Geocaches in Hawaii are much like anywhere else, I suppose. There are the urban micros, the park-and-grabs, and those that require a walk in a park or a short hike. Then there are those which are really out there that may require as much as 10 or 12 hours on the trail. Often the trails are narrow and the group gets strung out so conversation is not possible or maybe not even desirable. When this happens, your mind begins to wander and you need something to occupy those idle brain cells. To that end, the members of our geocaching/hiking group have challenged ourselves to compose Haiku during those times.

For those of you who are not familiar with the term, haiku is a form of traditional Japanese poetry. The form consists of three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It can rhyme, but doesn’t have to. While the rules for writing haiku in Japanese are very clear they are much less clear for English. So what are our (geocaching group’s) rules? Not many, other than the three line, 5-7-5 format and that the subject should relate to geocaching or to something which is seen or done on the trail. The following are some of our haiku.

My favorite haiku are the ones which evoke an image, mood or emotion:

Heart races swiftly
as dawn's glimmer gives clear sight.
First to Find? ...Delight!!

	TheQueenBee