Poetry

Our poetry editors will be: Tabby, Greer, Casey, Sonna, Kim, Karen, Connor, Michael **__Haiku Poems__**

**Haiku poems** are forms of poetry that originated in Japan over 300 years ago. Haiku poems are very short set of words that often expresses a unique thought or feeling. It is a short poem that records the essence of a moment keenly perceived in which Nature is linked to human nature.

**Haiku poems** are becoming more and more widely appreciated around the world in this century. Haiku writers are challenged to convey a vivid impression in only 17 Japanese characters.

Some famous poems by Basho:

//Ancient pond// //Frog leaps// //Splash//

//Waterjar cracks -// //I lie awake// //This icy night//

//Sick on a journey –// //(5)// //Over parched fields// //(7)// //Dreams wander on// //(5) Haikus are supposed to follow the 5-7-5 rule... But as you can see this doesn't always happen.//