Scifaiku is apparently now a recognised genre of poetry – Science Fiction haiku. I’ve heard that haiku is supposed to capture the essence of a particular moment in time, and so in some ways scifaiku breaks that tenet, as it is based purely on our imagination, not physical experience. I don’t know about you, but sometimes my imagination can seem more tangible than the ‘real’ world! Here are a few of my latest offerings.
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Image courtesy of Space.com
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Spin, metal bubble
Through infinity’s darkness
Fragile as scratched glass
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Spin of laundrette wash
Reminds me of distant planets
Turning on new suns
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When each star winks out
And before all is darkness
Touching, or too far?
Love these – and hadn’t heard of scifaiku but I like the sound of it.