Now, let’s get this straight,
Thursday’s Haiku not be great,
due to lack of space.
By the Book (sic)
By the Book (sic)
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mis Hwevrer
Kynsa mis Hwevrer,
Nowydh an mis. y fydh erg.
Pur dhrog! Dress up warm.
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Kynsa = first
mis = month
mis Hwevrer = February
Nowydh = new
an mis = the month
y fydh ergh = there will be snow
Pur dhrog! = very bad.
The fairytale castle
Atop a mountain
a fairytale castle stands;
with stories untold.
dy’Meurth Haiku
dy’Meurth, that’s hedhyw!
Ha ‘Meurth’ is not planet Earth,
mes Mars – oh, such mirth!
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dy (contraction of ‘dydh’) = day
dy’Meurth = Tuesday
hedhyw = today
Ha = and
mes = but
Meurth = Mars
Response to a bad pun
It’s a ‘badum-tish!’
from ev’rybody ever –
and you deserve it.
dy’Lun Haiku
dy’Lun – no planet;
ny wonn vy why it’s dy’Lun,
but it is – dydh da!
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dy =shortening of ‘dydh’ = day
Lun = yet to find out
dy’Lun = Monday
ny wonn vy = I don’t know (exactly that phrase)
dydh da! = Good day! / Hello!
The winter runs clear
The Winter runs clear
like a river it is here,
until the Spring breaks.
dy’Sul Haiku
dy’Sul at week’s end,
dydh da, sos – my Sunday friend;
Gerlyow attend.
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A mix of Kernewek and English, with layers of meaning and rhymes combining both.
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dy = a contraction of ‘dydh’ = day
dy’Sul = Sunday
Sul = the Sun
dydh = day
da = good
dydh da = hello! / Good day!
sos = friend
Gerlyow = words
dy’Sadorn Haiku
dy’Sadorn is here!
kynsa dydh dhe’n pennseythen;
y’tho, lowen ov vy.
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Tried this one off the cuff –
apart from having to check ‘weekend’, and a slight tweak here and there (omma hag ena)
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dy = shortening of ‘dydh’ = day
dy’Sadorn = Saturday
Sadorn = Saturn
kynsa = first
dydh = day
dhe’n = of the
pennseythen = weekend
y’tho = so
lowen = happy
ov vy = I am
lowen ov vy = I am happy.
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A lot more Kernewek (Cornish) in this Haiku –
it’s good (da) for my learning (ow tyski), although I still just might be a little (byghan) adrift in some places.
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G:)
I used to be woke
I used to be woke…
in the mornings, by my Mum;
until I left home.
Graeme Sandford 