Haiku PoemsHaiku Poems

Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3 Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3 lines.lines.

The poems are used to paint a picture in the The 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.

The first line of every haiku has 5 syllablesThe first line of every haiku has 5 syllables The second contains 7 syllables.The second contains 7 syllables. The final line contains 5 syllables.The final line contains 5 syllables.

This forms a 5,7,5 pattern.This forms a 5,7,5 pattern.

Haikus are usually about nature.Haikus are usually about nature.

Summer’s goneSummer’s gone

The leaves fell slowlyThe leaves fell slowlyThe leaves fell slow-lyThe leaves fell slow-ly

To the unforgiving groundTo the unforgiving groundTo 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!

Snow melts.Snow melts.Suddenly, the villageSuddenly, the village

is full of children.is full of children.

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

In a pouch I growIn a pouch I grow

On a southern continentOn a southern continent

Strange creatures I know.Strange creatures I know.

NOW MAKE YOUR OWN!NOW MAKE YOUR OWN!

Pick an animal.Pick an animal. Write a haiku about the animal you picked.Write a haiku about the animal you picked.

Pick a season (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring)

Write a Haiku about the season you picked.