Recently, my teacher and I, Mrs. Gill, have been emailing each other almost daily. We decided on Monday that we would start communicating in Haikus. Haikus are traditional poems from Japan, involving only 17 syllables. The first line you write can have only 5, the second 7 and then the last line also has 5. Haikus are amazing because they can almost be anything, Haikus don’t have to have a deeper meaning, they can just simply be about what you had for lunch, or how tired you are after school. Haikus are forced to be short, so they can often be simple and sweet, and take little to no time at all. Here are some of my personal favorite Haikus:
If Pieces I lack
And whole I can’t seem to be
Will you finish me?
– Tyler Knott Gregson
(A Haiku about getting out of bed)
No No No No No
No No No No No No No
No No No No No
Your class is real loud
It does sound like a party
Love the energy
-Abigail Freeman
We played heart attack.
I think I may have had one.
I’m too old for this.
-Mrs. Gill
