cats know
amber leaves and crisp breeze
beat to the rhythm—
of autumn’s heart
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Author Notes
This modern haiku has 4 lines and 17 syllables, lowercase, no punctuation, and autumn kigo (season word )
Modern Haiku The most common literary adaptation in English of haiku looks something like this: one to four lines, no strict syllable count but brief. These poems too utilize a dash. Images need not be taken from nature, though they often are. Seasonality is optional, though often featured. Here's an example:
in the woodpile
the broken ax handle
Haiku Foundation modern haiku rules
Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem.
Gypsy
Pictures from my Pinterest account, top picture by purrspective purr.fan. The complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright@10/31/24
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