Ask the Next Question
Writing Adventures for Wild Girls

Write A Pirate Haiku

A haiku is a poem that's three lines long.
 
What does that sign say?
No pirates allowed? No way!
Someone walks the plank.
 
To write a haiku, you count syllables, the sounds that make up words. The word pirate has two syllables: pie and rat. Put them together and you get pirate. 
 
In a haiku, the first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. And the third line has 5 syllables. Count the syllables in the haiku above and you'll see what I mean.
 
Now it's your turn. Write a haiku about pirates. To send it to me, use the form below.