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PACE Global Haiku • January 2007 |
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Haiku Writing by I found that writing haiku takes your mind on a journey. Not being a very creative person, I found myself doing much better when we were assigned a specific topic rather than writing from out of the blue. I think a lot of it has to do with spending quality time reflecting. You really have to set everything else totally out of your mind to be creative and have success with haiku. I believe this theory applies to writing haiku, as well as reading it. I am looking forward to this summer (after school), when I can take some quality time and read much more of the haiku that we have in the text from this class. I will be able to put much more thought into it then. It was obvious after our first night in class that undivided thought needs to go into the reading and writing of haiku. It is almost like meditation. I am not convinced that I would ever make it as a successful haiku writer, but I have been inspired by some that I have come up with in the past couple of weeks. I also enjoy where the reading of haiku takes you with your imagination. |
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mile after mile |
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graveyard bound |
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out of worms |
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man’s best friend |
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one broken wing |
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the wind on the lake |
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weekend vacation |
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the line is out |
© 2007, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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