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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