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I know that SPRING is on the way because we already turned our clocks FORWARD \u00a0here in western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
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Turning the clock forward by one hour gives us such a different perception of the time and the shift we are experiencing \u00a0into a different season. \u00a0I can FEEL it in the AIR ~ \u00a0Spring is nearly here!\u00a0 The layers of crusty, slippery\u00a0snow are quickly melting \u00a0into the muddy earth. \u00a0The all-day rains have moved into our area and that signals that VERY\u00a0\u00a0SOON little flowers will pop up as the Earth warms.<\/p>\n
This is the best time to take a walk around your neighborhood and look for the signs of Spring that are all around you.<\/p>\n
Have you done that yet? Even in the rain, you can take a little “WALKABOUT” to see what is happening. \u00a0I do it every day because I have a dog who needs to be walked a few times a day.<\/p>\n
That is my excuse for being “out there” in every kind of weather.<\/p>\n
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There is a poetic form called a “Haiku.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nIt is a Japanese form that is elegant and so much fun to write.<\/p>\n
There are just a few rules for the Haiku and here they are.<\/p>\n
One_The Haiku will have just 3 lines<\/p>\n
Two_The meter of the lines will be: \u00a05, 7, 5 (Just count the syllables out for each line.)<\/p>\n
Three_ Your Haiku needs to focus on a season. In our case, we will focus on Spring. You need not name the season in your poem, but you can give information and words that make the reader think of spring.<\/p>\n
Let’s try writing a Haiku.. \u00a0I would LOVE to have you send yours to me so I can rejoice with you in creating your first Haiku poem. I warn you, they are ADDICTIVE, and you will want to do lots more. \u00a0You can contact me by sending your poem to me at: riverwoman@zoominternet.net<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n*******************<\/strong><\/p>\nWriting Assignment #9: \u00a0Write a Haiku to Spring.<\/p>\n
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This poem is written in the Japanese\u00a0 Haiku form. A Haiku has three lines, and traditionally it will have a reference to a season.<\/p>\n
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Spring Haiku<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBright saffron flowers<\/p>\n
disrupted crystal blankets<\/p>\n
to announce, “It’s Spring!”<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0***<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert.Poem Copyright, 2004.<\/em><\/p>\n Blog Essay and poem, Copyright 2015. \u00a0All Rights Reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even in the rain, you can take a little “WALKABOUT” to see what is happening.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Spring Haiku: Writing Assignment #9","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blog_2014_WBIV_PHOTO_YellowCrocusSnow.jpg?fit=251%2C201&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-cx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9870,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/new-poem-autumnal-prelude\/","url_meta":{"origin":777,"position":0},"title":"New Poem – “Autumnal Prelude”","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"October 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Autumnal Prelude,\" is a new poem by Pennsylvania poet Lynda McKinney Lambert. \"I planned to do some gardening today but plans had to change when I woke up to the sound of rain. 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