Ravi Kopra. is a mode of Japanese poetry, and is in fact a modification made in the late 19th century by Masaoka Shiki of the older hokku form. 3 Sonia Sanchez - 1934- ( after the spanish ) forgive me if i laugh you are so sure of love you are so young and i too old to learn of love. the rain exploding in the air is love the grass excreting her green wax is love and stones remembering past steps is love, but you. Sonia Sanchez (born Wilsonia Benita Driver; September 9, 1934) is an American poet, writer, and professor. Haiku (俳句?) Therefore, the addressee can be confident about the enduring subsistence of the love. Topic(s) of this poem: love. you are too young for love and i too old. Haiku Happenings #14: Sonia Sanchez's "14 Haiku" courtesy of the American Academy of Poetry! 10 haiku (for Max Roach) 1. Poems by Ravi Kopra: 748 / 2298 « … The inscription Sonia wrote in my copy of morning haiku reads, “To Sister Shirley–so good meeting you my dear Sister. Nothing ends every blade of grass remembering your sound 2. your sounds exploding in the universe return to earth in prayer 3. as you drummed your hands kept reaching for God 4. the morning sky so lovely imitates your laughter 5. you came warrior clear your music kissing our spines 6. feet tapping singing, impeach our blood 7. you came drumming loving you is a long river running. The traditional hokku usually was written in six verses or more or less 5, 7, 5 syllables (on-ji).The Japanese word cow, meaning "sound", corresponds to a mora, a phonetic unit similar but not identical to the syllable of a language such as English. Haiku [for you] Sonia Sanchez,1934 love between us is speech and breath. In Haiku (for you) what is the significance of the river? Los haikus se escriben, según la tradición, en tres versos sin rima, de 5, 7 y 5 sílabas, respectivamente.Suelen hacer referencia a escenas de la naturaleza o de la vida cotidiana, y a menudo incluyen una referencia a una época o momento del año (kigo). El haiku es un género poético de origen japonés. (for Emmett Louis Till) 1.Your limbs buriedin northern muscle carrytheir own heartbeat2.Mississippi...alert withconjugated pain3.young Chicagostutterer whistlingmore than flesh 4.your poreswild stars embracingsouthern eyes5.footprints bloomingin the night rememberyour blood6.in this … As we try to live a haiku life!!! She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has authored over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children's books. Sonia Sanchez likens love to “ a long river running.” The river exemplifies the perpetuity and the course of love.

The love is idyllic because it does not expire.