This is an open WIP, anyone can contribute. The goal is to get at least one haiku per ST:VOY episode or hour (two-parters). Multiple haiku per episode are possible, based on the particular focus of the poem.
Latest Chapter: Episode 4.7 Scientific Method
On Discord one day, we were having a lovefest about works by vanhunks, when I found a one-post Tumblr by vanhunks starting a haiku series for ST:VOY and J/C, and was immediately captured by the idea. So now, in homage to vanhunks, I want to pick this up and write one (or more) haiku per episode, but leave it open to others to contribute if they want. Leave a comment and I'll send a co-creator request. Or drop me a DM on Discord (@MagdaleneJaneway#4317), Twitter (@MagdaleneJanew1), or Tumblr (@magdalenejaneway).
The Academy of American Poets asserts, "A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature (or space!), haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression. As the form evolved, many of these rules - including the 5-7-5 practice - have routinely been broken. However, the philosophy of haiku has been preserved: the focus on a brief moment in time; a use of provocative, colorful images; an ability to be read in one breath; and a sense of sudden enlightenment and illumination." https://poets.org/glossary/haiku
P.S. I requested permission from the Delta Flyers to include their haiku, but they turned us down because they’re planning on a BOOK. Add that to your wishlist!
(See the end of the work for more notes.)
Episode 1.01: Caretaker (Part 1)
From vanhunks:
flung into darkness
their journey fraught with peril
home, a dream away
From Ankalime_Arael:
You listen to them
I don't need anyone to
choose my friends for me
From StarTrekkin08:
hunt in the Badlands
ship flung into the Delta
death awaits lost crew
From SeemaG:
Maquis in Badlands
Voyager to the capture
Hi, Delta Quadrant!
From MagdaleneJaneway:
inserting herself
You will treat my crew as yours
she looks at his lips
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