| 7/6/2008 11:55:38 PM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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The simplified rules: 5-7-5 syllables, as shown in the easy to grasp example:
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
--Richard Wright (collected in Haiku: This Other World, Arcade Publishing, 1998)
Now, I'll try one:
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| 7/6/2008 11:58:47 PM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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My worn-out blue shoe
Staring at my calloused toe
Where did we go wrong?
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| 7/7/2008 6:10:37 AM |
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alicekathleen
Sacramento, CA
age: 63
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July in Fresno,
Temperatures rising fast.
Quick! Bring ice water!
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| 7/7/2008 6:38:41 AM |
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raventalon
Belleville, IL
age: 48
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I prefer a tanka
Belleville is where I
Live. My grand folks still live here
And I plan to stay
And raise a family
So my kids can do the same.
--Raven, 1980
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| 7/7/2008 7:15:13 AM |
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1st_breath
St John, VI
age: 51
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Lost at sea
Share the air
Life's a beach
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| 7/7/2008 9:47:21 PM |
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alotmarc
Cartersville, GA
age: 35
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Living in a lie
This mirage you handed me
Is killing me slow
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| 7/7/2008 9:48:56 PM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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Sometimes I add to
Other times I subtract from
The tides rise and fall
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| 7/7/2008 9:55:19 PM |
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alotmarc
Cartersville, GA
age: 35
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But from the great tides
The old is made new to you
Brought from the deep blue
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| 7/7/2008 10:18:33 PM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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The old becomes new
The worn-out shoe is repaired
More miles lie ahead
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| 7/8/2008 1:46:41 AM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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The journey begins
The old man trudges slowly
Birds fly overhead
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| 7/8/2008 8:22:01 AM |
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alicekathleen
Sacramento, CA
age: 63
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Having my coffee
Little bird watching
Does he wish I had a roll?
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| 7/9/2008 3:17:20 AM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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Birds soaring above
Salmon swimming up the creeks
Summer shines brightly
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| 7/9/2008 6:14:48 AM |
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alicekathleen
Sacramento, CA
age: 63
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All the pretty paints!
Oh, if I had a canvas,
I'd paint until dark!
Hey Rog, I think I have the count on the right lines, finally!
[Edited 7/9/2008 6:15:57 AM]
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| 7/10/2008 1:08:53 AM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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Chainsaw bites the wood
A new shape begins to form
I'm not having fun
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| 7/10/2008 1:59:15 AM |
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roggor
Merlin, OR
age: 80
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This is me, you see
See who I am, I am me
My words define me.
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