Haiku For Japan Poetry Share

Haiku Share / Contest

Note: the deadline for the share/contest has passed. Our Gratitude to all that participated! Please watch for the selected Haiku for Japan in OM Times and on the Humanity Healing YouTube Channel

Haiku is a form of poetry created in Japan. It is the expression of a thought within a single breath. Like Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms, Haiku are a physical expression of the soul of the Japanese people. To honor the Japanese people during their time of crisis, OM Times and Humanity Healing are sponsoring a Haiku Share.

Share your Oneness with the Japanese people! Send YOUR Love, Light, Prayers, Blessings and Healing energy to the People of Japan in the form of a Haiku.

Wake of disaster, Lost souls of the Japanese Petals on water

~Harukaze Richmond, VA USA

The poem does not have to be about the recent Japanese earthquake or the resultant crisis. It may reflect your impressions of the Japanese people, their land or culture, or any Blessing, Love, Support, Comfort or Healing thought for Japan that you may have. Your Haiku will carry your intention and energy for the Healing of a nation, and every time it is read, that Blessing will ripple out. We are ONE Humanity!

If your poem is selected; it will be featured both in the mid-April issue of OM Times Magazine and a video by Humanity Healing. Only one Haiku per individual will be selected for the Magazine/video. EVERY Haiku submitted will be twitted by Humanity Healing and OM Times and appear on the OM Times Facebook page.

OM Times Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/OmTimes

OM Times Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/OM-Times-Magazine/193984425849

The selection panel will consist of the OM Times Editorial Team and Japanese poets.

Entries for the Haiku Share/contest will be accepted through 10 April.

Be sure to include your name and location with your Haiku (see example of Haiku above).

Dancing Tulips of My Mind by Lori Glier

Entries for the contest will be accepted through 10 April.

If you are participating, please download this badge to share on your social networking sites to show your Oneness with the Japanese people.

What is a Haiku?

Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku does not rhyme. The challenge with Haiku is for the writer to paint an image in the reader’s mind within 17 syllables and 3 lines of poetry.