~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiku is a Japanese verse form that relies on brevity and simplicity to convey its message. It is usually three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, and frequently includes natural images or themes. It is believed to have been first written in the seventeenth century and is based on a Zen Buddhist philosophy of simplicity and the idea of perfection that excludes the extraneous. ~Dolphin peeking from the sea~ © ~A cactus flower~ Pretty flower rare Thorny behind your beauty There so you survive Lyn May 19, 2002 © ~Yellow cactus flower~ Flower of the sun Smiling in all your glory With your beauty fair Lyn May 20, 2002© ~Dawn~ A light first appears Within the start of the day The source of all life Lyn May 21, 2002© ~Butterfly on a flower~ Flower, you will wait Nectar, I anticipate Then I will take flight Lyn June 14, 2002© ~Bird in the hand~ Little bird sing This is your freedom to fly On little birds wing Lyn September 3, 2002© ~Storm coming~ nor'easter coming with rain and hail so beware seek shelter quickly Lyn September 4, 2002© ~A Yellow Daffodil~ yellow daffodil blooming through with sunlit light showing in the spring Lyn September 5, 2002© ~Butterfly on a flower~ little butterfly sitting on my petal green enjoying nectar Lyn September 5, 2002© ~Woman carved in tree~ you stand there alone in glory all around you lonely, yet solid Lyn September 6, 2002© ~A pole standing in water~ I stand so alone in the depths of water deep waiting patiently Lyn September 8, 2002© For More Haiku INDEX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View Sign HOME EMAIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~