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Sleepy Greyhound

Atara Jacobs 2007 (Long Island)

Haiku
The Tired Greyhound
Lies on the grass, tail laid flat
Sun goes down, eyes too

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a dog sleeps on a grassy field under a sunset after a long day

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Written on March 22, 2023

Submitted by Atarajacobs on March 22, 2023

Modified on April 21, 2023

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Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 77
Words 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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