Haiku

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of a tercet formed by three lines when each line is divided by 5-7-5 syllables rule.

According to the Literary Kicks website, it has originated around 12 century during the period when Japanese and Chinese poetry was highly regarded.

At first, it was written in Japanese but then other languaged like English and Chinese adopted the style.

First English Haiku appeared in the late 19th century.

Other languages like Russian and Hindu also partially found their bay in this style.

Here is an example of Basho’s famous Haiku poem translated from Japanese:

old pond

water’s sound

frog leaps in

Haikus are observations of reality that at times bring us to an Aha! moment and then a certain state of peace.

Here is an example of originally English Haiku written by Savannah M. Jones :

Coolness fills the air
Scarves and sweaters everywhere
Fall weather is here

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If you would like to Engage in better learning of the style and become an adept of Haiku, Haiku societies would be recommended. They may be found in google’s query for “Haiku society”. You may be even lucky to find a local one.

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