Holy Haikus: Short Sacred Poetry

Holy Haikus: Short Sacred Poetry

• The haiku as a form of short sacred poetry originated with the Japanese Shinku tradition in the 13th century.
• It is a form of short sacred poetry that consists of three lines.
• Each line contains a syllable pattern of one, two, and three syllables respectively, as well as a syllable ending with an o sound.
• The syllables are counted based on the traditional Japanese pronunciation.
• In English, the syllable is ‘haiku’.

Holy Haikus: Short Sacred Poetry