Weather Poems for Haiku Day
Today is Haiku Day, a time to celebrate the Japanese short form poetry typically constructed of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. We asked some kids to share their weather haikus. Take a look: “Wolf Wind” Wind blows fast and fast! It howls like an angry wolf. The wind stings me now! — Julianne, age 7 Defining cloud shapes A sunny rainy rainbow Wish for thunderstorms — Ellie, age 8 “Bird Spikes” Robin wants to rest On these funny sticks? OK! Ouch! Away I go! — Lucia, age 10 “Comfort for a Rainy Day” My mother bakes pies She cooks them to perfection My mom likes to cook —Isaac, 12 Four distinct seasons Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter We enjoy it all — Ella, age 15 Lots of lots of snow The dark winter comes to life Every snowflake’s different — Carly, age 15 Now it’s your turn! Write your own weather haiku and post it in the comments for a chance to win a Columbia Weather ...