WYSIWYG

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #112 Transformation ... sketching from life (Shiki's Shasei technique)


 WYSIWYG is a computer programming term meaning What You See Is What You Get.  It seems to me that the form of writing Japanese haiku known as Shasei is basically the same thing.  To understand better read the full prompt by clicking here.

Our challenge today is to take a haiku written by Shiki in the Shasei technique and make it a tanka.

Sketching from life —
eggplants are harder to do
than pumpkins

© Masaoka Shiki (Tr. Burton Watson)

orange circle with shaded ribs
eggplants, defined by light

© petra domina



Be sure to join the fun of reading and learning about this wonderful form of Japanese poetry!

Comments

  1. Gillena CoxJanuary 19, 2020 at 10:59 PM

    Nice Janice. Thanks for dropping by to read mine

    Much❤love

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  2. Kim M. RussellJanuary 20, 2020 at 1:07 AM

    I love this one, Janice! Aubergines defined by light is spot on.

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    1. JaniceJanuary 20, 2020 at 11:15 PM

      All the variances are the most difficult to look real.

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  3. Yamini MacLeanJanuary 20, 2020 at 5:31 AM

    Hari OM
    Neatly done! I read the description of shasei with interest... and all I could see was "a red wheelbarrow and white chooks"!!! YAM xx

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    1. JaniceJanuary 20, 2020 at 11:16 PM

      I love it! I think Cher is most clever to come up with all this information. namaste, janice xx

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