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I read the last line as "underneath the stairs". Yeah. I do confuse myself on a rather regular basis.

That said, I believe the reason why Dreamwalker linked you to Wikipedia is because you're missing a rather signature element of haiku -- the kiri, or cut. There's more to a haiku than just the syllable pattern. Haiku endeavor to be profound in how brief they are. I do not see any of that profundity here.

See, the kiri is rather essential as it marks the turning point or twist of the haiku. The kiri signals to the reader that, "Hey! Your expectations are about to be overturned!" or "Something is about to be revealed!"

This attempt lacks that for the last line is a direct and predictable result of the first two. No new light is shed upon the situation. No expectations are overturned; instead, they are reinforced, and that spells out death for a haiku.

Haiku are deceptively difficult to write well. All I can say is keep practicing.

Hello Katlyn67.

Writing a haiku can be very difficult, especially since the rules are 5-7-5.

I liked your poem but the ending threw me off. In my own opinion, it was kinda of dull:

Underneath the stars

Um, yeah it is 5-7-5, isn't it?

I hate quoting wikipedia but you might want to read this.

I like this. It's hard to say much about a haiku, but this accomplishes its mission.