haiku /ˈhaɪ.kuː/> n. (pl. same

or haikus) a Japanese poem 

of seventeen syllables, in 

three lines of five, seven, 

and five. 

dog /dɑːɡ/> n. poet 

Homework 

I don’t know that word 

But I’m completely certain 

I didn’t eat it

Returning 

Whenever you leave 

The wonder of your return 

Almost makes things whole 

In: Coleman, Jamie. What I Lick Before Your Face ... and Other Haikus By Dogs. London: Bantam Press, 2018.