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Haikus and
'Poetry-In-Motion's
magnetic poetry and haiku contest submissions to poetry.com
for those of you who don't know, a haiku is a form
of Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines.
The first and third line must have five syllables, and the
second line must have seven. It's usually
nature-themed. Magnetic poetry is when you make a poem out of a jumble of
words that they
give you, you drag certain pieces around to form coherent poetry.
what's your favourite piece here?
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haiku (picture given): UPON LOOKING AT A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO
this simple photo
of shadows and shine casts such
fine silhouette grace.
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LINGERING
the manor echoed tears
rooms never treasured
children's love
all scattered
quiet desire in the halls
always
children's footsteps pattered
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THE WEARY COOK
at the window
she forgot her
fingers smelled of
chilli
spice
licked
the powder night
tasting space--
delicious
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haiku (picture given): THREE DUCKS DESCENDING
By the riverbanks
Silhouettes kneel to the ground
Vanish, one by one
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A MOMENT
a deer Frozen white
one immaculate image suspended in time
and fate
to be young forever
seized in the headlights
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