My blue eyed baby—

My blue eyed baby—
So pretty in her prom dress
            She grew up too fast      

 

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Key haiku concepts:

Key haiku concepts:

• Something about cutting words
• Don't count syllables

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Outside my safe zone

Outside my safe zone
(otherwise known as my skull)
life is happening

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today I'm okay

today I'm okay
        tomorrow I'll be better
                hope springs eternal

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her lithe body

          her lithe body                 
a blend of wants and needs
         twice forbidden                  

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sunset breeze

sunset breeze
through an open window
whip-poor-will's song

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We did not move apart,

We did not         move          apart,
the distance between us  g  r  e  w.
O u r   s i g n a l    r e d s h i f t e d

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