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January 24, 2014
By PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
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PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
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"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

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The history of a nation
Is written on the faces of its people

© Katherine S., Agoura Hills, CA

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PirateCountry DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 31 2014 at 7:49 pm
PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
91 articles 18 photos 330 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.&quot;

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Thanks! Now I can write a REAL Haiku!
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 31 2014 at 11:38 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

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I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Ahahahha yes, at first I had no idea either. In fact I still am somewhat divided as to whether the topics I choose to write in Haiku form are indeed meant to be written in it or not. But still, the bare minimum is the syllable  count I suppose. 5 in first line. 7 in second line. And 5 again in 3rd line. And there you have your Haiku ^_^
PirateCountry DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2014 at 7:06 pm
PirateCountry DIAMOND, Muncie, Indiana
91 articles 18 photos 330 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.&quot;

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OKAY. HERE'S THE STORY: I really wanted to write a Haiku but I had no idea what the requirements were so I Googled it. Google then proceeded to give me the entire history of Haikus and Japan and cherry blossoms and I had no idea what to do with that information. SO, using the lump of tissue between my ears, I TRIED to "replicate" a Haiku. Aaaaand...I failed. But thanks for telling me! I wouldn't have known otherwise. I need to research harder. Andthanksforthecomplimentbytheway :)
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2014 at 12:21 pm
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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I don't see how this is a  Haiku unless you forcibly make people into five syllables which is not possible I think :P But anyway, It sure is a pretty cool poem man. I like the stark truth expressed boldly and the picture goes too ;)