Diamond-studded lace
shimmers in the sun shower,
spider’s artistry.
Image from Pixabay
Category Archives: Haiku
Mid-Month Poetry Prompt
Leave a commentHAIKU
A true Haiku is written in Japanese.
In English, it is created as a three-line poem. The first line has 5 syllables; second 7 syllables and third line has 5 syllables. No need for rhyme. A Haiku ideally captures a moment or essence of something in nature and indicates when that moment occurred (such as a season or time of day).
Your Haiku could be on any topic: a few words delivered thoughtfully.
Mumsie (Haiku) by Leigh van der Veen
Leave a commentGentle look giver
And of soft, knowing back pats
Loving, truth-teller.
Mumsie by Leigh van der Veen
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ANZAC Day (Haiku) by Leigh van der Veen
Leave a commentPinned on rosemary
Cold vermillion sky at dawn
Wreaths placed, hope for peace.
ANZAC Day by Leigh van der Veen
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Teachers note: Rosemary grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsular. Australians wear rosemary to honour the sacrifice of service personnel.
Space (Haiku) by Madden
2 CommentsA cold dark abyss
Multiple planets and stars
So much to explore
Space by Madden – Townsville Grammar School, North Shore
Image from Pixabay
Twin Lakes (Haiku) by Class 4L
1 CommentA beautiful tale
Hydrangeas and lush forests
Blue and green lakes lie.
Twin Lakes by Class 4L – Townsville Grammar School North Shore
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Teacher’s note: After reading a folk story about the Twin Lakes in Azores, we composed this poem as a class.
“Spring Haiku” by Katherine Gallagher
Leave a commentblazing wattle –
the splendour
of yellow
a ladybird
on the mock-orange
finds the sun
in the distance
the stillness
of trees leafing
Haiku by Katherine Gallagher
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so many winners
running
into the wind
Haiku by Vanessa Proctor
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summer twilight
kangaroos boxing
on the golf course
Australian Children’s Poetry 