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Every few weeks we feature the best poems sent
to us that answer
the POETRY CHALLENGE.
Will YOU take up the challenge?
.... The
Best Haiku Poems of 2008!!!
The
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry. It has three lines, with a five,
seven, five syllable structure. Seventeen syllables in all. In
a traditional Haiku - the poem would mention the season in which it
was written.
This time we were also looking for tanka poems.
The tanka has five lines of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables.
Here are the best. Enjoy!
Nature
by Twincy (aged 10)
With splashing water high
And trees moving in breeze wind,
The Nature is All Alive
October by Blake (aged 11)
October
is good
Halloween and my birthday
It's an awesome month
Halloween you get candy
Presents and cards on birthdays
Haiku
by Alessio Grain (aged 8)
Thin
silk scarves waving
Red screams grow from open mouths
Poppies in green fields
Tanka
by Sadaf Tokhi
Smiles are happiness
They glow in the dark to help
Fight your fears away
Everyone has got one so
Use it all the time, now please
Haiku by Sadaf Tokhi
The autumn sunshine
Shining bright through the window
And watch the leaves fall
Haiku by Fred Tennisball (aged 3)
rollercoasters
move
go through the fire and flames
twisters go around
(Are
you really only three? It's very good for a three year old. - RS)
Haiku Poem by Daniel Ward
waves bump up and down
whirl pools swirl round and round.
tornados destroy every thing.
What
Am I? by Bismah (aged 8)
I swing in the trees
I like to eat bananas
I live in the zoo
Answer: Monkey
Waves
of Harmony by Naba (aged 11)
The waves are rolling
Bringing peace and harmony
To this small, small world
What
Am I? by Shaheer (aged 5)
I fall from the sky
I am very, very wet
You do not like me
Answer:
Rain
The
Brain by Maya Gouw
Brains are the smartest
They do every single thing
That you want them to
Five
Brain Haikus by Maya Gouw
My brain is so smart.
It is brighter than the stars.
But of course it is.
I am a genius.
I owe it all to my brain.
It's the real genius!
My brain can do things.
It makes me type this right now.
The syllables too.
My little noodle
Is my precious little brain
I'll have it for life.
Brains are like black holes.
They suck up all the info.
But mine is the best.
In Autumn by Anwen Hayward
In
Autumn, trees bare
Their souls, and leaves wither like
Tarnished butterflies
Whispering on the slight breeze
Kissing the earth when it's reached.
Vacation by
Lauren Marshall (aged 12)
The
car is packed
We just left for vacation
Travelling down roads
We have arrived at the beach
The sand got in our lunch… yuck
Summer
by Alexandra P. (aged 10)
The
sun is beating down
people are tanning all around
On a sunny beach
Time
by Alexis B. (aged 10)
In
a calm lagoon
Water flows quickly through time
And Bear Kisses Night
Evening
by Harry B. (aged 10)
The
sun-stroked evening
Clouds pass like boats on the sea
In the Joyous Air
Trees by Maria C. (aged 10)
Trees
Out in a Field
Green, huge, and leafy
On a hot summer day
Ocean
by Rachel M. (aged 10)
By
the golden sand
Swimming in the clear water
On a warm sunny day
Consciousness by Nivedita Bhattacharjee
Rain
drops on the soil
translate their mellifluous words
into an everlasting song.
Haiku?
by Claudia Taylor (aged 12)
Haikus
are always
Boring, must be hard to write
Oh! Wait, well... I just
I wrote one! Can't believe it!
But... mine's all silly and weird.
The
Book by Claudia Taylor (aged 12)
Buckle
your seat belts,
You're about to read a book!
Flip through its pages,
And travel all the whole way,
Take off for continuum.
Horse
by Ashley D.
green,
grassy, open field
hooves silently galloping
on a quiet day
Music
by Livia Petto (aged 11)
The peaceful music
Fills the auditorium
Leaves it quietly
A
Dog by Hannah Berg (aged 11)
A
dog is crying
Distantly, sadly whining
Probably lonely
The
Bats by Megan Rensch (aged 12)
The
bats find shelter
From the sunrays a-shining
On the first spring morn.
My
Teddy Bear by Bogdan Nikic (aged
12)
My
small Teddy bear,
Happily sleeps on my bed,
Looking at the stars,
Which are glued to the ceiling,
Brightly glowing in the dark.
The
Cat by
Marisa Cosslett (aged 11)
There it was: the cat
Proudly sitting on the chair
As if it was boss
As if it ruled the whole world
It smiled an evil smile
Haiku by Kristopher D'Alterio (aged
11)
The small bush in spring,
the flowers are born, linger,
then go their own ways.
The Bear Cub is Lost by Megan Rensch
(aged 12)
The
bear cub is lost
The woods are now so different
She only just woke
The mummy is still snoring
Its early spring, sleep some more.
A
Willow Tree by Livia Petto (aged
11)
The
green willow tree
Droops its emerald branches
Streaking tears falling
Rainbow by Hannah Berg (aged 11)
purple,
blue, yellow
colors of a big rainbow
red, orange, pink, green
in the sky with clouds and birds
that fly around it, rainbow
Books by Marisa Cosslett (aged 11)
Filled with lovely words
You get lost in their pages
And never escape
Sunny
Day by Livia Petto (aged 11)
It's
a pleasant day
The bright sun warms the flowers
As the flowers sway
Gently greeting the kind sun
Dancing until they are tired
The Dogs by Marisa Cosslett (aged 11)
Barking very loud
Arguing with each other
Planning and scheming
Cobweb by Marisa Cosslett (aged 11)
Delicate pattern
A nice bridge for the spider
Way of catching food
Tree by Marisa Cosslett (aged 11)
Reaches its branches
Out towards you like a greeting
Shelters a cold owl
Produces lovely flowers
Keeps you safe from the hard rain
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