Category: Haiku

Haiku · Non-Fiction · Writing True

How So?

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It takes months or days
For flower to grow, to bloom;
Pain makes people grow.

Haiku · Non-Fiction

Human Nature

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Waves crash on the shore,
Hearts both rise and fall with tides—
Endless, evermore.

Haiku · Non-Fiction

Dignity

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Steadfast and upright,
Grace in every silent step—
Dignity’s whisper.

Haiku · Writing True

It starts with a vision

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How do you plan your goals?

Dreams take root in mind,
Steps unfold like morning light,
Pathways yet to find.

Haiku · Writing True

Evanescent

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Tender memories

Of us in our happiest time

Quickly fading. . . gone.

Haiku · Writing True

Fortune Cookie Says

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You’d live a good life.

You just got to work for it

As best; as hard you can.

Haiku · Writing True

God, save the kids from poverty

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Courtesy of UNICEF

Every child deserves

A meal; no child should endure

Hunger; starvation.

Are We Doing Better On Child Hunger, A Sweeping UNICEF Report

By Fatima Tanis/NPR/HPR

Haiku · Writing True

Do You Know

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Scribbling with my thoughts;

I’m letting you read my mind—

What is the headline?