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Haiku PoemsHaiku Poems

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 Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku.

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Haiku is usually written
in the present tense and
focuses on nature
(seasons).

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 Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3
lines.lines.
 The poems are used to paint a picture in theThe poems are used to paint a picture in the
readers mind.readers mind.
 Each line has a certain number of syllables.Each line has a certain number of syllables.

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Haiku Poetry
 Definition 1
 An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three
unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5,
7, 5) or 17 syllables in all.
 The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to
understand and learn this type of poetry.

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Haiku Poetry
 Definition 2
 Made of three lines of poetry, 17 syllables or
LESS.
 An ideal haiku should be short/long/short

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Haiku Poetry
 Helpful Hints
Haiku is generally not written in one long run
on sentence. It is generally written in two
parts.
You have a fragment on the first or the last
line, then you have the body of the haiku.

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Snow melts.Snow melts.
Suddenly, the villageSuddenly, the village
is full of children.is full of children.

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Green and speckled legsGreen and speckled legs
Hops on logs and lily-padsHops on logs and lily-pads
Splash in cool waterSplash in cool water

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In a pouch I growIn a pouch I grow
On a southern continentOn a southern continent
Strange creatures I know.Strange creatures I know.

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Haiku Poetry
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Winter sun--
a cyclist pedals
against the wind

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Haiku Poetry
 Salt-waves caress sand
 tickling my toes and heart
 in their short-spun wake

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Haiku Poetry
 Pink cherry blossoms
 Cast shimmering reflections
 On seas of Japan

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Haiku Poetry
 Warm soup in a bowl
 letters of the alphabet
 hang on the teaspoon

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Summer’s goneSummer’s gone
The leaves fell slowlyThe leaves fell slowly
The leaves fell slow-lyThe leaves fell slow-ly
To the unforgiving groundTo the unforgiving ground
To the un-for-giv-ing groundTo the un-for-giv-ing ground
Too soon – summer’s gone!Too soon – summer’s gone!
Too soon – sum-mer’s gone!Too soon – sum-mer’s gone!
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