Dogs howl eerily Dark moonless and starless night Thief rejoice in glee #HaikupoetryBM Buddy Mantra Challenge no. 6 of "Gaming Time with BuddyMantra" "Haiku Poetry" Haiku is a short form of Japanese poetry in three phrases, typically characterized by three qualities: The essence of haiku is "cutting". A haiku poem has three lines, where the first and last lines have five moras, and the middle line has seven. The pattern in this Japanese genre is 5-7-5.