Poetry Tuesday – Haiku Meme
A haiku is a poem that consists of three lines. Line one contains five syllables, line two contains seven syllables, and line three contains five syllables, for a total of seventeen lovely syllables.
The task for today is to write a haiku or two on any topic.
Here are a few I wrote:
So much depends on
One small bud and one small branch
Peeking out at me.
***
A paved path with lines
Yellow and gray, straight and fine
Guiding by design.
***
Juicy summer peach
Trickling down my chin to
Settle sticky there.
***
Two pins hold the map,
A collage of land and sea,
Up for all to see.
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wow, i really love the third one about the peach juice. it works so well for a haiku because it captures the moment and then suggests a little more. good stuff!
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