! |
| What economy and word pruning this is! Nature | | | | Nature poems and haiku are a natural fit and have |
| poems by western writers may contain | | | | been for hundreds of years! |
| thousands of words but for sheer size and | | | | |