– This is a new form of Japanese poetry that I recently discovered. It is very similar to haiku, but has two more lines. The syllable scheme is 5, 7, 5, 7, 7. So, it essentially a haiku with two more seven syllable lines.
Trees have been laid bare
The world has shriveled up tight
Colors have faded
The light has succumbed to dark
Winter wraps us in its arms
Verse Not Prose 