Texas boll weevil
bringer of devastation
arrives with the spring

Now, dear DogCanyon readers, it’s your turn.

You know the rules of haiku:
Three lines.
First line five syllables.
Second line seven syllables.
Last line five syllables.

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(L-R) Mary Lowry, Ray Souder at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa. Photo by Ray Souder.

glorious boxes

shine in the shadow and sunlight

breeze bends the brown grass

Now it’s your turn, beloved DogCanyon readers. Write us a Friday Haiku about art and life. You remember the rules:

Three lines.

First line five syllables.

Second line seven syllables.

Third line five syllables.

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With haiku there are just a few simple rules to remember.

Every haiku has three lines. The first line has five syllables. The second line has seven syllables. The third line has five syllables, and often contains a little something unexpected.

It’s Friday so take five minutes to write a little haiku and post it here in the comments section.

photo by Mary Lowry

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We’re asking readers to go to the jump and write their own haiku.

The rules of haiku are simple. Three lines. First line has five syllables. Second line has seven syllables. Third line has five syllables.

Often nature makes an appearance in haiku. And the last line sometimes has an unexpected twist.

city of angels
barbed wire smog traffic douche bags
roses like melons

Now it’s your turn readers!

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Each haiku consists of three lines: the first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, the last has five syllables. Nature often makes an appearance in haiku, and the last line usually holds something of the unexpected, a little twist. I like haiku because it’s a populist art form. Nothing fancy needed. Not much time required.

We ask our DogCanyon readers to write a haiku in the “comments” section down below. We want to see your handiwork.

biking through night streets
city rising around me
gin hums in my veins

cold blue-green water
old man in a t-back thong
he smiles right at me

more haiku at the jump….

hipster in tight pants
wanders Congress Avenue
you’re not from here, son

she steps out her door
evaporated swamp air
summer almost here

Now it’s your turn, readers. Write a haiku for us in the “comments” section below. Show your stuff!

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