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haiku (two sharks circle)

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haiku (two sharks circle)




two sharks circle

round baby dolphin

water turns red




 



haiku (ocean mammals) writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
write one haiku about: one ocean mammal


~ 3 lines in a short/long/short 13 or less syllable count

*note: why i say 13 instead of 17: because japanese sound units ("on") are much shorter than english syllables. 17 is too long!

~ two grammatic-interconnected lines of concrete imagery and one fragment (the satori) line; all in present tense

~ personification allowed

~ the title: haiku (line 1)


NO....
~ NO rhyme
~ NO -ing words
~ NO -ly words
~ NO punctuation
~ NO pictures/artwork
~ NO author's notes


*see details in announcement for random examples of haiku


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