Haiku

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that has 17 moras, usually 5 moras on the first line, 7 moras on the second line and 5 moras on the third line. Moras are not the same as syllables but are pretty close, in definition. Haiku is usually about an aspect, or feature of nature, haiku in it's best form is brief, bright and clear. One poet from Japan, [|Basho Matsuo], is known as the first great poet of the great haiku. Haiku cannot be something quickly written down, it has to have a central theme and some thought put into it. A haiku by Basho Matsuo goes as follows (It is translated) :

"Bush clover in blossom waves Without spilling  A drop of dew. "

"The crescent lights The misty ground.  Buckwheat flowers." -- These haiku are not in Japanese so the format of the syllables is somewhat off //. //

// The Japanese format of haiku is not what is seen above. It is in a single-lined horizontal format. //

**Example of Japanese format:** bashō uete / mazu nikumu ogi no / futaba kana **Translation:** // by my new banana plant / the first sign of something I loathe— / a miscanthus bud //

bashō uete (5) mazu nikumu ogi no (7) futaba kana (5)
 * Example of English format:**

By me new banana plant The first sign of something I loathe--- A miscanthus bud
 * Translation:**

//Sun, filled with cold juice// //Large tangerine in the sky// //Waiting to be picked ~Adam//
 * //__Haiku by Ms. Tanner's Period 1 class__ __:__ (edit and add your haiku poem at the end, make sure you leave your name [First and Last] !!!!!)//**

//Worn out basketball// //Inside piquant slimy// //Wears a leather coat// Christina C.

Smooth,round,and orange tastes like juicy bubble gum looks like a hot sun

// Showing off it's beautiful color // // symetrical curves making you wonder // // could it be a pumpkin *alex //

Loving Tangerine Is Like Loving The Warm Sun Can't Live Without It! Sharrod R

Tangerine

You look like a ball, But not bouncy as a ball. I enjoy you very.

Kerri

// Beautiful and sweet, // // The never-ending citrus, // // Smooth, Tasty, Tangerine. // // ~Delaney S. //