Let’s go off in search of some haikus to enjoy and learn from:
Ocean haikus.
Old woman haikus
And here is some great direction in writing them.
Haiku
silence calls our words
to play in this small playground
letters play and roam.
Catherine Johnson, 2013
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I am studying
The math of the triangle
Hear my brain explode
Awesome! Quadrilateral-hey I remembered something from math!
I wrote play twice, is this better?
Silence calls our words
To wander this small playground
Letters play swapsies.
I like your second one!!
Thanks, Janet.
This is an excellent resource – thank you.
Haikus are fun!
I think I might’ve said this before, but I really dig haikus. A character in my current wip likes them too.
Oh that’s cool giving a character a haiku interest :0)
Great revised Haiku!
Thanks, Erik!
I love the idea of haiku… but like all poetry I like what other people produce far better than what I can!
I’ve always been scared of trying haiku until now. Enjoy reading it, enjoy writing it :0) What about a groundhog haiku?
Hi Catherine,
Thanks to Matt I am FINALLY at your site. I have liked haiku for a very long time. It is deceptive and yet brilliant. It was the first genre I ever used with children in a field experience at college WAY back when. Happy to be here to learn more about you. And participate when I can. I have 3 books I bought in 1968 or so that are treasures one is In a Spring Garden with terrific art. I will try a haiku in a minute, once the brain kicks into gear!
Thanks for coming along, Janet. I look forward to your haiku and I’ll see if i can get hold of that book.
encourage laughter
make it, do it, bring it on
ha ha ha ha ha
Allowed to use commas?
Oh yes! Love this, Julie!
Powder deep and white
Crashing down the slippery slope
Speeding into snow
Thanks Catherine. This is fun!
Great avalanche haiku, Suzanne!
Starry night skies blaze
Eyes ponder painful questions
Clarity from dark
Can we offer more than one? These can be addictive!
Ooh I like that very much. Yes please do write more, Janet.
I love haikus. You’ve used such beautiful imagery with this one
Thanks, Elisa!
The article on old Isaa and the site it is from is a fabulous Haiku resource. Do you know the picture book Dog-Ku by Andrew Clements? Taking it to a whole new level, but it works and kids love it. When I work with kids, though, I often start with the more descriptive or “serious” side of things, then show the humor side later. I like to get them to think about the form in the traditional sense, then show the variations. I can still remember a haiku by one of the 2nd graders I was working with in college, because I was so moved by its simple power. Alas I can not recall the whole thing but it had these words: brother, why are you crying, because it is my birthday…..
I came across it on Google, it’s the best one I’ve come across. I’ll have to remember to look there often. I don’t know Dog-Ku I’ll check that out too, thank you.
That is a sad haiku, I’ll have to try a few sad ones before the month is out, but not today
silent egret friend
pure faith at poolside’s edge
basks in sun alone
I took a photo of an egret doing just this when I was in Florida last week. I believe he/she felt right at home. Almost tame…..or so it seemed. I could get really close before he/she flew away.
Beautiful!
Beautiful effort… BTW, the plural of haiku is haiku.
:0) Thanks, Elizabeth!
Lovely!
Thanks August!