Selling Shoes Haiku

I love selling shoes
but some ladies drive me nuts
Just a waste of time!

Don't know what they want
and all shoes make their feet hurt
I have to be patient!



I wrote this Haiku about selling shoes because I had a really busy and stressful week at my job. I really like being an assistant manager at a women's shoe store, but some customers are really anoying. Some try on a million pairs of shoes and do not purchase anything! This is the first time I hear about Haikus, and I learned that they belong to the japanese tradition. I think they are short and fun to write, and it is an original way to express my thoughts and feelings.

This exercise helped me learn more about counting syllables, and I even had to look up the rules. It is a great way to apply the rules of dividing words into syllables. This can be used in an English grammar class; students would be able to apply in a fun way what they are being taught.
At the same time, they can use their creativity to come up with a short poem. So, they are developing different skills such as applying what they learn, being creative, and learning about japanese poetry.