text: Haiku poems are usually about nature, which is why the assignment was given.  Poetry.com has a haiku section where you can make a poem from the words given and submit it to win a prize.  It's pretty easy.\n\nNo, the poem doesn't always rhyme, but it says something powerful.  Notice in your oem that it is a "bitter morning" and the sparrows are sitting "together" and "without any necks."  Can you feel how the birds are so cold that they sit close and bury their heads in their feathers to keep warm?\n\nI'll give you an idea ... and you can think about what to write.  The other day I was driving into a city from my tiny country community.  I saw a hawk perched on a fence post.  At first I thought it was a statue, until he turned his head.  He appeared stately in his fashion, uncaring about the world passing by.  He turned his head to look at me and seemed very bored.  I thought about stopping to take a picture, but was afraid he would just fly away.  So I went on my way and left him to do what stately hawks do in the afternoon.\n\nYou might think of that image and try to write something on it if you wish.\n\nGood Luck!\nSue