The Haiku Form

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    Silly, isn't it? / To copyright poems I write-- / On the edge of night.

    The Haiku Form
    (a haiku)


    Haiku form restrains--
    Yet frees a born poet's heart:
    Pains and joys touch art.

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    Written by Michael LP
    aka MLP, aka Mr. Poet, aka PoetWithCancer, aka PWC
    (I'm just me)
    Written on Monday, November 1, 2010.  11:44 pm
    64 degrees F.   Humidity: 33%   Forecast: Fair
    Copyright (C) 2010 by Michael L.P.  All rights reserved.  (Isn't that a hoot?)

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    aw3haiku commented on The Haiku Form

    02-12-2011

    yes, yes, yes...........................................
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    abuelita1 commented on The Haiku Form

    11-02-2010

    You are right on all counts, Michael. Another great piece of art. Super Angel
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    Poetry is what is lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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