Writing poetry might not be something most children look forward too, but the Japanese Haikus are easy, concise and a lot of fun to write. Not all poetry needs to rhyme and not all poetry needs to take long hours of creation.
Haikus are usually written in simple and everyday language. They express simple and almost spontaneous emotions and experiences, usually relating to something in nature.
A Haiku is just three lines and each line has a set amount of syllables, 5-7-5. Even though Haikus usually are inspired by the seasons of the year, you could pretty much write a Haiku about anything.
School can be boring
But I have great fun with friends
It’s worth all the pain
Horses are lovely
I would ride one every day
My own would be great
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Haikus poetry has it's origin in Japanese court poetry called Hokku, which had religious themes and was popular in the 17th century. The Haikus type poetry was created in the 19th century by leaving the religious themes of the Hokku and using more personal symbolism.
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