THE HAIKU A short poem in three lines with seventeen syllables or less. The subject of a haiku (pronounced "high-koo") is often a moment in time when Nature becomes part of the human experience. The poem is written simply, so that the reader can enter and share its moment. a thorny hedgerow conceals the summer sparrows singing in full voice ambassador fly comes from prehistoric times in golden amber deep into winter the seed potatoes sprout eyes in the root cellar ah, the outdoor cat stops to watch the indoor cat through a pane of glass the one-legged man in the hospital wheelchair hears dancing music the baby reaches for the diamonds sparkling in the winter snow the red zinnia top-heavy with flower blooms uprooted itself the river is gone but the pattern of waves flows in the dry bedrock in a metal urn they keep a handful of dust brought from ground zero let your soul wander where the pine and sequoia grow deep roots and thrive. More Haiku on Page 2   Copyright © 2001 Surfer Sam & Friends All Rights Reserved