Japanese Haiku

A haiku is a Japanese form of poetry of three lines.
The first line has five syllables, the second seven, and the third five.
There are seventeen syllables in all.
There is no metrical pattern and the lines do not rhyme.
Haikai always include things about nature, especially about seasons.

Here are some of our Haiku:

The moon is glowing,
On the Atlantic ocean,
In the dark of night.
By Danny Quinlan

The sun is a star,
Pluto is a small planet,
Rockets fly through space.
By Paul Cashman & Cian O’Keeffe

The boat sails smoothly,
The sailors work as a team,
While the cool sun sets.
By Joseph Walsh, Billy Allen,
Jerry Murphy & Rory O’Keeffe

The birds are flying,
The birds’ nests are in the tree,
The birds are singing.
By Daniel O’Keeffe & Jimmy Twomey

Under the bright sun,
The snail is slowly moving,
Across the rough grass.
By John Ryan & John Scanlon

The sun is shining,
A lovely golden yellow,
On the blue water.
By Brian O’Riordan, Bart Daly,
John Ryan & John Scanlon

The snake lives in grass,
It has a deadly poison,
It can eat small birds.
By Owen Burke & Séamus O’Keeffe

The birds are flying,
In the lovely cloudy air,
With the sun shining.
By John McAuliffe & Danny Murphy