For those not familiar with haiku, it is a form of Japanese poetry, the criteria being to present an image, evoke a mood and make an observation. There are three lines with five syllables in the first and last line and seven syllables in the middle line. Example:

Peeling an orange (5) image

the bitter juice squirts my eye (7) mood, feel the sting

one blink and it’s gone. (5) observe disappearance

And now I’d like to share with you a couple of haikus I have written over the years which will appear in my upcoming poetry book.

He had a tantrum

it spoiled my serenity

and made me angry.

Dinner was superb

red snapper on the menu

tasty on the tongue.

Crouched low in the grass

sly cat watched bird eat its meal

one pounce, bird was meal.

His gait was rapid

head bent low against the storm

heading for shelter.

That’s all for now, folks. Thank you for any comments.