Examples to Get You in Gear
April 9, 1997
Need some more inspiration? Here are five haiku, spanning the four seasons. Notice that many capture the spirit of the form but do not adhere to the 5, 7, 5, rule about the number of syllables per line. This should never be done casually, but in response to the demands of the content.
spring morning
daffodil bud opens -
second sunrise
Andrea Vlahakis
Beyond
After a week of rain
scattering clouds let go the light,
trees branch toward the moon.
Mari Murray
a buck in dry corn
trying to become
another stalk
Paul O. Williams
Ladybug
on Grandpa's Florida hat
autumn migration
Carol Purington
Christmas Eve
a lone
luminaria l
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Dorothy Ryan