Haiku's for cards with photos

I've begun putting my haikus together with my photos to create unique cards. If you look on my photo page you will see my photography (and a few paintings). These photos can be matched up with a haiku.

The following are the haiku I use:

Friendship:

afternoon tea time
friendshi begins and endures
cream and sugar please

Christmas:

early Christmas Day
a secret wrapped in paper
celebrate giving

Birthday:

your birthday wishes
measured in sun rays and warmth
shine true everyday

Sympathy:

the sad dove flies home
sympathy in a heartbeat
silently tears fall

Sorry, I've been away. I'm going away again, to St. Thomas. I will be there with my husband, whom I love. We plan on a great time.

A Haiku:

Caribean Sea
lush with green and blue and white
love under palm trees

It's pronounced Hi Koo

Haiku is the Japanese form of poetry that is three lines long. The first line is 5 syllables, the second line is 7 syllables, and the third line is 5 syllables. It is a very disciplined form of writing that expects the writer to say a great deal in very few words. Haiku almost always has something to do with nature. Its strict structure is designed to challenge the writer to find the most perfect way to reach the reader's heart.

When reading Haiku, one is to read the poem once, then pause, and then read it again. The listener should be able to build a picture in her/his mind and see what the writer means.

Examples:

branches of willow
hangling low in the moonlight
weeping silently

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cars and trucks roar past
marigolds bloom quietly
uninterrupted