My First Haiku Poem Since High School

I have been doing a lot of writing lately and I wanted to practice a few different styles of writing to get myself out of my comfort zone. The other day I decided to write a Haiku Poem. 

I love to challenge myself and learn new or old skills. I haven't written a Haiku  since high school and I have been out of college for ten years! Yikes! So, I thought this would be a great challenge for me to practice an old skill - although it's been so long it felt like learning
a new skill.  

​The first thing I did was research, What is a Haiku poem?
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In a nutshell, a Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. Traditional Haiku's have these three qualities:

1. The essence of haiku is "cutting".
   • A. This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them,
   • B. a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation and colors the manner in which the juxtaposed elements are related.
2. Traditional haiku consists of 17 on (phonetic sounds) (also known as morae), in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5.
3. A kigo (seasonal reference), usually drawn from a saijiki, an  extensive but defined list of such words.

For examples and an easier explanation go here.​

Here is the Haiku that I created:

A single flake falls
From the vibrant blue April sky
Winter is still here​

This image taken a couple of years ago was some of the inspiration for the haiku.

​What do you think? I am sure it's not perfect  but this was my first attempt in a long time and I thought it was pretty good. I would love to hear your thoughts and any feedback you may have on my Haiku.
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Additionally, If you have a haiku you want to share, post in the comments.

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