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Haiku is...

Ms. Grimes

Class Haiku

 

Ms. Castriota

Class Haiku

 

 

Mrs. Joseph

Class Haiku

 

 

Mrs. Fletcher

Class Haiku

 

Mrs. Cunningham

Class Haiku

Ms. Addison

Class Haiku

Mrs. Aslinger

Class Haiku

Ms. Jones

Class Haiku

 

Ms. Cook

Class Haiku 1 Class Haiku 2

Mrs. Foster

Class Haiku

Mrs. Richardson

Class Haiku

 

 

 

 

Haiku is a kind of Japanese poem which usually consists of three lines:

1st line - 5 syllables

2nd line - 7 syllables

3rd line - 5 syllables

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A cool breeze is blowing,

picking up strands of my hair.

Quickly, it drops them.

Mrs. Cunningham's class

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It's cool in the shade.

       The green leaves cover my head

Blocking the hot sun

Ms. Castriota's class

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With green pointed leaves,

the bamboo plants grow upward,

and stretch toward the sky.

Ms. Cook's class #1

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Trunks lean together--

       I have                      a tree umbrella

Covering my head!

Ms. Cook's class #2

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Oak trees dropping leaves

on to the ground -- dry, brittle,

rust-brown skeletons.

Ms. Jones's class

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A green lizard crawls

on the bark of a tree. Then,

he changes color.

Ms. Grimes's class

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Little gray squirrel,
why did you jump on the bench
and then down again?

Mrs. Fletcher's class

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Blue Jay, why are you
making your nest?  Do you  need
a place to lay eggs?

Mrs. Foster's class

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Cardinal, are you
hungry?  I see the brown worm
you hold in your beak.

Ms. Addison's class

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A dandelion...

First it's yellow-and then, white.

Pick it. Make a wish!

Mrs. Joseph's class 

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Scorpions crawling

around our school...Don't let one
sting you. Be careful!

Mrs. Aslinger's class

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It's spring. The flowers
are blooming, the leaves are green.
The world is pretty!

Mrs. Richardson's class

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