Haiku - have you ever tried Haiku?

My wife and I learned how to write Haiku during the summer of 2001 - she is more creative at it than I am already. Its quite simplistic, but it stresses to follow the rules, which are not that hard to follow.

seventeen syllables
line 1 - 5 syllables
line 2 - 7 syllables
line 3 - 5 syllables

one moment (with the emotion of that moment)
present tense
every word counts
include strong use of nature and preferably, an allusion to a season

Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.

my first try:

lovers sipping tea
circles of water mingle
hot afternoon sun

then, you can enhance it when your wife|husband shows you up!

sweethearts sip iced tea
circles of water unite
erotic summer bliss

Here are some we did after enjoying a picnic lunch by the ocean one summer afternoon:
(it was freezing, while there was a dense fog!)

sea smoke hides the sea
while happy dog chases ball
summer at the park

in vanishing fog
the brush reveals on canvas
the cool august sea

distant horn blasting
islands hidding in the fog
careful summer ships

the fog horns echo
dark gray clouds touching the sea
sailors tilt their heads

sitting by the sea
the tired traveler rests
summer gulls glide by

Quarter of a mile from hell

Quarter Of A Mile From Hell

Out in the darkness a quarter of a mile from hell
Down a descending mountain was trouble I could tell
Sounds of crunching metal and shattering of the glass
Crashing upon the roadway the silence came at last

Ringing in my ears and stars within my eyes
Sharp pain within my body lives then quickly dies
Laying face down along the highway within the smell of gas
I heard church organ music and the praying of the mass

I lived on that night even dream I’m still alive
Roaring engine and squealing tires I was lucky to survive
Down a descending mountain was trouble I could tell
Out in the darkness a quarter of a mile from hell

If you’re too old to listen what your momma has to say
Out on the highway is a dangerous place to play
Some roads climb high and some roads descend
Healthy growing bodies don’t always want to mend

In search of adventure and living without a care
Who ever thought I’d spend the rest of my life in a chair
Down a descending mountain was trouble i could tell
Out in the darkness a quarter of a mile from hell