Haiku Moments
Copyright Dr Kristina Howells
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Preface
Haiku is an interesting concept. It challengers writers who write verse, to condense their poems into seventeen syllables. Haiku originates from Japan. It was the idea of Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century. The main concept of the Haiku is to divide the seventeen syllables into three lines. The first line should have five syllables, the second line seven, and the third line five syllables.
Kristina Howells has been experimenting with haiku verse since she was a supply teacher, teaching in Primary Schools, in and around London. She taught this concept to her year 6 students. She organised a competition within the class. After several years away from teaching, she has returned to create her first Haiku book, Haiku Moments.
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Contents
1. Mean
2. Machine
3. Telephone
4. Hurricane
5. Ocean
6. Sleep
7. Stars
8. Richman
9. Techno
10. Flood
11. Sun
12. Coffee
13. Car
14. Email
15. Caravan
16. Motorbike
17. Clock
18. Shoe
19. Happy
20. Sad
21. Hill
22. Dinosaur
23. Cat
24. Elephant
25. Lion
26. Thunderstorm
27. Tree
28. Police
29. Fire
30. Lost Love
31. Friend
32. Hate
33. Tornado
34. Rain
35. Skyscraper
36. Tea
37. Train
38. Boat
39. Bus
40. Plane
41. Mountain
42. Lorry
43. Present
44. Apple
45. Strawberry
46. Peach
47. Rose
48. Daffodil
49. Ice Cream
50. Lemon
51. Sunflower
52. Melon
53. Water
54. Poppy
55. Tired
56. Scared
57. Blood
58. Heart
59. Treasure
60. Bicycle
61. Race
62. Marathon
63. Television
64. Internet
65. Mobile Phone
66. MP3
67. Store
68. Wine
69. Beer
70. Monkey
71. Birthday
72. Venus
73. Mars
74. Earth
75. Walk
76. Winter
77. Orange
78. War
79. Witch
80. Ghost
81. Glass
82. Submarine
83. Moon
84. Sausages
85. Sailor
86. Soldier
87. Mad
88. Clown
89. King
90. Daisy
91. Lilies
92. Sheep
93. Beach
94. Window
95. Door
96. Teacher
97. Secretary
98. Hot Air Balloon
99. Gloves
100. One Hundred
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Mean
Don’t be a mean dog
Let us go and have some fun
Stop and think of me
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Machine
It wasn’t working
The bloody machinery
That came from China
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Telephone
He came to tell me
The telephone doesn’t work
That was his excuse
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Hurricane
A very strong wind
Blowing with force upon us
Will it ever end?
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Ocean
Crashing waves with force
Hit the sea shore at a pace
Surfers join in the race
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Sleep
Silence in the room
The lights are no longer on
Dreams take hold of me
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Stars
A shimmering light
Shining high up in the sky
Staring down at you
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Richman
He said he was rich
Richer than the King and Queen
But that was a lie
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Techno
Repetitive bass
That never stops beating hard
Its trashy music
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Flood
The rivers expand
With water over flowing
Into the village
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Sun
Sun shining brightly
High up in the sky above
Its rays are on me
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Coffee
White milky coffee
Has a not nice taste to it
To kick start your day
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Car
It runs on four wheels
And it comes in many shapes
In it you’re alone
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Email
You don’t need paper
You don’t need a pen either
You need a PC
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Caravan
It’s somewhere you stay
After driving through the towns
Camping on the way
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Motorbike
Vroom, vroom, vroom it goes
Making a very loud sound
That everyone knows
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Clock
Tick tock, tick tock, tick
That’s what gives us our routine
Every day and night
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Shoe
You wear them at home
You wear them at work also
You wear them all day
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Happy
If you are happy
You have a smile on your face
Why not come and play
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Sad
What is wrong with you?
Why are you looking that way?
Has something gone wrong?
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Hill
You climb on it
The peak isn’t very high
You can fall down it
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Dinosaur
It is big and green
From another age in time
Where men didn’t live
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Cat
A feline creature
Chasing after the rabbits
Hopping in the field
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Elephant
It is African
Big and grey with a long nose
And has big ears too
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Lion
Running very fast
Without a thought on the world
As it seeks its prey
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Thunderstorm
Terrifying noise
Lights up the sky in the night
Glowing all around
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Tree
Look right beside you
What do you see next to you?
A pillar in wood
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> Police
Nothing worse than crime
That’s rife in cities and towns
Let’s get rid of it
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Fire
A strong smell of gas
Explodes like a bomb at war
Followed by a blaze
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Lost Love
You either have it
Or you don’t as it has gone
Like a flash in time
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Friend
It’s someone who cares
They always try to help you
And listen to you
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Hate
A powerful thing
An emotion that states everything
Look into their eyes
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Tornado
A big swirling wind
Swirling at a long fast pace
Never slowing down
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Rain
Splish, splash is the sound
Of the rain hitting the ground
And it gets me wet
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Skyscraper
It is very tall
Always standing very high
Right up to the sky
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Tea
It is from china
And you find it in India
You can drink it too
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Train
It runs on two lines
Also pulling carriages
Reaching a fast speed
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Boat
Floating on water
Never minding the weather
Speeding on the sea
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Bus
A big yellow bus
Takes passengers to their homes
Stopping as it goes
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Plane
Flying high above
Like a bird when migrating
From different places
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Mountain
The glaciers speak
With snow and ice at its peak
Tell a different tale
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Lorry
It’s big and heavy
The king of the road on wheels
Driving very fast
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Present
There are no problems
There is nothing like today
Let us live for now
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Apple
Green, red and crunchy
As you take a bite at it
Juices flowing down
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Strawberry
Red and succulent
Juices running down the face
As you take a bite
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Peach
Orange and yellow
Sweet and tasty fruit for all
Best eaten when ripe
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Rose
Red, yellow and white
A flower that smells so nice
It signifies love
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Daffodil
Oh how I long for
The season that it arrives
Tells us winters end
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Ice Cream
It is very cold
But everybody eats it
The vanilla cream
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Lemon
Sour and bitter
Supplements a drink or two
A rugby shape ball
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Sunflower
Standing very tall
Overseeing the people
Watching down on them
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Melon
A round ball you eat
It forms part of a salad
Everyone eat it
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Water
We need it to live
Without it we would all die
Let’s not abuse it
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Poppy
The colour is red
We use it to remember
The ones who are dead
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Tired
There is nothing worse
Than having to yawn all day
Even though we sleep
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Scared
The masked man nearby
He’s looking at me with hate
Whilst I run away
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Blood
Vampires drink it
Humans need it to survive
Without it we die
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Heart
It is inside us
It’s the centre of all things
It’s our second voice
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Treasure
Pirates long for it
They even battle for it
Digging under ground
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Bicycle
I want to ride it
It has two wheels and goes fast
But it
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