Writing Haiku Poems:

A haiku is a Japanese form of poetry about a single idea that has three lines. The first and third lines must have 5 syllables, and the second line must be 7 syllables. If you are not sure how many syllables a word has, look it up in a dictionary.

Here is an example:

A father holding

His innocent child reflects

On his certain fate.

Now try your hand at writing your own haiku using the words and phrases about Ben Shahn's From That Day On.

Line 1: 5 syllables _____________________________________________

Line 2: 7 syllables ______________________________________________

Line 3: 5 syllables ______________________________________________