HAIKU EARTH EBOOK

HAIKU EARTH POEM ACTIVITY

“Tribute to Earth with Haiku Poems!”

Members of eTwinning Inclusive Education Group and their students 26 September 2020 European Day of Languages

What is Haiku Poetry?

Traditional Haiku Structure

The structure of a traditional haiku is always the same, including the following features: 1. There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables.

2. The ďŹ rst line is 5 syllables.

3. The second line is 7 syllables.

4.The third line is 5 syllables like the ďŹ rst.

5. Punctuation and capitalization are up to the poet, and need not follow the rigid rules used in structuring sentences 6. A haiku does not have to rhyme, in fact usually it does not rhyme at all.

7. It can include the repetition of words or sounds.

Source: https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/rules-for-writing-haiku.html

This activity was a part of European Day of Languages and it was dedicated to the

eTwinning Annual year of Climate Change and Environmental Challenges

(26 September 2020) Members and/or their students were encouraged to write in English, but they could have written in any EU language which actually made this Haiku Earth Poetry book multilingual.

Here is their creativity! :)

Example of Haiku Poem "Ocean meeting sky Warm wind gentle and freeing Breathing sea breeze air" ( by Tashiana Osborne)

Let’s protect the Earth Reduce waste, recycle trash One with the nature!

Marijana Smolčec, Croatia

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Haiku Poem from Pătârlagele, Romania The best time is now For the hope seeds to be sown For Earth, our sweet home.

(Emilia Frînculeasă, Romania)

Migrating birds will Want to come back to their Clean home, unspoilt Earth Edita GrubienÄ—, Lithuania

Icy wintertime Friends of the Earth forever Jumping in the sun.

Arjana Blazic, Croatia

The beauty here The green everywhere Let’s enjoy life Helga Kraljik, Croatia

Campos de flores, déjame pasar por ahí, campos mágicos

Sunčica Sabljak, Croatia

“ Try walking when it’s practical, And skip driving a car.

It will help cut down emissions And raise air quality by far.”

Belgin Saka, Turkey

NataĹĄa Sajko, Croatia

Hello everybody! This is our class 2^ (age 12) from Italy. We are 13 students. We really enjoy writing Haiku poems! Thanks for the experience! From here these are our works!

Teacher Pia Chiapella

the wind blows on the blue sea where appear the green island (Alessio,2°Sampeyre Italy)

support activist support thethe activist a new sunrise thisthis is aisnew sunrise respect earth! we we respect thethe earth!

(Daniele,2°,Sampeyre Italy) (Daniele,2°,Sampeyre Italy)

l’oceano deve essere meno inquinato, la valle deve essere piÚ pulita, la ora deve essere rispettata (Serena, 2^, Italy)

The Earth is a photo, The Earthand is a white photo,photo!

A gray,black A gray,black and PICTURE white photo!

Let’s take a NEW Let’s take a(Greta,2°,Italy) NEW PICTURE

(Greta,2°,Italy)

The cloud is in the sky The sunset is colorful The nature is in mountain (SoďŹ a, 2^, Italy)

La terra inquinata da persone che il vento non porta mai via la sabbia il mare caldo.

(Martina, 2^,Italy)

“The ocean is dirty,

there are plastic islands, let’s use common sense” Vittorio ,2° ,Italy

the sunrise wind is fresh like the sea breeze in the sky of everyday (Leonardo, 2°,Italy)

The nature shouts help fauna and flora suffer very much don’t let her alone ( Luigi 2^ Italy )

The seas are black because of the waste , we must save them!

(Arianna,2°,Italy)

Earth is polluted plastic is in the ocean we need to change (Matteo, 2^, Italy)

The animals... they must not die for the pollution .

( Lorenzo, 2° , Italy)

“ the smog pollute plastic is in the ocean let’s protect the EARTH!” (Damiano, 2^, Italy)

Pale blue Earthrise seen From afar - tiny, precious, It is life and home.

Daniela Bunea, Romania

Inclement decline A distant, sweet planet act enjoying the day

Triantafyllia Syvaka, Greece

Idyllic dawning shall a few, yellow - gold leaves at the perfect rain Triantafyllia Syvaka Greece

He’s hopeless, nothing no tears, with hopes he will fight someone special blooms.

by Theodora Tsiouvara, teacher of English 4th Junior High School, Greece

Πλημμύρες παντού Ξεριζώθηκε η γη Το φως σκοτάδι Ευαγγελία Χανή, μαθήτρια Α6 Translation Flood everywhere The earth was uprooted The light got dark Evangelia Chani, Student of 4th Junior High School of Polichni, Greece

Στην Ανταρκτική ένας μεγάλος κρότος πάγος κόπηκε Χριστίνα Στυλιανή Κόνδυλα Α1

Translation In Antarctica A big click Ice was cut

Christina Styliani

Kondyla student of 4th Junior High School of Polichni, Greece

Η ΓΗ Πράσινο και μπλε Γύρο- γύρο γυρίζεις

Translation THE EARTH Green and blue You go round and round

Κύκλος της ζωής.

Circle of life.

Μητέρα θεών Και ουράνιο σώμα Χαρίζεις πνοή.

Mother of gods And a celestial body You give breath.

Σφαιρική μορφή

Spherical shape

Ανάγλυφη ομορφιά

Embossed beauty

Χώμα και νερό.

Soil and water.

Αναστασιάδου Ιωάννα, μαθήτρια Α1

Anastasiadou Ioanna, student of 4th Junior High School of Polichni, Greece

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