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What is Haiku?

Haiku is a form of poetry, first made popular in Japan, which has

become appreciated around the world. Haiku poets are challenged

to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables.

One of the greatest Haiku poets was the Samurai, Basho (1644-

94). Basho's father was also a Samurai from the Iga province. To

become a Samurai, Basho served a local lord who was fond of

writing. Basho learned the style of writing Haiku, and wrote under

the name, Sobo. During the years, Basho traveled throughout

Japan writing and further developing the Haiku style. He died in

Osaka, Japan in 1694, and continued to write haiku up until his

death. A sample of Basho's haiku style:

Spring morning marvel

lovely nameless little hill

on a sea of mist

(From http://teacher.scholastic.com)

After reading the Magic Tree House book # 37-

Dragon of the Red Dawn, by Mary Pope

Osborne and learning a little bit about Haiku

poetry, 3A children at my class adventured

themselves to try this kind of poetry. Enjoy

them!

Mr. Julio Jiménez

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A fast crocodile

on the river bank swimming

to his ending life

José A. C.

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Hills of ants on the

ground and I pass over ants

don’t want to kill them

Jerónimo S.

5

I am white like clouds

I am up, up in the sky

I appear at night

Isabella M.

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I live in jungle

I am black and white and cute

and I eat bamboo

Pedro R.

7

On the little lake

I see my face with beauty

Oh, it´s so peaceful

Valery G.

8

One little small friend

likes carrots and fast can be,

big or not can be

María José N.

9

There was a cute bear

the bear is looking for food

then he caught a fish

Sofía C.

10

Moon and Sun

As the sun rises

the wind blows as the moon falls

and the morning comes

Juan D. V.

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Green and colossal

it has a large tongue and hands

it lives in a lake

Catalina R.

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The bunny has eggs

and hides in the trees and plants

people go get them

Isaac S.

13

I’m green like the grass

have a stick in the middle

live in the jungle

Camila M.

14

I have little eyes

I have brown, shiny hair, too

and I eat brown nuts

Santiago N.

15

My cat is eating

then he goes to the window

finally, he sleeps

M Camila C.

16

When I am playing

I feel the air over me

like jumping in sky

Fabio C.

17

Roses and roses

roses are beautiful

roses I love

Daniela A.

18

I am white like sky

roses with water grow more

birds are blue in sky

Silvana P.

19

I’m green and yellow

splash in the water I like

jump and croak I love

Sara C.

20

I am green and slimy

I like to jump in water

I’m key for nature

Camila L.

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The bird is tiny

like a frog in a pond small

and diminutive

Tomás M.

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The Dog that Misses How Much He Runs

The dog that runs fast

misses too much how he runs

as now he can´t run

Juan D. G.

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Frog jumps to a pond

many frogs jump to the pond

they went to dinner

Nicolás R.

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It´s a fast swimmer

it´s not an eel, should you guess?

it lives in the ocean

Juan F. R.

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