This haiku is modern because I used personification. In classic haiku, you only write concrete images you observe, not abstract words like a melancholic feeling. The poet reflected her own feelings to the swan.

The color blue that we see on a bird is created by the way light waves interact with the feathers

Modern Haiku - The most common adaptation in English haiku looks something like this: one to four lines, no strict syllable count but brief, and often with a long/short or short/long asymmetry. It's written in a way that prompts the reader to make an insightful connection between the top lines and the last one. These poems use a dash to pause before the last punch line ( satori ). Modern haiku may use any poetic devices Images need not be taken from nature, though they may be and often are. Seasonality is optional, though often featured. Here is an example: haiku.org - submissions

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.

Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." - Novalis

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