Author's note: Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and the third line contains five syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three lines of poetry.

Character(s): Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura
Genre: Friendship, Angst
Disclaimer: Naruto and co. belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. The haiku belongs to me ;D.

Seasons came and went

Their perseverance saved him

Unbreakable bonds

Though the rain's heavy downpour refused to cower away, the three shinobi stood impervious to the elements like timeless Grecian columns.

Raven hair matted and unkempt, clothes disheveled and torn, eyes downcast and cold. This was not the image of the man Haruno Sakura loved and kept locked in her heart since the day he left Konohagakure nearly ten years prior. Instead, there stood a man who got lost on the road of life. Who needed to be reminded of where he came from and where he belongs. Who needed love to set him free from a past that haunted him.

Every year, they met like this. The three members of Team 7. Though Uchiha Sasuke would never admit to looking forward to their annual brief encounters, deep inside, it was all he had left to look forward to in his hollow existence. And though the first meeting happened entirely by chance, every time thereafter was silently planned.

And just like every aforementioned meeting, Uzumaki Naruto was the first to break the silence. "Come home." His eyes, heavy with bags from the lack of sleep, screamed with longing for his best friend. "Come home Sasuke-teme. Please. Enough is enough."

The rain continued to drum steadily.

The rain masked the tears streaming down Sasuke's cheeks.

This was all he needed to get through another year. A small reminder that regardless of his sins, his home will always be within arms reach of Team 7. Naruto and Sakura.

"Hn."

And with that, he turned and walked away. See you next year, he sighed under his breath.

Author's note:
This is my very first fan fiction posted anywhere on the web and I'm actually kinda nervous to have it out here in the open. Please be kind. However, above all else, I hope you enjoy my collection of random haiku. I have a few already written, but I am definitely open to different ideas from anyone and everyone. If you think of a clever haiku, please feel free to share it with me. I love most pairings and I'm not shy to give even the craziest one a shot.

If I like your haiku, I might use it as part of the story!

Until next time,
Hachibo