Early in the school year Mr Routledge showed us
how to write Haikus. They are Japanese in origin, with a strict
syllabic structure. See if you can work out the structure from
the poems below.
The
Death Knight
Massive hell-dark knights
Damned by Hades. Gods all,
Reapers of pure souls.
Edward Cooke |
Exotic
Fruits
Pineapples and grapes!
Tropical fruitfulness!
Bursting with juices
Grant McCallum |
Trees
Swaying back and to
In the winter's bitter breeze
Stripped by the raw win
Melody Meacher-Jones |
Pigs
Pigs are odorous
They're grotesque all night and day,
And a little bit porky
Jonathan Rodger |
Dogs
God likes dogs so much
Spelt their name his own backwards
Holiness in hugs
Grant McCallum |
Thunder
Spark! Flash! Blinding Light!
The deafening sound breaks the night
Then a young child cries
Francesca Quinn-Thomas |
War
Tank shells are flying
Bullets tearing into skin,
Young children crying
Jason Brewer |
Kagwa
Huntsman
Kagwa huntsman looks
Through the bushes and the trees
With his spear at hand
Alex Sidery |
Cats
Felines strolling 'long
Slinking by the dustbin's side.
Cats in the alley!
Francesca Quinn-Thomas |
Cricket
Smacking, forward drive
Like a bullet from a gun
Magnificent four!
Marcus Torr |
Sharks
Teeth like sharp coral,
Lurking in the depths of the sea,
Waiting to attack
Alex Sidery |
Who?
They boss you around
And treat you like you are dirt!
That's teachers for you!
Sapphire Rees-Wilson |
Teachers
The teachers from school
Are terrifyingly harsh
The're just too absurd
Marcus Torr |
Light
I'm surrounded,
Surrounded by darkness black
Suddenly, pearl white
Alex Sidery |
Netball
Passing and catching
While running in the cold
Jumping and scoring
Sapphire Rees-Wilson |
My imaginary
creature
Its fangs are razors
Annoyed of my existence
Grinding brittle bones
Jonathan Rodger |
Insects
Paralysed with fear,
Of the deadly human feet,
Which terrorise bugs.
Thomas Wainwright |
Owls
Hooting in the night,
Waking innocent people,
Then fleeting off home.
Caitlin Deering |
The Night
Thinning demons haunt
A pearl shining in the sky,
All I see is dark
Jason Brewer |
Graveyard
spirits
Spirits rise from graves.
In the darkness at midnight,
And roam in moonlight
Thomas Wainwright |
Murder
The knife shimmering
Then hoisted into the air.
Down it comes. Then blood.
Caitlin Deering |
Basketball
He dunked the ball
Quickly, pivoting around
Spectacular shot
Ciaran Willis |
The
Haiku
Haikus are boring
Thomas Wainwright is snoring
Why did they applaud?
Timur Tamer
|
Harry
Potter
Here at Hogwart's School
Harry Potter learns magic,
Made by Mrs Rowling
James Carr |
Food
Fanomical food
Forces licking of your lips
Through fatanising
Ciaran Willis |
Winter
Touched by Jack Frost
Giving amazing presents
Throwing balls of white
Timur Tamer |
Crayons
Colourful crayons.
You can doodle and squiggle,
More fun than homework
James Carr
|
Best book
Universal best.
The Wisden Cricket bible
Read under covers
Glenn Coppack |
Maths
Loathsome subtraction
Multiplication I snore
Tedious division
Tom Hargreaves |
Mars
The red god of war
Has nothing but maroon dust
Lying in rigor.
Oscar Hayward |
Sharks
Sharks swim through the waves
Quickly, sharply, silently.
Looking for a meal.
Glenn Coppack |
Football
Soaring through the air
Everyone gazes and stares.
The goalie, vanquished!
Tom Hargreaves |
The Oak
Tree
The colossal oak
Waving in the gusty wind
With rusty brown leaves.
Oscar Hayward |
Maths
Boring addition
Loathsome multiplication
Tedious division
Glenn Coppack |
School
Some days school is fun,
But it can be quite mundane.
I never get my work done!
Hannah Phillips |
Nebulae
Gaseous nebulae
Floating in the black sea; space,
Lights the void of cosmos.
Oscar Hayward |
Spiders
Spiders sticky webs,
Sparkle and shimmer today,
In the morning sun.
Daniel Titmuss |
Eel
The electric eel,
Feared by all of mankind.
Riding the icy sea.
Thomas Johansen |
The Child
Crying in the streets
No one loves or cares for her,
Like a sun, snuffed out.
Oscar Hayward |
Jaguars
Jaguars creeping,
Stealthily through undergrowth,
Killing antelope.
Daniel Titmuss |
Skiing
His edges like knives,
Crunching the gates with annoyance,
Gliding through the course.
Thomas Johansen |
Spiders
Webs of your labour
Shimmer in the dew and rain
Fabulously formed
Grant McCallum |
Teaching
This Lot
Monday, five past ten.
Sweat breaks out as I ponder
The next thirty five!
A Teacher |
Teaching
this lot (2)
Wonderful witty
Words, liven brilliant thoughtful
Ideas in class
A Teacher |
Teaching
this lot (3)
Don't work with children
Unless you want amazement
As a companion!
A Teacher |
Me
I am amazing.
Knowledgeable as well-No?
Still better- I'm glam!
Hannah Phillips |
Rivers
It flows glistening
In the summer rays of warmth
Twisting and winding
Melody Meacher-Jones
|
Bread
Fragranced greatness
Loafaliciously perfect!
Fantastic to eat
Grant McCallum |
