Written in a 5/7/5 syllable count, traditional Japanese haiku are three-line poems dating back to the 13th century. Often incorporating images from nature, haiku became a direct and sometimes intense way to express ourselves. The simplicity makes it accessible to people of almost any reading level, making this type of poetry ideal for the classroom. Need some inspiration? We’ve put together this list of fun haiku poems for kids of all ages. Use these haiku examples to get everyone ready to write their own!
“Bees nudged the flowers …”
“JANUARY / Delightful display …”
“Flowers are blooming sky high …”
“Like crunchy cornflakes …”
“The chill, worming in …”
“Sand scatters the beach …”
“Mellow, mild, May day …”
“Coolness fills the air …”
“Snowflakes are our friends …”
“A gentle wave …”
“The apparition of these faces in the crowd …”
“… is transferred to another candle—”
“A piece of green pepper …”
“I write, erase, rewrite …”
“the cool night before …”
“New Year’s morning—”
“Eastern guard tower …”
“the abbot sweeps …”
“just enough / to remind us.”
“Are clean …”
“And the village is flooded …”
“I don’t do dishes.”
“When I see lightning …”
“I feel it tugging …”
“Like the sun rises …”
“Spring is in the air …”
“My homework is late …”
“Life goes by moving …”
“With a sound from the water …”
“I got an A-plus …”
“Forest, winds howl in rage …”
“I shovel snow …”
“It’s your birthday but …”
“Nay, the snow falling on the earth.”
“Gives us no sign …”
“my motto for life …”
“apostrophe / the nuthatch inserts itself …”
“Where are my clean socks?”
“Is the bell Uyeno …”
“follow that airplane …”
“I love the fully / inflated tire upright in …”
“Since then I waited—”
“Santa is coming …”
“This evening’s Black sound …”
“Neighbors nail the planks …”
“Pale green shoots of grass …”
“love between us is …”
“Which spills not a drop …”
“And within every dewdrop …”
“Tonight I’m a bee …”
“air amazon woman bare …”
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