HAIKU POEM

HAIKU POEM 

HAIKU POEM is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a  "

cutting word" Japanese in a 5, 7, 5 pattern,and a seasonal reference. 

However, modern haiku vary widely on how closely they follow these traditional elements.

Haiku originated as an opening part of a larger Japanese poem, known as a renga. These haiku that were written as an opening stanza were known as hokku and eventually writers began to write them as their own stand-alone poems. Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.

Modern Japanese haiku are also said to increasingly vary from the tradition of 17 on or taking nature as their subject.

In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed as a single line while haiku in English often appear as three lines.

There are several other forms of Japanese poetry related to haiku, such as senryū and tanka. 

Traditional Haiku Structure

1. There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables.
2. The first line is 5 syllables.
3. The second line is 7 syllables.
4. The third line is 5 syllables like the first.
5. Punctuation and capitalization are up to the poet, and need not follow the rigid rules used in structuring sentences.
6. A haiku does not have to rhyme, in fact usually it does not rhyme at all.
7. It can include the repetition of words or sounds 

Examples of Haiku Poem 

An old silent pond,

A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again. Yes 

On a withered branch

A crow has alighted:

Nightfall in autumn.

Matsuo Basho

The season gives way.

Winter lays down her mantle,

As spring bursts to life

Waiting in the marsh,

The heron stands silently,

Fish sense death is near.

Kelly Roper 

Process of Writing a Beautiful Haiku

Reading through examples of haiku can help you understand and appreciate haiku before you write one yourself. Reading haiku to children can also help them develop a sense of how to interpret poetry, and begin the process of writing their own simple poems.

Remember to be creative, not only with your use of words but also with your punctuation and word order. A haiku is not designed to read like a sentence, so do not feel bound by normal capitalization and structure rules.