General Poetry posted July 29, 2014


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haiku (watching the flowers)

by LoannaLois

watching the flowers
why they seek the sunlight's rays
but die without rain

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Nature Haiku 17 syllables OR LESS writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Nature Haiku 17 syllables OR LESS (less is better but not mandatory)
Picture a moment or scene using concrete images
3 lines (GENERALLY short/long/short)
2 grammatically-connected lines and 1 fragment. (This "satori" may be either line 1 or line 3)
No art work (let words paint the picture)
Use present tense
No end rhymes
No similes (subtle metaphor is okay)
No author notes
Minimal punctuation
No capitals (except "I" and proper names)
Title like this: haiku (first line of poem)

Opinions vary about the haiku form. The above are MY rules for THIS contest.

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