Monday, April 4, 2011

Day 4 ~ Let's write Haiku!!

Day 4 - Haiku

Haiku is a popular form of Japanese poetry.
It usually centers around a nature theme, but you can make one up about anything.
Haiku poems don’t rhyme; they follow a pattern.

The pattern for haiku is as follows:

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

You need to pay attention to the number of SYLLABLES, not words.

Here’s an example from a lesson plan I got online once – no author credit given, sorry:

Clouds float slowly by
Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls
Silver, gray, and white

Here’s mine for today:

A soft, gentle breeze
Tickles leaves in my front yard
And I know He’s there.
         ~ © 2011 Stephanie Abney


OK, YOUR TURN!!

6 comments:

Vicki said...

Autistic child
Disability of one
Lives turned upside down

Stephanie Abney said...

Nice, Vicki. :)

Rebekah said...

this is a haiku
haikus sometimes don't make sense
refrigerator.

Stephanie Abney said...

Funny, Rebekah!!

Anonymous said...

SLEEP
"Sun has gone to sleep"
Sleepily she whispers as
Then she nods her head
Mary L. Walling 4/2011

Stephanie Abney said...

So sweet, Mary!