Exceptional 5/7/5 haiku contest entry 2017 JAPANESE POETRY : haiku (old woman nods off) by Gypsy Blue Rose      Sunset Haiku Contest Winner

old woman nods off on park bench as warm breeze lulls— tangerine sunset   Writing Prompt Write a haiku on the subject of a sunset Basic rules: 17 syllables OR LESS (Does NOT have to be 5-7-5 syllables) 3 lines (short/long/short) Present tense Two grammatically interconnected lines of concrete imagery in lines 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 and a satori in lines 3 or 1 No caps (except proper names, etc.) Minimal punctuation NO personification (attributing human qualities to animal or object) Artwork allowed Title like this: haiku (first line) Sunset Haiku Contest Winner Author Notes 5/7/5 kigo summer

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