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Let's Create Haiku Poetry ~ It's Easy and Fun! Anyone Can Do It

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  What Is Haiku Poetry? Haiku really is easy. It doesn't have to rhyme. You just have to start thinking in terms of counting  syllables , instead of  rhyming .      Haiku = A Three-Line-17-Syllable Structure in Poetry. Haiku , unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. The haiku first emerged in  Japanese literature  during the 17th century, as a terse reaction to elaborate poetic traditions, though it did not become known by the name  haiku  until the 19th century.” For reference and more details,  Click Here . An example of a Haiku poem containing just one  verse . (I wrote this after the loss of three of my rescue cats during the first year of the pandemic. Two were brother and sister, and all had been with me for eighteen years. The animals were my sole companions during the pandemic. Only one more is left.) Loss and Found  –  (c) Nancy Wyatt 3021  All Rights Reserved A Haiku Poem Containing Multiple Verses A H