Carpe Diem #1673 Troiku Month – my native town offers
a haiku by Santoka Taneda (in blue) to be used to create a troiku.

my native town
far, far away–
burgeoning trees.
Santoka Taneda
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my native town
standing beside blue water
morning fog melting

far, far away–
remembered through mists of time
distant shores calling

burgeoning trees
tall along the river banks
heron at sunset

A troiku is three haiku, with each of the three lines from a suggested haiku as the first line of each haiku in the troiku. It’s not always possible to have a 5-7-5 format in the second haiku, due to the limitations of the suggested haiku. The name of the form is derived from “troika,” a sled or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed side-by-side, an iconic symbol of Imperial Russia.

Images
Niagara River
Wikimedia Commons (troika)