Haiku

Haiku: An unrhyming verse form, conveying a complete image or feeling in three lines of syllables and are usually about nature or natural things. The first line contains five syllables, the second has seven, and the last has five.

I read on the NPR web site that yesterday was the birthday of Kobayasha Issa, the Haiku master. I was intrigued enough to find out more about the art of writing Haiku. After doing simple research (i.e. Google), I felt ready to try a few verses of my own. Since it is almost summer, I chose that as my season to focus on.

Plants bloom in flowers
Weeds thrive better, not welcome
Beauty is fragile


Sun shows through the clouds
Rain won't be falling today
Tomorrow we'll hope


Summer comes slowly
Everywhere is white bird poop
then they're gone away


Mosquitoes are here
I lay wide awake and itch
The cool breeze soothes me


August will bring baby boy
Prepare the harvest
A bushel full of sweetness

Can you too, try some Haiku?