full moon

slowly sets

into my tea cup

Sometimes odd ideas come to mind for an interesting haiku, like the one above. Someone may ask, “What does it mean?” The nice thing about writing poetry, (one of the many) is that you can leave the interpretation of your work up to the reader. As a reader, I like it left to me to decide what a poem means. To be told what it means by the author takes away the mystery, and what fun is that?

Don’t be afraid to write haiku that have obscure meanings. If they sound good to you, and they fit the rules you’re trying to abide by, let it be. And when someone asks, “What does it mean?” You can reply, “What do you think it means?”