Romance Haiku

Teacher and mother,
my support in all life’s trials.
The love of my life.

I wrote this for my wife Sally in response to Rob’s Genre Haiku Challenge this month “Romance”.

Biography Haiku: John Dobson

A Promoter of
amateur astronomy.
Telescope designed.

John Dobson, long time promoter of amateur astronomy and designer of an inexpensive and simple to build Newtonian telescope, has just passed away at 98. I wrote this entry in the Biography Haiku Challenge in his honor.

The image comes from the Griffith Observatory.

Hobbit Haiku, The Journey Ends?

So, nineteen haiku later and The Hobbit is complete. When I started the project last month as my answer to Rob’s Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge, I didn’t expect it to be so well received. Or to get guest submissions for some of the chapters. Many thanks to Rob for the challenge and to Cimmy for sending over her entries.

I had so much fun doing this, especially getting others involved that I was thinking of continuing on with The Lord of the Rings. My general plan to start with will be to provide the list of chapters and allow folks to claim one as their own. I figure I can either accept the submissions or maybe reblog entries from the individual’s blog. Expect a post on this in the next few days.

Anyway, without further ado I give you Hobbit Haiku in its entirety.

Biography Haiku: Tolkien

English professor
Languages for Elves and Dwarves
He created them

J. R. R. Tolkien was an incredible writer, responsible for creating works that have inspired generations.

Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Lake-town

To Lake-town they float.
The returning king welcomed,
by those of the town.

One final entry in the Hobbit Haiku for the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge.

Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Besieged

A share of gold asked.
Thorin with treasure won’t part.
The mountain besieged.

One more Hobbit Haiku for the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge.

Guest Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Arrow

Angry Smaug rises
over Lake Town. Bard cries out,
“Fly now, Black Arrow.”

Apparently Cimmy has caught the Hobbit Haiku bug. Here is another one, from her comments on “Battle“, part of the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge.

Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Return

The battle was won
and lost Erebor reclaimed.
Homeward Bilbo goes.

More Hobbit Haiku for the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge.

Guest Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Battle

Elves, dwarves and men fight
a battle of five armies.
Where is the hobbit?

As a special treat we have a guest Hobbit Haiku by Cimmy provided in the comments on “Treasure”, part of the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge.

Epic Fantasy Haiku: The Hobbit – Treasure

The dragon away,
dwarven city to be searched.
Bags of treasure claimed.

Yet another Hobbit Haiku for the Epic Fantasy Genre Haiku Challenge. Only five more to go before I complete the story.