haiku

Haikus are made up of three lines: 5 syllables on the first line, 7 syllables on the second line, and 5 syllables on the third line.

Ex 1.) An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.

Ex 2.) Autumn moonlight— a worm digs silently into the chestnut.

Ex 3.) Lightning flash— what I thought were faces are plumes of pampas grass.

DEF) Haiku a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world. (Sam Tooley)