Lyrical Thursdays: Haiku!

Happy (Friday) Thursday, everyone!  OK, so a 10 hour workday yesterday and meeting last night prevented me from getting this post up yesterday.  So let's all just pretend it's still Thursday, even though TGIF, eh, mack?!  

Wednesday was National Haiku Poetry Day!! Haiku has been around for a millennium in Japan, and is often appreciated for its simplicity.  

The 5-7-5 format is easily recognizable, and kids and adults alike can get into the spirit of National Poetry Month by composing their own.  

Not all haiku follow the 5-7-5 format, actually, which gets the perfectionist in me really prickly, but I'm trying not to be a haiku snob. Here are a few famous (and old) examples:

An old silent pond...

A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again.

A flash of lightning:
Into the gloom
Goes the heron's cry.

by Basho (1644-1694)

Over the wintry

forest, winds howl in  rage
with no leaves to blow.

by Soseki (1275-1351)

Here are a few I wrote.  Warning: I'm a big nerd and some of mine are nerd-inspired. 

The Doctor and friend
Travel all through time and space
In the blue TARDIS

Agatha spins tales
With Poirot and Miss Marple
Solving mysteries

Yummy warm cookie
Chocolate chips melting and
Filling me with smiles