tectonics roll over core
fossil sprout like phlox
turmoil's whirl past
starlight speaks life to mankind
earth custodians
humans rolled the bones
logic calmed superstition
peace restored for all
📸 #starryai
© January 31, 2026 | baccusbee
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I have a tendency to get carried away and go long with my scifaiku on scifaikusaturdays.
Truly, I find enjoyment in crafting a three line sci-fi story in a version of haiku but the storyteller in me wants to add more stanzas, settling in to tell a story, or at least trying too...
Quite a conundrum I find myself in. The challenge of conveying so much with so little is a large part of what draws me to haiku and scifaiku.
I've spent some time considering what constitutes science fiction.
Is part of the story taking place outside of earth a requirement?
What about how life on earth is influenced and impacted by factors off our planet as man begins traveling the stars?
We have scores of science fiction works for reference that include life on earth combined with off world elements (Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy for one).
I percieve since we only have 5,7,5 syllables for three lines this makes conveying the science fiction element crucial since there isn't a lot of space to work within the constraints of the haiku format.
In a December 26, 2021 post on The Haiku Foundation, Julie Bloss Kelsey explains, in her article titled 'A Brief Introduction to Scifaiku' what she believes makes a poem speculative: when there is a way to read the haiku, that brings the otherworldly to mind. It's an excellent article and if you love scifaiku as I do, then I highly recommend giving it a read. In it, she shares some of her own favorite penned scifaiku and they are a treat to read!
Thanks for reading this far, have a great weekend.
baccus bee
(Words are mine. Images created with starryai and Grok, a collaborative process called synthography using my written work as the prompt core.)
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