Haiku is Japanese poetry with 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. In English, the syllables are sometimes in a 3, 5, 3 pattern.The girls are doing haikus in Mrs. Kane's Poetry (Shakespeare) classes. Daughter L. did these last week, about three of her favorite things.
Snowboarding
Flat-footed dancer
Graceful, thrilling, cold, fluid
Fast , fun, fantastic.
Trees
Climb, calm, comforting
Limbs enfold, rocking, swaying
Lounging with the birds.
Books
Tomes, tales, pages, words
Cozy, steady companion
History, fiction
I can just see this graceful, flat-footed dancer enfolded in the comfort of her tree, relishing her escape into the pages of her cozy, steady companion. I know this girl and she is wonderful.
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