HAIKU with Xuzhou Puxue Huizhi School

HAIKU is a traditional Japanese form of poetry. Usually, its theme is either a season or nature itself. But it can describe an object or some more philosophical topic. Its form is delicate – Haiku poem consists of three lines with a total of 17 syllables (even though it can vary when transferred into English or other languages). It can rhyme, but it is not necessary. A famous Japanese haiku artist was Matsuo Basho. Poets writing haiku in English nowadays seldom adhere to a 17 syllables format. The most popular haiku writer in English was Ezra Pound.

LINJIE YAN is 13 years old. She`s a student at Xuzhou Puxue Huizhi School. She likes to read books (Dostoevsky!) and write poetry in her free time. We proudly present her HAIKUS!

Ocean

Beneath the lonely sea

One cannot shout, yell or scream

That fear of drowning

Secret

Something incredible,

Inside or somewhere,

Is waiting to be found.

Existentialism

The real philosophy,

It`s like a brain in a heart,

Exists forever.

Wood

By the long riverside,

Only tall trees grow,

On the far south mountain.

Dreamer

The cooing of swallow

Heals the scar.

Wake up, dreamer.