Once you have completed the two activities from Wednesday's class write your own haiku: based on on the theme/concept of togetherness forgiveness tolerance inclusions Do you remember the rules for haiku? Traditional Haiku Structure There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables. The first line is 5 syllables. The second line is 7 syllables. The third line is 5 syllables like the first. Punctuation and capitalization are up to the poet, and need not follow the rigid rules used in structuring sentences.