10-21-2007, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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Haiku
How about a Haiku thread?
You know the rules: five syllables seven syllables five syllables I like them because they force you to compress your meaning into very few words. I'll start: Yoga-stretching clouds Let shy stars play hide-and-seek Summer city sleeps |
10-21-2007, 11:55 AM | #2 |
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10-21-2007, 11:58 AM | #3 |
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We did have a haiku thread - I loved it but it died a death
I'm happy to see a new one started I seem to think in four and six syllable bursts, so I have to work at them Just a quick attempt: Gym again today My October achievement Toned but empty arms
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10-21-2007, 12:07 PM | #4 |
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10-21-2007, 12:13 PM | #5 |
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10-21-2007, 12:33 PM | #6 |
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10-21-2007, 12:46 PM | #7 |
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10-21-2007, 12:53 PM | #8 |
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10-21-2007, 01:05 PM | #10 |
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10-21-2007, 01:10 PM | #11 |
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10-21-2007, 01:15 PM | #12 |
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10-21-2007, 08:18 PM | #14 |
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So, I looked up Haiku earlier this year (they weren't a part of my schooling), and I understood that as well as the syllable thing, they were supposed to contain two related but distinct images/ideas (sentences) and have a seasonal/nature link. Am I wrong in this?
The one I wrote was this: Released from classrooms New growth awaits the learners. Scrip is awoken. I was pushing the scrip fundraiser, which is mainly used to fund the firld trip program at our school. It was spring, the time when the program starts up again after a winter lull, and also the need for $$$ The haiku worked -after that I got requests for poetry in my weekly newsletter and the $$ raised nearly trebled! I threaten them with horrible limericks if they don' raise more money!
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