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haiku (the orange day fades) by fayesh
Sunset Haiku writing prompt entry
Artwork by William Runcie at FanArtReview.com

the orange day fades,
darkening the horizon
the world slows then sleeps


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)

Author Notes
Thank you to William Runcie for the golden skys photo.

     

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