Why Haiku-styled poems

i guess i can’t really call my poems haiku as they aren’t written in Japanese, but they are haiku styled.  i love the discipline of 5/7/5 syllables and the need to include nature in some form. They are quick – and easy – and yet i find myself doing many quick re-writes as i go … to tighten form and create stronger images.

Haiku – 6 (adult)

Beltane passions burn

From within her nectar flows

Quenching his Spring fire

Haiku – 5 (adult)

With love’s gentle touch

Deep pink petals unfurling

Sweet honey springs forth