A few days ago, students wrote a poem in class.

Do you know “Senryu”? A “Senryu” is a short poem in which  writers express their feelings in short sentences. The number of letters is fixed. The letters used in a “Senryu” are “5, 7, 5”. It is okay to have one more letter, but if you read the words in “5, 7, 5”, the rhythm feels just right.

Students wrote about what they see, hear, feel, and think in their lives, but it is difficult to express in just a few words. At first, students said, “It’s difficult.” But they kept trying by counting the letters on their fingers. At the end of the class, they presented their works one by one and all of them did a fine job.

　We hope you will enjoy reading the Senryu written by NILS students.

1.明日（あした）から　　　北九州（きたきゅうしゅう）へ　　行（い）くつもり

2.日本語（にほんご）は　　いつもしごとで　　　　　　　　　つかいます

3.ももの花（はな）　　　　きれいに咲（さ）いて　　　　　　けっこんしき

4.両親（りょうしん）に　　お正月（しょうがつ）には　　　　いいことを

5.東京（とうきょう）は　　人（ひと）が多（おお）くて　　　にぎやかだ

6.うさぎ年（どし）　　　　みんなに元気（げんき）　　　　　いのります