Post your haiku or limericks in the comments, below. Remember the pattern of a haiku is:
First, 5 syllables,
the second line has seven.
And 5 at the end.
A limerick is a wee bit more complicated. Here's one description.
Post your haiku or limerick in the comments, below. I love seeing what you come up with!
A limerick is a wee bit more complicated. Here's one description.
Post your haiku or limerick in the comments, below. I love seeing what you come up with!
Tolstoy’s Three
ReplyDeleteWhen to do it? Now.
Who to do it for? Near ones.
What to do? Their good.
dkm
sorry about taking so much space with that haiku--copied it from my word document and it altered the spacing. Next time I'll type directly into box. And thank you for the lovely opportunity for brief wordplay every weekend---such a nice idea.
ReplyDeleteOoops. What was I thinking? Before somebody else corrects my grammar, allow me:
ReplyDeleteFor WHOM to do it?
You haikued Tolstoy! Aw, he'd be so proud...
ReplyDeleteThe Impossible
ReplyDeleteDo what needs doing,
Work with hands, heart - never ears.
Overcome doubters.
Thanks, Mark. Perfect summation--in 5-7-5 time.
ReplyDeleteNew cat toy appears
ReplyDeleteSome call it a Christmas tree
Cats meow in mirth.
Ha! Kitties love it when their annual cat condo shows up again!
ReplyDeleteIf not miffed!
ReplyDeleteYour trash is in me.
ReplyDeletePlastic looks like jellyfish!
--Tula Sea Turtle
Is it possible?
The task: Swing the planet.
Let's try it and see.
Note: The leatherback sea turtle has back-facing hooks in the throat, which keep jellyfish, their main diet item, from escaping. When a leatherback mistakes a floating plastic bag for a jellyfish, its only route is down, not out.
Live day to day,
ReplyDeleteUsing head, heart, hands.
The ground is cold now.
Wait, wait, uh, . . or
ReplyDeleteBeing is today
Using head, heart, hands!
Spring grass grows in cold.
I like this one better.
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