A Short Poem (haiku style)



Each stanza of this poem is a haiku.  A haiku is a poem of three lines, the first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5 syllables.

This poem is short;
Being brief is a good sport:
And a wise resort.

Put your words away;
Shutting up can make your day:
Short is sweet, I say.

(c) Dale Raymond 5-9-12
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Submitted on November 09, 2016

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AAA BBB X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 331
Words 68
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 1

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