towhee bathes
Buddha relaxes
time of peace
Photo by Charles Kinnaird
*Author's Note: The traditional haiku form is three lines with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Haiku enthusiasts today often shun the 5-7-5 rule, saying that shorter is better. Some say that because of the language differences, 3-5-3 is closer to the Japanese haiku. I sometimes use the 3-5-3 format for haiku but often like the leeway that 5-7-5 allows. Throughout the month of June, I will be using a 3-5-3 guide to practice more use of the shorter haiku format.
For more about writing haiku, see my "Notes from a Haiku Workshop"
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