haiku

Today I had them write haikus. A haiku is a poetic form that has three lines: the first line is 5 syallbles, the second line is 7 syllables and the third line is 5 syllables. This exercise built upon a previous excercise where they wrote about their favorite natural place. So the poems were mostly about nature. As well I told them to bring in a picture of their favorite place, which many of them did. The students had to stand up and recite their poems and talk a little bit about the place they wrote about. I'll just let the students speak for themselves.

(1) Beautiful cloudline/Floating under the blue sky/Gives me happiness
(2) Beautiful garden/Trees turn green, flowers come out/Loving the garden
(3) A colorful lake/Set in a charming picture/Feel in the heaven
(4) A charming tulip/Turning out wonderfully/Attract you and me
(5) An old white dragon/Swimming in the vast blue sea/Singing happily
(6) A beautfiful sea/Like a diamond in thesky/Attract all of us
(7) A majestic peak/Sticking up into the clouds/will make me come back
(8) A beautiful plain/Happily plays my daughter/Like a butterfly
(9) My husband and I/A pair of mandarin ducks/Bathe in the moonlight
(10)A lovely river/Paradise of all people/Happy and joyous
(11) World of fairy tale/Charming and dreaming for me/until forever
(12)The falling leaves/Dancing in the heavy wind/Disturb my feeling