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Challenge of the day #1 (1 April) - write a haiku

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 01-Apr-20 09:18:32

While we’re all stuck indoors for the foreseeable, we thought we’d put together a Gransnet daily challenge to keep us all busy and entertained. We’ll post a different challenge every morning on a range of different topics - food, fitness, arts, crafts, writing, etc.

First up...write a haiku about your favourite person or your favourite food.

For those like me who have not yet branched into creative writing of this type, here's how to do it courtesy of wikihow

To write a haiku poem, write a poem that's 3 lines long and make sure each line has the right number of syllables. Give the first line 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables, and the third line 5 syllables.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

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Bellanonna Wed 13-May-20 23:04:13

After sunny days
I’ve now got the heating on
Such variety

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henetha Wed 13-May-20 10:24:36

She might be surprised
At modern methods, and yet
Pleased by the kindness

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May7 Tue 12-May-20 13:37:24

Florence Nightingale
Two hundred years since her birth
What would she think, hey?

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May7 Sun 10-May-20 15:13:09

I've bought chocolate
A blooming big slab of it
How long will it last confused

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henetha Sun 10-May-20 12:02:47

I recall my dad
And my grandfather also
Both army heroes

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Bellanonna Sat 09-May-20 23:24:15

VE Day has passed
Celebrated by many
At a distance, though

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May7 Thu 07-May-20 22:37:14

Clap for key workers
Leave fireworks for another day
Poor dog so distressed

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henetha Thu 07-May-20 10:21:53

The promised sunshine
Is hidden by haziness
Please keep your promise

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May7 Wed 06-May-20 16:29:08

Today its quiet
Bees humming in the flowers
Collecting nectar?

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henetha Wed 06-May-20 10:50:50

I like sausages
Even vegetarian,
Healthy and tasty

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Bellanonna Tue 05-May-20 22:37:46

The moon’s bright tonight
There’s a full moon on Thursday
I love to see it

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GabriellaG54 Tue 05-May-20 22:00:12

I love them all...the haikus.

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May7 Tue 05-May-20 14:33:26

Very windy day
Blossom blown about the lane
Lilacs hanging on

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henetha Tue 05-May-20 11:22:39

It's raining today
So no daily walk just yet
But plants are happy

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GabriellaG54 Mon 04-May-20 19:43:35

Seagulls wheeling o'er the sea
Squarking hungrily
We have fish and chips for tea

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May7 Mon 04-May-20 13:54:10

Breakthrough news today
Dutch scientists clever bods
Groundbreaking ideas

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henetha Mon 04-May-20 11:02:22

That's good Bathsheba
It brightened up a dull day
In these virus wars

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Bathsheba Mon 04-May-20 09:05:32

We all need a boost
So May the Fourth be with you
Hope that helps us all grin

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Bellanonna Mon 04-May-20 00:48:59

I miss them so much
It’s all very well to Skype
But it’s not the same

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May7 Sun 03-May-20 11:51:30

Bemused by people
I am a people watcher
Funny Behaviour

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henetha Sun 03-May-20 11:46:59

When I am set free
Will I be too scared to jump
Into the unknown?

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Bellanonna Sat 02-May-20 00:01:56

Sat in the garden
And listened to the song thrush
What a repertoire!

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May7 Fri 01-May-20 23:33:00

I've read a good book
Its kept me enthralled today
Beekeepers promise

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Bellanonna Thu 30-Apr-20 12:16:33

We notice thing now
That we didn’t see before
Our planet’s breathing

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May7 Thu 30-Apr-20 11:57:05

The sun is shining
Today I will see bluebells
Our woods are deep blue

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