A haiku is an "unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively ", but a lot of really good ones deviate from this form.
I love this form of expression; I think it's super witty and concise, but still really meaningful. Some of them have an intense message and others describe a fleeting feeling you might have when making coffee.
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On a lot of databases they are categorized by emotion, so sometimes instead of listening to happy songs when I'm happy, or sad songs when I'm sad (or the reverse), I find myself browsing through haiku. Here are 5 + 7 + 5, which equals 17 of my favorites!
1. subway station
subway station
ads as only light
the day after the bombs
by Bill Bilquin - Bruxelles, Belgium
2. snowy morn
snowy morn--
pouring another cup
of black coffee
by Odd G. Aksnes, Norway
3. another year
another year—
those crossed out names
in my address book
by Sondra Byrnes - Sant-Fe, New Mexico, USA
4. rainy New York
rainy New York
from the tenth storey window
black umbrellas bloom
by Hortensia Anderson - New-York City, NY, USA
5. crust of bread
crust of bread
in a puddle
homeless fishing
by Brando Altemps - Torino, Italy
6. in a shoebox
in a shoebox
all the candles
of uncelebrated birthdays
by Peter Lindsey - Barcelona, Spain
7. old park bench
old park bench
i touch our initials
each time i pass
by Owen Burkhart - Dyer, Indiana, USA
8. white clouds
white clouds
glide safely
over mine fields
by Barbara Campitelli - Foster City, California, USA
9. food channel
food channel
between commercials
dinner burns
by
10. In the trench
In the trench
of the world war
grows high grass
by Paul Anthony - Loughborough, UK
11. another
another
explosion
in
spring sun
by Odd G. Aksnes, Norway
12. traffic jam
traffic jam -
Moon passes through
the Earth's shadow
by Israel Balan - Mexico-City, Mexico
13. airport window
airport window--
the cloud of my breath
as your plane reaches the clouds
by
14. labor day
labor day-
my resume
15. bedtime
bedtime --
trying not to count
maimed solders
by bmm - Oregon, USA
16. despite my assurances
despite my assurances
my wife's makeup
thicker
by Peter Brady - Gatineau, Québec, Canada
17. senior's home
senior's home
we celebrate the new year
a 7:00 pm
by Dahl DeVar - Magrath, Alberta, Canada
