Lions and Tigers and Haikus - Oh my!

April is National Poetry Month, and this year Katie, a Collection Support Aide at the Hampton Park Library, created an endcap in our Juvenile section about animal haikus.

 

A haiku is a style of poetry created in Japan. These short poems consist of three lines, and each line has a required amount of syllables. Typically, the poem is a line with 5 syllables, a line with 7 syllables, and a line with 5 syllables. For example,

Hampton Park, the place
of creativity and
written word wonders.

-Kayla

Katie’s endcap encouraged visitors to take a moment and write a haiku about an animal. We were so delighted by everyone’s haikus that we wanted to share some of our favorites with all of you. 

I love to pet my 

Small furry cute puppy dog

As she snuggles close

The turtle is slow

But it always wins the race

Go, go turtle go

Dragons are [fierce] and powerful

And thats all I have to 

Say

Love Evelyn

Giraffes are the best

Their long necks make them super

Gentle giant friends

-Reagan C.

[Kitty] in the sun

Sleeping, playing, having fun

Fuzzy little one

-Emma

Duck haiku

Ducks are [fantastic].

They like to waddle and bathe

But can’t live in a cave.

-Maggie

The python slithers

Through the forest gleefully

It’s looking for food

We appreciate everyone who wrote a poem or stopped to read a poem from a fellow library patron. We hope it brought a little bit of joy to your day!