Haiku

Compose a Haiku on water and put these up on the bulletin board

The haikai verse (singular) or Haiku (plural), is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 phonetic units, in three metrical phrases of 5, 7, and 5 units respectively, and typically contains a reference to nature. This form uses phrases and not complete sentences.

In the early 20th century Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore composed haiku in Bengali. He also translated some from Japanese.

Haiku in English usually appears in three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 and the third line has 5 syllables again.

Spring rains soak the earth,
Fill creeks and streams with freshets.
Brooks start to babble.

After spring showers
Droplets glisten on twigs ends,
Cool and refreshing

                                   By Paul Kester


In modern Haiku, the number of syllables in each line may be fewer than 5 or 7.

full moon
a glowing taj mahal
on river yamuna

                                     By Kala Ramesh

 

Compose your own Haiku along these guidelines

 

Where the action happens (in 5 syllables)

What happens (7 syllables)

When it happens (5 syllables)

Say like this………

In the pouring rain

Children splash, merrily play

Until Mama calls
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