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Haiku

iamstop · 2019-12-31 17:06:40

I did a search but didn't find any Haiku threads. Basically it's a Japanese style poem. 3 lines. 1 - 5 syllables 2 - 7 syllables 3 - 5 syllables Here is an example I found online: Beautiful sunrise On a warm summer morning. I wait for day's start. Here is one I wrote: Eagerly Digging Many rare gems discovered Can't wait to…

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31-12-2019 6:06pm

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iamstop

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I did a search but didn't find any Haiku threads.

Basically it's a Japanese style poem.

3 lines.

1 - 5 syllables
2 - 7 syllables
3 - 5 syllables

Here is an example I found online:

Beautiful sunrise
On a warm summer morning.
I wait for day's start.

Here is one I wrote:

Eagerly Digging
Many rare gems discovered
Can't wait to get home

Feel free to comment or add your own.

https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7

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#2 31-12-2019 8:31pm
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My favourite is:

Five syllables here.
Seven more syllables there.
Are you happy now?

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#3 31-12-2019 8:36pm
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Oh maybe I will
Write a haiku of my own
Or maybe I won't

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#4 23-01-2020 5:29pm
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Haikus shouldn't rhyme
That itself would be a crime
I should do time

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