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Haiku A Japanese Verse in a very specific order of: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. This is a poem meant to set a mood. It shouldn’t use metaphor or simile. An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. rain on the skylight I carve off a petal of lavender ice cream Over the wintry forest, winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow.

Haiku€¦ · Haiku A Japanese Verse in a very specific order of: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. This is a poem meant to set a mood. It shouldn’t use metaphor or simile

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Page 1: Haiku€¦ · Haiku A Japanese Verse in a very specific order of: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. This is a poem meant to set a mood. It shouldn’t use metaphor or simile

HaikuA Japanese Verse in a very specific order of:

5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. This is a poem meant to set a mood. It shouldn’t use metaphor or simile.

An old silent pond...A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again.

rain on the skylight I carve off a petal of lavender ice cream

Over the wintryforest, winds howl in  rage

with no leaves to blow.