hai·ku * hīkoo/ noun

a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

Deer

Curled up in their sleep

Fawns have spots, bucks have antlers

Calmly in the field

-Mayli Montelongo & Erin Castillo

Seahorse

I am fast and swift

Camouflaged in bright coral

Warm, bright ocean home

-Hailey Dolson & Rocio Mendoza

Beaches

Glimmering water

Scorching sand between my toes

Islands surround me.

-Carly Popp & Brianna Lowey

Bears

Huge teeth, hairy, round

Sharp claws climb trees for honey

Why do you eat fish?

-Diego Marin & Cason Parks

Bluebonnets

Blue, tiny petals

Springtime is when they come out

Texas state flower

-Abbi Youngblood & Emma Martinez

Bald Eagle

Flying to the nest

High above, waiting for prey

Devouring snakes

-Rowe Williams, Jordan Faubion

Hurricane

Storm in the ocean

It does serious damage

Heavy wind and rain

-Michael Lockwood & Braxton Braim