starry night (haiku)

[billy]

moonless night
pin-point stars
pierce the sea

i like it, should there be a seasonal word in there?

Hi Billy, thanks so much for stopping here. I imagine the use of seasonal words is optional now, it seems a lot of the traditional critieria has been abandoned in order to accommodate many languages. Here is an example of a haiku by Basho. I find many
exotic forms do not include a seasonal reference...but what do I know? Please take all info. with a grain of salt.
A wild sea-
In the distance over Sado
The Milky Way.
My best and thanks again,
Heart

wild sea denotes winter.
it may not be obvious but there is always a seasonal word in haiku. in a short poem it's optional in a haiku it classed as mandatory for the form.
certain birds are seasonal words, plants too. things like blossom, pine cones, bees, lambs and hundreds more.