Haiku

History

• Created by Japanese Literature
• The first Haiku was made in the 1700s
• It uses a rhyme scheme of 5-7-5

Haiku 1

• Students like rainbows generously cross our path dissolving in warmth. -Bea Lawn

Haiku 2

• Freeway overpass-- Blossoms in graffiti on fog-wrapped June mornings -Michael R. Collings

Haiku 3

• An old silent pond, A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. --Matsuo Basho

My Haiku

• Starring at Darkness, Eating what I have of me, I am exhausted

Chart of Ideas

• Nature
• Family
• Love
• Happiness
• Sadness
• Anxiety
• Vacation

More Examples

• A summer river being crossed how pleasing with sandals in my hands! -Yosa Buson

Another Example

• O snail Climb Mount Fuji, But slowly, slowly! -Kobayashi Issa