What is Haiku?

Haiku is a Japanese poem consisting of three lines, first line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables and third line 5 syllables.  It is always in reference to nature, animals and plants.
If you like nature then this is really good for you. It is meditative and relaxing, so give it a go and you may like it.

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On a scorching day
A kangaroo flicks its ear;
The fly zooms away

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Haiku's

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Scarlet rose petal
Lies motionless on the snow.
Memories linger.

I pick a flower
To be close to its beauty.
The flower withers.

The Rose so softly
Blushing, sweet to touch and smell,
Thorns so close to sting.

A stone strikes a pond.
Mallet on a distant bell.
Riggings and no noise.

The chick emerges
And the life within is out.
The shell lies empty.

A lone cricket chirps
And I sing along with it.
We both need practice.

Silken strands send a
Webbed invitation to guests
To stay for dinner.

I pick a flower
To be close to its beauty.
The flower withers.

Summertime haiku

Ripples unending,
Wrinkling the waters surface,
Stopped by its own shores.

The chick emerges
And the life within is out.
The shell lies empty.

The home lies empty;
Its occupants have moved on.
Only memories.

New day, I am awake
Thoughts; fresh  and free
Today, appreciate .