April 17th is actually NATIONAL HAIKU DAY!! That’s why I waited until today to use Haiku as our poetry challenge. Pretty much everyone knows how to write one, but here are some interesting details . . .
Haiku is a popular and well-known form of poetry that
started in Japan in the sixteenth century.
It usually centers on a nature theme, but you can make
one up about anything.
Haiku poems don’t rhyme, but they do follow a pattern.
They are very short, structured poems with three lines
and a total of 17 syllables. The lines in a haiku follow a set pattern:
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line
3:
5 syllables
So remember to use your syllable counter! Cheers!!
Here are a few examples (the first one is so silly,
but) . . .
Poetry
month comes
In
April, to celebrate
Let's
write a Haiku!
© 2025 Stephanie Abney
Golden
ball of fire
Slips
behind the horizon
A
desert goodnight
© 2014 Stephanie Abney
A
soft, gentle breeze
Tickles
leaves in my front yard
And
I know He’s there.
© 2011 Stephanie Abney
(Photo courtesy
of Bob Murray of Scottsdale, AZ - used with permission)
PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this
blog, written by me, is my personal property and may not be used without my
permission, other than sharing it as an example in a lesson or to read it to
someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in the comments of this
blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge. They are the creative
property of the person who writes them. These poems are their original work and
no one may use them without their permission. It is understood that they own
the copyright to them as soon as they create them and especially once they post
them. Thanks so much!
*** Also, if you choose to
post your poems on your own blog or elsewhere on social media ~ that’s awesome.
But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post
your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO EACH DAY’S
SPECIFIC BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent
considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share
with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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