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Ted Reynolds Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 331 |
Pigeons on a wire, Earth-bound, I look up and hear Far off, a high coo. Twenty-six, thirteen, Ten, forty-one, seven, five, Seventeen . . . Haiku! |
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Dennis L. White Senior Member
since 2000-02-17
Posts 1463Michigan, U.S.A. |
Ted, Delightful word play! LOL By the way, GESUNHEIT! Dennis :^) Moonbeams radiate When the veiling cloud has past Playful shadows dance Dennis L. White :^) |
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allan Senior Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 620On the road |
LOL!!!  |
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Ted Reynolds Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 331 |
Thanks. I really wanted to find a third play-on-words, (triplets are special,) but I never thought of a sneeze! Anyway, thanks to Dennis: It's coming, coming, I can feel it at the tip Of my nose . . . HaiCHOO! |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
wonderful ted, really enjoyed. "but for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of the ages, Who pay no praise or wages Nor heed my craft or art" Dylan Thomas. |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
 one more might be...Einstein's was high, Mine's not so, true. Tell me, What's your haiku? Well, I tried. Bob <>< |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wonderful sense of humor you've got there, Ted! Delightful!  Denise |
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allan Senior Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 620On the road |
How's about this one? How many times have I counted out syllables? Since Haiku? Too many! |
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PrincessPoet Member
since 2000-04-15
Posts 133Long Beach, Calif. |
The words spring & shine like the sun. Your failures in life come from not realizing your nearness to success when you give up. -Yoruba Proverb Poetry & Friendship, PrincessPoet |
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Colin Senior Member
since 1999-06-05
Posts 596Callington, Cornwall, England |
excellent. Lot's of fun Ted Eric. "We are the music makers and we are the makers of dreams." - Willy Wonka. |
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deleeme Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 1766NEW ENGLAND, USA |
Ted, I think your haikus are good--and I too am a sucker for the play on words--so here is one more to add to yuour collection: If I need more dough Then something will have to go Maybe I'll haiku! Cheers, David |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
your wit and creativity never ceases to amuse me....not porfound haiku perhaps but much enjoyed, nonetheless.... my contribution: Write five syllables~ Other seven syllables~ A haiku is born! |
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Ted Reynolds Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 331 |
I like it, Kaile. So here's my riposte. It's easy to add Syllable to syllable-- But so hard to stop! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
Ted, your riposte was so cool and so true...delightful read...now for my conterstrike A Haiku Done Wrong I bite my dry lips~ Syllable limit exceeded~ Oops...i did it AGAIN! hope u like  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Ted~ What fun ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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