Contents
1.
Favourite quotes & verses 2.
Traditional pantun 3.
Haiku
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1.
Favourite quotes & verses
The practice of including verse and rhyme is never better understood than by the Chinese artists in Chinese art, where the calligraphy completes the paintings. Verse and rhyme have a way of enhancing any artwork as they add intensity and an enhanced mood to any artwork. Similarly such common and uncommon verse and rhyme may be made a part of any greeting card or note card so as to add interest and a personal touch to the card or notepaper. Try it.
For now, the quotes and verses are presented under the following headings:
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Beauty | Birthday | Friendship | Happines | Inspirational | Love | Marriage | Money | Philosophy |
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X'mas |
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Friendship
Marriage
Bahasa
& Budaya
-Pantun
1.Tinggi tinggi
mata hari
2.Tenang tenang ayer di
laut3.Pulau pandan jauh di-tengah4.Sorong papan tarik papan5.Buah cempedak di luar
paga6.Pokok sireh daun-nya
layu7.Dari Johor ka Majapahit8 Kalau roboh kota Melaka9. Dua tiga kucing belari10. Pisang emas bawa belayar11. Kapal kechil jangan
di belok12. Pulau pandan jauh ke-tengah13. Indra Giri pasir nya
lumat14. Layang layang terbang
melayang15. Lipat kain lipat baju16. Pukul gendang pukul
piano17 Encik Dollah pergi ka
JambiWe intend to expand the section on contemporary pantuns and welcome contributions from anyone who would like to have his/her pantun included in the compilation. Please email to : hsh17@singnet.com.sg (case sensitive), We also welcome any original sketches and artwork which viewers may wish to contribute to illustrate the pantuns.
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Haiku
is a traditional Japanese verse form which has gained international following.
This literary genre is characterised by the zen philosophy inherent in
the verseform. Haiku demonstrates both in form and in spirit the impact
and essence of simple expression. In Haiku the objective is a sharing of
experiences; it is an involvment in imagery, colours, and emotions - a
literary zen art or a creative doodle if you like, depending on the stage
of development of the writer. Haiku has been taught to very young school
children from the United States to Singapore, but the art of the Haiku
is a serious literary skill.
Briefly described, this Japanese verse form is a three line verse which is not quite concerned in rhymes. Logistically, Haiku is said to be written in the 5/7/5-beat structure. There is however some controversy when Haiku is written in English as some writers believe it should be written to a 2/3/2-beat structure. Contemporary literary works adopting the haiku form have taken this verse form to new horizons.
These two passages by William J Higginson with Penny Harter from The Haiku Handbook best describe what a Haiku is supposed to be and to do:
Some examples of the traditional and contemporary Haikus are reproduced below.
in
the flower-field
are rocks, are hollows,
and are flowers
(Yamaguchi Seishi) (in
Japanese)
the
Milky Way too
has become intense
we said and parted.
(Ogiwara Seisensui)
(In Japanese)
chrysanthemums
On
the first day of spring
snow falling
from one bough to another
(Virginia Brady Young)
Under
moon shadows
A tall boy flashes knife and
Slices star bright ice
(Etherfidge Knight)
Tenderly
again
On the peony I hear
Whispers of the rain
(Kenneth Yasuda)
in meditation
almost breathless...almost
almost there
(SH Hardjoe)
furry
rascal
my
love . . .
(Hairani
Saban)
I remember
you remembered
one yellow rose
the balmy breeze
the blade of grass so sweet
another world another place
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