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Thoughts in 5-7-5

March 1, 2011
By RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
Love with open hands. - Madeleine L'Engle


Sometimes a joke is
All anyone needs to be
Suddenly happy.

Names in yearbooks are
Easily forgotten by
Even their owners.

A picture can tell
A thousand words all at once
Without clarity.

I could swear the sun
Sings every time it rises
And weeps when it sets.

The wind blows hard so
You pull up your sweatshirt hood
Round your freezing ears.

My glasses always
Blocked my eyes. Now my contacts
Cloud them. Which is worse?

The bagpipes skirling.
My feet long dearly to dance
But I don’t know how.

Feeling sort of lost
In places your soul knows well
Makes a pioneer.


The author's comments:
I just started writing haikus after a history test.

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on Mar. 4 2011 at 11:47 pm
nikkigonefishin GOLD, Los Angeles, California
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Favorite Quote:
" A smile is worth a thousand words"
" The purpose of the writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself."- Albert Camus

I liked your haikus and it gives insight onto ur thoughts. I tend to write free verse too in my spanish class :)

on Mar. 4 2011 at 10:02 pm
RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
109 articles 0 photos 164 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love with open hands. - Madeleine L'Engle

Oh, I know. I do that all the time. Thanks for reading! :)

on Mar. 4 2011 at 10:02 pm
RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
109 articles 0 photos 164 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love with open hands. - Madeleine L'Engle

I will do that! Thanks for reading. :)

on Mar. 4 2011 at 6:48 pm
MirandaAdelyn SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
9 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I like your haikus, good job! That's funny too because after an english test I started writing haikus on the back of my paper. :)

on Mar. 4 2011 at 5:29 pm
ebj.2014 PLATINUM, St. John, Washington
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I really like this! :) I'm into Haikus as well...mine is called "Butterflies" and is also on the front page of the poetry section...check it out? Thanks! Keep up your great work!