KAREN STENSGAARD

Today, April 17, is International Haiku Poetry Day. Anyone can participate by writing non-rhyming Japanese poetry.  Just 3 lines and 17 syllables in total. It’s fun to do and not just on 4/17. Any day you feel the haiku vibe.

Haiku 1:
Help me write something:
Pretty, uplifting and smart.
It’s possible today!

Traditionally, these poems focus on nature and a moment in time. For inspiration, here’s some photos from my yard.

How to do it:
1st line: 5 syllables
2nd line: 7 syllables
3rd line: 5 syllables
4th line: The end – You’re done!

Here’s Haiku 2 with a nature theme.
Monarch butterflies
Search for host milkweed to lay
Eggs for more monarchs.

One last Haiku for inspiration:
Now, it is your turn.
Give it a go; it’s all good!
Post yours below and share.

Karen Stensgaard is a novelist who lives on Amelia Island in Florida. She enjoys the wildflowers, birds, bunnies, butterflies and more when she should be editing her next two novels. Karen’s tempted to include a haiku in a novel if it fit into the plot. If you can, plant some native milkweed, their host plant, to help the endangered monarch!