Our favorite haiku and haiga are the ones that take a moment of daily life and elevate it from everyday to memorable. Most of the haiku and haiga here try to do that. Some capture a moment in our daily lives. Others explore a distant memory and what makes that moment linger. A few are simply funny. And a few are a result of challenging ourselves to express an idea.
A few achieve the classical structure of five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Most settle for being seventeen or fewer syllables and expressing two images or concepts, pivoting on the second line.
