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The moment two bubbles The moment two bubbles

are united, they both vanish.are united, they both vanish.

A lotus blooms. A lotus blooms.

Kijo Murakami (1865-1938)Kijo Murakami (1865-1938)

The warmth of your breath Fogs my visions for a while --

Winter depression

A good haiku is about something simple…

wet leaves

a sunset

waking up in the morning

…and you think about that in a different way!

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Kigo

In its Japanese form, haiku must have a “kigo” – seaonal word.

e.g.

“Lotus blossom peeks”

A kigo is a word that gives a hint about a season.

“Lotus blossom peeks”

Spring Guess the season using the KIGO.

(During what season does the Lotus begin to bloom?) Spring ? Summer ? Autumn ? Winter ?

“Win/ter de/pres/sion”

1 2 3 4 5 (5 syllables in this line.)

Writing Haiku… a summary:-

- with no rhymeno rhyme. - uses present tensepresent tense- not written in 1 long sentence. It is generally written in 2 parts: descriptive 2 parts: descriptive and reflectiveand reflective.- includes a turning point (or the “cutting wordcutting word”), often marked by a dash (-) or colon (:), where the poet shifts from description to reflection, or shifts from close-up to a broader perspective. - usually with a fragment on the first or the last line, then you have the body of the haiku. - usually with a short-long-shortshort-long-short structure.

Line 1 Part 1: Descriptive

Line 2 “-”: the cutting word

Line 3 Part 2: Reflective

The The daffodil daffodil bendsbendsAnd drips its dew to the lake And drips its dew to the lake －－A tear is fallingA tear is falling

KIGO

Line 1 Part 1: Descriptive

Line 2 “-”: the cutting word

Line 3 Part 2: Reflective

The warmth of your breathThe warmth of your breathFogs my vision for a while Fogs my vision for a while ----Winter Winter depressiondepression

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EXAMPLE

The following slides are The following slides are pictures of seasons / the pictures of seasons / the nature.nature.

Now it is your turn to write Now it is your turn to write some Haiku poems.some Haiku poems.

Follow the instructions on Follow the instructions on your worksheet to write a your worksheet to write a Haiku poem for each scene.Haiku poem for each scene.

Haiku Writing PracticeHaiku Writing Practice

Maple leaf / leaves

Graveyard / cross