Favorite Places Haikus Vol. 2 (2025-2026)

In our fourth lesson of our Poetry Unit, our students learned about the haiku, a Japanese short-form poem. They learned about the 5-7-5 syllable rule and the technique of how to say more with less.

As an homework assignment, students were asked to write haikus about the top 3 favorites places they have traveled to. It can be anywhere near their home, in Hong Kong or in another country they’ve visited.

Here are some of the highlights:

Cultural Centre

Endless Nights

Performing on big stages

Bows to Audiences

By Esther Lee Sze Chai 6(H)

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Sunset

The black steel tower.
Standing in the summer breeze.
Shadows on the Seine.

By Noah Zhu 6(B)

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Mount Fuji

Under the mountain,
A white cloth flops from my sight,
But appeared at the top.

By Torres Sung Yui Hum 6(H)

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Lion Rock Top

Lion Rock Cliff

Wind blows toward faces greatly

Small dots move like ants

By Marie Lee Yan Mew 4(A)

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Wave Lagoon

Sun warms the big waves,

Laughter floats on salty air,

Darwin’s skies…so bright.

By Aidan Tse Yee Hin 4(A)

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Universal Studios in Japan

Coaster climbs so high,

Cool air rushes past my face,

Coaster thrill… alive!

By Aidan Tse Yee Hin 4(A)

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Whispers of the Deep

In the vast blue hole

coral, fish and jelly fish,

dark, deep and marine.

By Nathan Yam Shiu Fung 5(A)

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