The year's end draws near /
Autumn leaves these trees threadbare /
Life's metaphor talks //
5-7-5
Haiku a Japanese poetry format....classical based on 17 syllables in three lines 5-7-5 or 10 syllables in 3-4-3 format.
By syllables in English based Haiku, we are talking of the syllables in each word...like Water is 2 sylabbles wa+ ter, Harmony has 3 syllables har+mo+ny.
Some modern poets don't stick to syllable style.