Ei tiije kukkaa
Ei tiije
kukkaa
vieraan mukkaa sannoa,
kus läns, kus itä.
©
Yelling Rosa
2026-11-09
Nobody Can Say
Nobody
can say
Where is the west, where the east
When the odd man
in.
©
Yelling Rosa
2026-11-09
Nobody Can Say
Nobody
can say
Where’s the west, where is the east
When the odd
man in.
©
Yelling Rosa
2026-11-09
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Key Characteristics & Structure
Traditional Syllable Count: In English, a haiku is typically structured as a three-line unrhymed poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern (5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third). In Japanese, it is measured in 17 phonetic units called on (or morae), traditionally written in a single vertical line. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Seasonal References (Kigo): Traditional haiku include a word or phrase that hints at a specific season (such as cherry blossoms for spring or cicadas for summer). [1, 2]
Cutting Word (Kireji): A punctuation or verbal "cutting word" is often used in Japanese haiku to create a structural or emotional pause between two contrasting images. [1, 2]
Focus on Observation: Rather than directly stating the poet's inner feelings or emotions, a haiku presents a crisp, concrete sensory image that lets the reader experience the moment themselves. [1, 2, 3]
Major Japanese Haiku Associations & Groups
Association of Haiku Poets (俳人協会 - Haijin Kyōkai): Founded in 1961 by poets who separated from the Modern Haiku Association, this is one of Japan's most prominent professional associations for haiku poets and manages the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo. [1]
Hototogisu (ホトトギス) Group: Centered around the historic and influential haiku magazine Hototogisu, this group traces its lineage back through key figures like Takahama Kyoshi and Masaoka Shiki, serving as one of the country's most enduring traditional haiku institutions. [1]
Go Gawa Poetry Club (五側): A famous Edo-period poetry club from early 19th-century Japan where members and artists composed verses for illustrated surimono (private woodblock prints), known for having met over 1,600 times by 1836. [1]
Matsuyama Haiku Community: Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture is famously known as a modern "haiku capital" (the hometown of pioneer Masaoka Shiki). It features active local haiku networks, public haiku drop-boxes (postboxes), and a unique culture of "haiku bars" where patrons write verses in exchange for custom drinks. [1, 2, 3]
My Afterwords
My haiku is not purely traditional, as almost every haiku written in the Western world today isn't. Still, particularly in Japan, poetry clubs keep the traditional way of writing haiku, see above.
My Ingrian version is a bit like a haiku. The English version isn't as good as the Ingrian version, because the translations almost every time stay cripple. To make it work like the Ingrian one, I should keep only the idea alive, but that wouldn't make sense in this context. With the totally altered English version, no reader knows what the Ingrian version says. Moreover, Google Translate could not translate any Ingrian text into any language. For a short time, I thought I would give you only the English words of my Ingrian verse, but I realized that wouldn't make any more sense in this case.
"Kukkaa" can mean "nobody" or "flower." 'Kukkaa' is in the nominative case (Dictionary form) when we think it means nobody, and 'kukkaa' is in the illative case when it represents a flower. Its nominative form is 'kukka'.
From the Wiktionary:
Ingrian
Kukat (1).
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kukka. Cognates include Finnish kukka and Karelian kukka.
Pronunciation
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkukːɑ/, [ˈkukː]
Hyphenation: kuk‧ka
Noun
kukka
Declension
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