After receiving positive feedback on the following three poems, I learned that two of them cannot be haiku. Why? They instruct, give directions. Such teaching is forbidden in haiku. Regardless, I decided to post them anyway. At least the Meditations will illustrate what not to do if you want to write real haiku.
Meditations
shut your eyes, be still
listen to the wind, rain, thunder
shut your eyes, be still
open your eyes, be still
watch coyote and bobcat climb
open yours eyes, be still
There are several other reasons why these two poems cannot be haiku–more than one image and a contrasting image in a single poem–forbidden. I knew there must be some reason I had never previously seriously attempted haiku. Too many rules.
This one, however, meets modern haiku standards or so I have been told. I will eventually get this. Learning, challenging oneself, remains a positive experience.
Night
big dipper illuminates
clouds race
darkness suddenly descends
writingontherim 
These are great! — even the ones that don’t really fit the “rules”. I love Haiku; but I’ve never been able to write it very easily. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I don’t know…Rules, schmooles, who says so? Just kidding, I think the best haiku’s have images, true. But I prefer learning something when I read, though images are nice too!