Haiku

Haiku is a three-line poem, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables, and the third line with five syllables. A haiku often illustrates some aspect of nature or tranquility.

When the rain falls hard
Birds scamper under the trees
Frogs hide under rocks.

Megan R.
Spring Green Elementary School
Wisconsin

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In a deep forest
The water is falling gently
The sun was rising.

Fekix Lopez
Centennial Middle School
Miami, Florida

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Turtle walking slow
Moving alone on the bank
Swimming in a stream.

Tyson Worrell
Red Rocks Elementary School
Colorado

Haiku poems from: The Children's Haiku Garden. http://homepage2.nifty.com/haiku-eg/

This Web site contains examples of Haiku poems and illustrations to go with them, created by students from around the world.