{"product_id":"i-came-upon-a-christmas-john-d-ottini-9798298437127","title":"I Came Upon a Christmas Haiku: 52 Thought-Provoking Christmas Haiku Poems","description":"Author John D. Ottini decided to combine his favorite time of the year Christmas, with his favorite form of poetry, the haiku, and the result is this wonderful little book of 52 Christmas Haiku. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's hopeful that you'll find these Christmas haiku poems, eloquent, heart-warming, thoughtful, nostalgic and often humorous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you haven't read any his previous haiku books, you might be wondering what exactly a haiku is. Well, a haiku is a short poem that consists of three lines. The first line must contain no more than five syllables, the second seven syllables, and the last, again five syllables\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe challenge and enjoyment in crafting a haiku is in attempting to portray a meaningful or humorous thought or emotion using only three lines and seventeen syllables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was his challenge in writing the haikus in his first two books, and the same is true for this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Ottini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298437127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"John D. Ottini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761802395903,"sku":"9798298437127","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_811eb4cb-2a82-4c8d-a795-6ce4062c0a42.jpg?v=1765515450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-came-upon-a-christmas-john-d-ottini-9798298437127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}