Get out your notebook
draw five short horizontal lines
then draw seven more
another five meets the confines
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You witnessed a raindrop plop on the ground
express in your poem the sight smell and sound
reference the season It's in the rules
they don't give a reason They went to good schools
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Use your fingers for the syllable count
make certain to use the exact amount
Provided your poem is perfectly unrhymed
it is now a haiku spit-polished and primed
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Rip the page from the notebook
crumple and throw it away
find something better to do
with the remainder of your day
YOU ARE READING
Park Bench Poetry
PoetryTake a leisurely stroll through the park, sit on a bench facing the pond, and watch the ducks frolicking around the fountain. A woodpecker taps at a weeping willow, and a great blue heron takes flight from a small island in the pond. In these peacef...
