Five Solar Haiku

As much as I enjoy reading and writing poetry, I was nevertheless intimidated by the idea of composing a solar poem. That is until I met up with an old friend, Haiku. For one, exploring Haiku always gets my creative juices flowing. For two, Haiku seems suited to renewable energy due to its long history and natural inclinations.

I thoroughly enjoy the simplicity and wordplay involved in Haiku, and I am awed by the amount of power which somehow exudes from a few fragmented images. The forced rigidity inherent in the 5-7-5 syllabic confines of the Haiku reflects at once freedom and restraint; exemplifying the duality that so pervades Eastern philosophy and mysticism. And somehow, today and for me, it is also solar-powered. So for better or worse (gulp) here are a few of my best attempts at introducing solar power to Japan’s most famous poetic stanza.

Smart Meters

Sun rises: flowers
bloom, trees stretch green-fingered arms,
smart meters roll back.

Nurtured

Solar energy
Electric evolution
Nature is nurtured.

Going Solar

Going solar is
clear path, footprints and fossils
unneeded, unknown.

Off The Grid

Remote control ends:
power on rooftops equals
self independence.

Let There Be Light

Spring sun breaks winter,
panel tilts like sunflower,
and a light bulb sparks.

Posted on February 27th in Going Solar by Dan.