Haiku is a poetic form or a type of poetry from Japan. It was formed from the rich culture and imaginative thinking of Japanese people. A Haiku poem has meaningful yet compact group of words that sometimes talk about nature, events or any thoughts that come out from one's mind. More often, haiku poems are random moments expressed in a brief yet imaginative and artistic way.
A common haiku poem is consist of 17 words divided in three phrases of five, seven and five syllables. Modern haiku appears to have its own style especially poems written in English. Experts say that English haiku poems are flexible when it comes to syllable and its line counts. It is a common practice that it focuses more on condensed form of haiku. While the traditional haiku's are more dependent to nature and current season.
Here are some examples of haiku poems:
Curving up, then down
Meeting blue sky and green Earth
Melding sun and rain
Birds fly in the air
Birds can make nests in tall trees
Birds have nice big wings
Dancing lights from sky
Crackers roaring on the land
Let this one year ends
Buzzing bumble bees
Collecting lot of nectars
They have sharp stingers
While the big dog barks
Afraid cats hide to safety
The laughing thin mice
Snow is so pretty
Let me make a friendly ice
We smile at the cold
Eat my precious dust
I can see the finish lane
Let me win this race
Seeking warm refuge
Creatures hide in snow shelters
winter's wrath delayed
Deep from blue sea
A blessing from the heaven
let me taste your soul
