secondhand haiku: Emma’s crayon poem



Emma's-Crayon-Poem

The secondhand collection continues with its youngest writer yet, the lovely Emma Rose Martino. Emma is still awaiting her fourth birthday, but that didn’t stop her from composing the above haiku with a little logistical help from her mom and dad.

The haiku sprouted from Emma responding to her father’s explanation of what a poem is. And while she relied on her mother for a bit of spelling guidance, Emma conceived the words and wrote every letter herself. Promising work for a three year old :)

(Update: Karl has posted a great explanation of this haiku’s creation — I recommend reading that as well.)

As always, you can see the rest of the secondhand collection here. If you are so inclined, you can send a haiku or short poem of your own.


When you draw with pictures
and you draw words, it’s a poem
color with crayons

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by howard

November 18th, 2009

Posted in handwritten haiku,secondhand

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Susan-Schechter/1155386458 Susan Schechter

    This is lovely. Just like a child to point out some beauty and take it to the next level with crayons.

  • EllenS

    this is more like a gift for you, and yet it is not July. Quite lovely.

  • http://nonbreakingspace.com/ howard

    Susan – exactly. and for those who haven't had the pleasure of meeting her, Emma is an incredibly bright child.

    Ellen – definitely a gift. it's been quite gratifying to experience other people's takes on the haiku, and this one is no exception.

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    [...] Emma’s haiku Last month I posted a secondhand haiku written by the almost-four-year-old Emma Rose Martino. The other day her father wrote a neat [...]

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