The word “haiku” comes from the Japanese language, meaning a verse in three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables. Haiku poems are basically mood poems, that done require metaphors or similes.

 

These three-lined poems are inspired by elements of nature, or a moment of beauty. Developed by Japanese poets, English poets have adapted haiku poetry, and it is a wonderful experience to write and express feelings for anyone. In order to learn the way to write haiku poems, you need to follow a few steps:

 

  • Choose the subject or experience you wish to write about. Imagine what you want the other to see as haiku is a way of capturing and distilling a fleeting moment of nature or emotion.

 

  • Include the season, as season or timeframe is vital in haiku poems.

 

  • From your first subject, focus on the next subject. For example, if you are writing about a bee sitting on a flower, the next focus will be on the entire bed of flowers.

 

  • Engross the feelings you had of seeing that moment. The smell, sound, color, or taste need to be depicted.

 

  • Haiku is a form of unfinished poetry, where a reader has to finish the poem themselves in their imagination. So let the reader understand your brief expression so that their mind carries forth the imagination of what happens next.

 

  • Write the lines then. The first two should be about the beauty of nature you are trying to capture. The third line will be a complete surprise.

 

  • Rewrite the poem using 5 syllables for the first, 7 syllables for the second, and 5 syllables for the third lines.