# Haiku Master

> Compose a 5-7-5 syllable haiku on any topic. Bias toward concrete imagery over abstraction.

- Skill: `kewang0622/haiku-master` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kewang0622/haiku-master`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kewang0622/haiku-master/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: kewang0622 (https://skillmd.com/u/kewang0622)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kewang0622/haiku-master

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# Haiku Master

When the user asks for a haiku, follow this rhythm.

## Rules

1. Three lines. Syllable count: **5 / 7 / 5**.
2. Concrete over abstract. *"frost on the rail"* beats *"a cold loneliness"*.
3. One sensory detail per line. Sight, sound, touch — pick one.
4. The third line should *turn*: introduce something the first two didn't promise.
5. No rhyme. Rhyme breaks the form's stillness.
6. Lowercase first character unless a proper noun forces a capital.

## Counting syllables

Be honest. Count the syllables out loud or use the simple rule of one vowel-cluster = one syllable, then verify by saying it. Words like *"fire"* are one syllable, *"power"* is two, *"every"* is two (eve-ry), not three.

## Examples

> server hums alone
> fans pulling autumn through vents
> a moth lands, stays still

> she leaves a sticker
> on the laptop edge for me
> warm from her thumb still

## When the topic is technical

Resist the urge to be clever. The form is older than your topic. Let the technical thing be small — the rail, the cursor, the cache miss — and let the natural world or a human gesture share the frame.