I was both thrilled and honored, to learn that I placed second in a Haiku contest, run annually, by the folks at Dreamers Creative Writing. Check out the announcement here. You can also read the winning entries, published in prior years. Here is the runner-up entry written by me.
Dreamers Creative Writing is a Canadian publication. It publishes top notch content for aspiring and established writers alike. The above haiku is featured in their July-Oct 2022 publication, a print copy of which can be purchased by clicking here.
What is a haiku?
“Haiku” is a form of poetry, that comprises of three lines. Each line comprises of a fixed number of syllables. The first line contains five, the second line, seven and the last line, five syllables. This structure of 5-7-5, yields poems that are pithy, witty and pretty. The other (lesser followed) rule is that the lines should not rhyme. The theme of haikus are typically centered around the natural world, but this again is not a strict requirement. So there it is, three things to bear in mind when writing a three line poem that is a haiku. Haiku originated in Japan in the 19th century and today has a fan following worldwide.