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!!