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 | THE HAIKU
A short poem in three lines with seventeen syllables or less. The subject of a haiku (pronounced "high-koo") is often a moment in time when Nature becomes part of the human experience. The poem is written simply, so that the reader can enter and share its moment. |
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 | a thorny hedgerow
conceals the summer sparrows
singing in full voice |
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 | ambassador fly
comes from prehistoric times
in golden amber |
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 | deep into winter
the seed potatoes sprout eyes
in the root cellar |
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 | ah, the outdoor cat
stops to watch the indoor cat
through a pane of glass |
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 | the one-legged man
in the hospital wheelchair
hears dancing music |
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for the diamonds sparkling
in the winter snow |
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 | the red zinnia
top-heavy with flower blooms
uprooted itself |
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the river is gone
but the pattern of waves flows
in the dry bedrock
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 | in a metal urn
they keep a handful of dust
brought from ground zero |
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 | let your soul wander
where the pine and sequoia
grow deep roots and thrive.
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