BW15: Haiku for you

One of the most important traditional forms of Japanese poetry is the Haiku.  I fell in love with Haiku when my son and I read Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho while doing Five in a Row.  So much fun to read and even more to write.  Although I'm not a poet, still find joy in putting together Haiku's which lead to exploring other forms.   Haiku seems simple enough.  Three lines of poetry with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line. They don't have to rhyme but traditionally should have a seasonal word to indicate the season. It doesn't necessarily have to be autumn, winter, spring or fall but a word that represents the season.  

Basho

Temple bells die out.
The fragrant blossoms remain.
A perfect evening!

or 

Masaoka Shiki

Night; and once again,
the while I wait for you, cold wind
turns into rain. 

Check out Haiku for People which lists all the old masters plus samples of their poems.

My challenge to you this week is to write haiku.  Here's mine:

Morning glory blooms
Harkening Spring's coming soon
Purple majesty

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History of the Medieval World - Chapter 18 Orthodoxy (pp 120 - 124) 

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