Lets start another page. We will go with Sue's new first line. I will start a fresh Limerick line also.
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The clock strikes high noon
thoughts turn to mid-day hunger

The clock strikes high noon
Thoughts turn to mid-day hunger
Peanut butter clings

Dont forget, if you finish a Haiku or Limerick to start a new one.
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Music fills the room

Music fills the room
the spirit rises and falls

Music fills the room
the spirit rises and falls
Swaying to the sound
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cold water running

cold water running
the water heater has quit

cold water running
the water heater has quit **Jill, you're so silly. :<
shivering in tub
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Los Angeles smog

Los angeles smog
Eyes burning

Pete,
The structure for haiku is five syllables then seven then five.
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Los Angeles smog
My eyes blinking and burning

Los Angeles smog
My eyes blinking and burning
hazy traffic noise
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Road from Miles City

Road from Miles City
Dodging gray deer and dark cows

Road from Miles City
Dodging gray deer and dark cows
eyes strain with each turn
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soft sounds in the dark

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soft sounds in the dark
quiet cloud of stealth afoot

soft sounds in the dark
quiet cloud of stealth afoot
troubled sleep comes late
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silver, sliver moon

night sky illuminating

silver, sliver moon
night sky illuminating
coyote serenade
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welcome Kathy
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River runs silent

deep and green, still waters sooth

River runs silent
deep and green, still waters sooth
meditative gaze
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sweet smells of mother

sweet smells of mother
sundress summer clothsline day

sweet smells of mother
sundress sunshine clothesline day
blow gently to me
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Neon dragonflies

Neon dragonflies
wings of stained glass window panes

Neon dragonflies
wings of stained glass window panes
fishing wishing breese
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Meadowlark morning

Meadowlark morning
Sing to the sun, feathered waif

Meadowlark morning
Sing to the sun, feathered waif
explore from above
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Days rolling to fast

Days rolling too fast
tumble weeds and golden leaves

Days rolling too fast
tumble weeds and golden leaves
snow clouds coming soon
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Hi Karen, good to see your words again.
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Softly the winds came

Softly the winds came
Lithe, invisible currents

Softly the winds came
Lithe, invisible currents
embrace all creatures
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Friends that go and come

Friends that go and come
Puzzle pieces of the heart

Friends that go and come
Puzzle pieces of the heart
Fit to make a whole.

Galloping,soaring

Galloping,soaring
hooves beat thunder from the earth

Galloping,soaring
hooves beat thunder from the earth
running the plains.......free
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rain scent came early

rain scent came early
prelude to the raging storm

rain scent came early
prelude to the raging storm
gathering storm clouds
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first snow came easy

first snow came easy
Tears of Winter fell frozen

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FIrst snow came easy
Tears of Winter fell frozen
upon ashes of autumn.

Downy feather floats

Downy feather floats
grand palet of blue and white

Downy feather floats
grand palette of blue and white
painting color on the wind.


Horse tails in the sky

Horse tails in the sky
washing soft a crying crow

Horse tails in the sky
washing soft a crying crow
synchronicity

green carpet of grass

green carpet of grass
a secret under the snow

green carpet of grass
a secret under the snow
yawn and stretch toward spring

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cold cows are huddled

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cold cows are huddled
gleaning birds are now southbound

cold cows are huddled
gleaning birds are now southbound
trees bare brittle limbs

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echoing voices

echoing voices
minds eye sees faces long past

echoing voices
minds eye sees faces long past
together again

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sky, heavy with gray

sky, heavy with gray
thick...wet...bone numbing...silence

sky, heavy with gray
thick...wet...bone numbing...silence
solitude unquiet
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coffee aroma

coffee aroma
sobering scent of morning

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coffee aroma
sobering scent of morning
shaking off stardust
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mirrored reflection

mirrored reflection
images never the same

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mirrored reflection
images never the same
once you turn your head

burn my effigy

smoke wafts through my nostrils
stinging my eyes

Antonia, when you finish a haiku please feel free to start a new one. I will get this one going.
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Skeptical crows watch

skeptical crows watch
feigning willful human thought

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skeptical crows watch
feigning willful human thought
smug, feathered scoundrels
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ground frost of the field

ground frost of the field
new spring life sleeping....waiting

ground frost of the field
new spring life sleeping....waiting
widows neath the veil.

footstep sundered plains

footstep sundered plains
abandoned forgotten bare

footstep sundered plains
abandoned forgotten bare
such a thing is rare

a tongue licks my town

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a tongue licks my town
flaming consuming purging

a tongue licks my town
flaming consuming purging
uncoiling it's wrath

corpulent wasteland

corpulent wasteland
stubornly clinging to life

corpulent wasteland
stubornly clinging to life
counting every breath

solaced in silence

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OK, hold on let's take this new one to Haiku 3. Come on follow me, don't be afraid.