"A traditional haiku is a three-line Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. The lines don't rhyme and the poem should be readable in a single breath. ... Content [is] traditionally about nature or the seasons." (Source credit: Google search results for "Haiku format.")
A "Skyku © 2025" poem is a haiku about the sky, day or night. For example ...
Cumiliform shapes.
Nephelococcygia.
Imagination.
The word "nephelococcygia" means looking for shapes in the clouds that resemble animals, objects, etc.
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| Fishermen on Accotink Bay |
The preceding photograph shows a view from the shoreline of Accotink Bay. I shot the photo on 16 August 2013 at Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, a 1,200 acre preserve located at Army Garrison Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.
Related Resources: Visit the Carl Sandburg Sky Poetry Web page, including Carl Sandburg MS student-authored sky poems. As you will see, we don't just talk the talk, we walked the walk.
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