Haiku (俳句 ) is a kind of Japanese poetry. It usually combines three different lines, with a distinct grammatical break, called kireji, usually placed at the end of either the first five or second seven sound units. The first line usually contains five syllables, the second line seven syllables and the third line, five syllables. In Japanese, there are actual kireji words but in English, kireji is often replaced with commas, hyphens or implied breaks in the haiku. Haiku does not have to rhyme but it must paint a mental image in the reader's mind.
Dear Bougainvillea
Wave with grace and glee
Teasing passerby
You will write me a Haiku, won't you?
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oh purple flower,
wilting in the hottest sun,
watching time fly by.
sprawling in colourful tones
delightful so