潜む猫草隠れつつ近づきぬ

ひそむ ねこ　くさかくれつつ ちかづきぬ


approaching
a lurking cat crouched
grass-hidden

NACOS tips for writing English haiku

Grammar isn’t some lofty ruler that directs our speech; rather, it is our tool. We may choose in what way to employ it, and we are its masters. Never mind for one second how the poetry you write would sound if re-forged into the confines of a sentence or a paragraph. Think only of what emotion your words may bring to the heart, such as they are.




Frustrated by Michiko: Illustrated by Michiko