haiku (ocean mammals)
Poetry Contest
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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