Haiku is one of my favorite forms of poetry. Despite the short 5-7-5 structure, it can bottle up images, emotions and tension needed for a poem. It originated from Japan, and its most common topic or subject is nature, but of course it is not limited to it.
I came to love Haiku when I was in college. It was not formally taught in our creative writing course, but my professor introduced it to me and asked me to try writing some. From then on, I became a fan of Haiku.
It's been so long since my last haiku, but my recent trips left me wanting to write some again. Without further ado, here are three haikus inspired by three photos:
A dying leaf wishing
To finally kiss the ground
Got stuck on a net
Hundreds of raindrops
Sliding on the car window---
A tear on my cheek
One burnt by the sun
Waits for the restful blanket
Of the cool nightsky
That's it for now. Hopefully, I'll be able to make it a habit and write few haikus every week. Personally, it is therapeutic and fulfilling.
Do you love Haiku too?
Feel free to share some of your haikus here!
All photos are mine.