If you didn't know
Haikus are Japanese poems,
This is a haiku.
This fun list of 40 haiku poems will have your Middle School students writing their own in no time. Haikus are a form of poetry dating back to 9th-century Japan. Haikus are often poems about nature but the beauty of haiku lies in the fact that it can be about anything! You can write a haiku about candy, you can write a haiku about winter. This art form can be used to capture a single moment in your daily life or to capture a moment of illumination.
The haiku format consists of 17 syllables and 3 lines. In traditional haiku, the first line consists of 5 syllables, the second consists of 7 syllables, and the third consists of 5 syllables, also known as the 5-7-5 pattern.
Haikus About Nature
Original haikus often focused on nature, emphasizing simplicity, directness, and intensity.
1. New Leaves
2. Silent Pond
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
-Matsuo Basho
3. Splash
4. April Wind
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
-Richard Wright
5. Sky
6. Moon
Light of the moon
Moves west, flowers' shadows
Creep eastward.
- Yosa Buson
7. Flowers
8. Leafless Tree
The crow has flown away:
swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.
-Natsume Soseki
9. Snowflakes
10. Withered Flowers
Flowers on the ground
Withered, gnarled, turning brown,
Fading back to dust.
11. Waves
12. Mountains
Reaching to the sky,
Birds singing in the pine trees,
Home for animals.
-Miss Larson
13. Flower
14. Rain
Splish-splash, puddle bath!
Raindrops march in spring parade-
wake up, sleepy earth.
15. Spring
Fun Haikus
These haikus for children are fun and sweet about recognizable topics children can relate to. Incorporating haikus into your language program can help your students learn about different forms of poetry and syllables. It's a fun way to get your students to be creative and learn while having fun.
16. Leaves
From underneath the
leaf pile, my invisible
brother is giggling.
17. My Dog
18. Easter Bunny
Easter bunny hides
Easter eggs are out of sight
Kids look everywhere.
19. The Little Bird
20. Balloon
A balloon caught
in the tree- dusk
In Central Park zoo.
-Jack Kerouac
21. Hummingbird
22. Butterflies
Butterflies are cool
in the big, huge, green forest.
They fly up so high!
23. Frogs
24. Cat Haiku
Forever waiting...
The empty food bowl taunts me.
Well? Where's my dinner?
25. Dog
26. Goldfish From The Fair
Ten cents wins a fish,
Ten bucks buys a bowl and food.
Dead the next morning.
27. Bigfoot Haiku
28. Summer
Sand in my swimsuit
Sunburn on my nose and back
Vacations are hard.
29. Happiness
30. Alarm Clock
I love my Pillow.
My alarm clock is beeping.
No, no, no, no, no.
31. Monkey
32. Wild Horse
Saddle a wild horse
to jump on its back swiftly
else it rides on you...
33. Bird Nest
34. Puddles
Playing in puddles
and muddy clothes by day end
how will you face mom?
35. Peanut Butter and Jelly
36. Splash
Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.
37. Kangaroo
38. Letters
You use computers,
IPods, mobiles, cameras.
Why not write letters?
39. Treasures
40. Islands
Islands and islands
Scattered across the oceans
How many exist?
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