HAIKU POEMS
WHAT IS A HAIKU? ●
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A kind of poem invented by master Basho, a Japanese poet.
After some difficulties in his life, he decided to travel from place to place teaching poetry.
His students built him a hut (basho in Japanese) and that's where its name comes from.
CHARACTERISTICS Summer grasses, all that remains of soldier's dreams (Basho after visiting a battle site)
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A season word
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17 syllables (5-7-5 or other combinations)
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Topics: nature (specially flowers and trees) people, feelings.
Examples of Haikus My wayno-one on the road and it's autumn, getting dark (Basho)
Once in the box everyone of them is equalthe chess pieces (Issa)
Fields and mountains all taken by the snownothing remains (Joso)
Spring raineverything becomes more lovely (Chiyo-ni)
Behind a lone tree on the mountain ridge Immense clouds moving (Michael Gunton)
Each morning in spring the birds and the toasting doing their stuff (Koji)
Students' HAIKUS Do this! Do that! spring cleaning mom's in a bad mood (Matt)
Scooping up waterthe moon in my hands, I pick up nothing at all (Sirintip)
Snowflakes falling watching from my window sipping hot chocolate (Emily)
The tree shape I blew from a little drop of paint looks like a dancer (Kim)
Bonsai! Yelled a boy I don't like poetry, but Haiku's different (Joey)
The horses run freely, no harness, no reins... away Can I join the fun?
TOPICS Very simple, from everyday life: sounds, smells, objects.
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Nature elements. Seasons.
Buddhism: sitting, looking, nothing silence, roads, waking up.
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HAIKU ANIMATION
Write your own HAIKU STEPS: Think about something that has stuck in your memory. Write a list words about it. Write a draft of the poem. Try to follow the structure (5-7-5). Copy your haiku on the card and HOW TO WRITE A HAIKU decorate it.
Finished Haikus