Haiku is a type of POEM or VERSE originating from Japan. It is composed of three lines, with the first and last lines having five syllables and the middle line having seven syllables. The POEM typically focuses on nature and conveys a message in a concise manner. The crossword solutions for the term haiku are POEM (4 letters) and VERSE (5 letters). A POEM is a literary work written in VERSE, while a VERSE is a line or group of lines in a POEM.