Haiku in My Garden! June's BML Challenge

Announcing BML’s June Challenge! “Haiku in My Garden”

We will accept submissions until June 30th emailed to Robbie

The Haiku team will choose 2 entries to award $15 gift certificates from local garden centers. The entries should express a garden theme and conform to the traditional haiku format.

Visit the new Haiku Page!

“A traditional Japanese haiku is a 3-line poem with 17 syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. …Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.” – poets.org

Here is a sample of a famous haiku by Matsuo Bashō.

The Old Pond

An old silent pond

A frog jumps into the pond—

Splash! Silence again.