diff --git a/haiku.py b/haiku.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31115c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/haiku.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+def get_haiku():
+
+    return '''On a branch ...
+                  by Kobayashi Issa
+
+              On a branch
+              floating downriver
+              a cricket, singing.'''
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index af23184..e98d286 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-s = 'nothing'
+from haiku import get_haiku
+
+s = get_haiku()
 
 print('\nThis is our haiku:\n')
 print(s)