Woman (Monoku) Comments

I am glad our friend Kim Barney posted info on what a Monoku is. If you want clamorous try Price Is Right when a woman wins the right to come up on the stage- -a crow sounds mellow and melodious in comparison. I like what you did with this

3) Unlike the Haiku which is made up of three lines with a total of seventeen syllables, Monoku features a single line consisting of seventeen syllables or even fewer. It contains a pause brought about by speech rhythm with slight or no punctuation. The first letter should not be capitalized – but instead written in lower case.

2) A Monoku is a type of poem which is made up of a single horizontal line. Traditionally considered as a haiku writing, it is currently accepted as a variant of the haiku form of poetry. Monoku emerged as an independent style of poetry in the 1970s.

How'd I miss this poem earlier? It's been here since November and I never saw it? Thanks for teaching me a new form. I had never heard of a monoku before. Had to look it up!

atta boy straight and to the point any snow where you are yet? none in Victoria