Haikus for National Haiku Day
Learn about the history of haikus in a series of 5-7-5 poems we wrote to honor National Haiku Day on April 17!
Sparse syllables flow
Haikus born in Japan’s past
Bashō’s artistry
Seventeen sound bites
Five, seven, five, count just right
Nature themes take flight
Words on the paper
Haikus form syllable by
Syllable, it blooms
Seasons come and go
Haikus capture nature’s flow
Transient beauty shown
With meditation
Haikus grant contemplation
Zen inspiration
Kigo, kireji
Haiku’s vocabulary
Need for mastery
Shiki’s reforming
Haiku’s five-seven-five beat
Open to the world
Haikus honor life
About birth, death, joy and strife
The beauty of all
Minimalism’s aim
Haiku’s brevity, its game
Sharp words, a small frame
Ink flows from the pen
Haiku emerges on page
Beauty, brevity
Masters like Issa
Honored the form with prowess
Haikus spread their wings
Haikus in wartime
Offer solace to the mind
In moments unkind
Samurai poets
Haiku’s practitioners
Emphasized stillness
Edo period
Haikus for the masses
Through printed pages
Modern haikus bend
Traditional rules, they blend
Old and new again
Haikus celebrate
Life’s moments, both small and great
Haikus resonate
National Haiku
Day was April seventeenth
Let’s all write haikus!
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