1. Haiku Poetry

2. 3 Lines
17 Syllables
Does not rhyme

3. Most Haiku’s refer to some element of Nature.

4. They express a moment of beauty which keeps you thinking and feeling.

5. Five Syllables Think of Where it Happens
First Line
Five Syllables
Think of Where it Happens

6. First Line
On my backyard fence

7. Seven Syllables What is Happening
Second Line
Seven Syllables
What is Happening

8. a cat sings his lonely song
Second Line
a cat sings his lonely song

9. Third Line
5 syllables
When it occurs

10. Third Line
Each hot summer night.

11. a cat sings his lonely song
Haiku
On my backyard fence
a cat sings his lonely song
each hot summer night