HAIKUS
Haiku: A lyric poem, originating in Japan, which captures the essence of a moment in a simple image. Invariably written in present tense, a haiku often makes some reference to a season or a time of day. In Japanese, the haiku consists of seventeen symbol sounds and is unrhymed. The seventeen syllables of English-language haikus are usually arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.
Here’s a Grandkid Haiku
Night
The moon is shining
Driving the darkness away
Gentle silver light
By Christof Schultz
Christof Schultz was a student in Gerrit Hansen’s Seventh Grade English Class at Providence Classical Christian School.
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