1. HAIKU

2. A HAIKU is a Japanese poem about nature that describes a moment or scene in three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables each; the second line has seven syllables. 5 – 7 - 5

3. Broken and broken Again on the sea, the moon So easily mends. - Chosu

4. Shiny colored tents Pop up above people’s heads At the first raindrop. - Myra Cohn Livingston

5. A lonely sparrow Hops upon the snow and prints Sets of maple leaves. - Kazue Mizumura

6. Butterfly, these words from my brush are not flowers, only their shadows. - Soseki

7. A cloud shimmering on the still pool... deep below shadows, a fish stirs. - Shurin

8. My horse clip-clopping over a field... oh ho! I'm part of the picture! - Bashō

9. The seed of all song is the farmer's busy hum as he plants his rice. - Basho

10. Lightly a new moon brushes a silver haiku on the tips of waves. - Kyoshi

11. Yellow autumn moon… Unimpressed the scarecrow stands Simply looking bored - Issa

12. Now you try one… 5 - 7 - 5 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___