National Haiku Day

A haiku is a Japanse type of poetry that has seventeen syllables and three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the last line has another five. Here is an example titled “The Old Pond” by Matsuo

Basho.

An old silent pondA frog jumps into the pond--Splash! Silence again.

WWrite your own haiku using the guide below! Remember to follow the correct syllable count.