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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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SadafGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 01-Apr-20 12:43:41

@trisher fair point! We did this as a dailychallenge rather than a competition... BUT we have loved it so much (keep them coming!) that we will offer a small prize to one drawn at random. Unfortunately, prizes are in the office (ah, we remember the office...) and posting them definitely doesn't come under essential journeys, so there may be a bit of a wait.flowers

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rowanflower0 Wed 01-Apr-20 12:49:41

Bathsheba - no yeast? - do you have any yogurt?

If so, make sourdough:
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sourdough_starter_22976

Failing that, what about sodabread?

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Whitewavemark2 Wed 01-Apr-20 12:50:59

Just off for a walk
In the sun but a bit cold
Check the May blossom

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BlueSky Wed 01-Apr-20 12:57:48

What on hearth is a haiku???

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Callistemon Wed 01-Apr-20 13:02:17

Puss Cat don't despair
I saw a little mouse go
under a chair - pounce!

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trisher Wed 01-Apr-20 13:02:45

Thanks Sadaf

A prize make take time
They are stuck in the office
Self isolating

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Como2020 Wed 01-Apr-20 13:04:00

I found my babushka bag
Early sunshine lit the path ahead
A meal for this evening

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Callistemon Wed 01-Apr-20 13:05:36

What is a Haiku?
It's a poem, see OP
Not a great war dance

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Nina46 Wed 01-Apr-20 13:06:57

Staying home in Lockdown.
Husband smile is now a frown.
Can we cope twelve weeks?

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Tanjamaltija Wed 01-Apr-20 13:14:04

blackberry parfait
so luscious and so tempting;
antidote to stress!

.......

blackbird seeking food,
starkly contrasting with snow...
slink and hide, earthworm!

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rubysong Wed 01-Apr-20 13:17:16

Dairy Milk is here
Eight o'clock is choc lat time
It's our lockdown treat.

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NanaJackie Wed 01-Apr-20 13:44:56

I wake up later
But Does it even matter
Ring mate to natter

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BlueSky Wed 01-Apr-20 13:49:05

Well I've learnt a new word. Was I the only one who's never heard it before?

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SarahCGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 01-Apr-20 14:25:36

Am I actually
hungry? Or do I just now
work close to my fridge?

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Horatia Wed 01-Apr-20 14:35:10

Did I marry Graham
To be with him all day long
We rub along fine

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Witzend Wed 01-Apr-20 14:51:39

I am not hungry
So why do I keep wanting
Something really nice?

Cheese on toast would do
With Worcester Sauce and onion
I will make some now.

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NannaLyn Wed 01-Apr-20 15:00:01

Sun in a blue sky
Blackbirds singing in the trees
Some things still OK.

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Callistemon Wed 01-Apr-20 15:34:54

Cloudy, cold outside
DH snores gently away
Shall I make tea?

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Joesoap Wed 01-Apr-20 16:08:59

You invaded our world uninvited
Its time to go and never return
COVID-19 get on your way

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Witzend Wed 01-Apr-20 16:25:03

How kind of you, Call-
-istemon, I could murder
A cuppa just now.

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Jani31 Wed 01-Apr-20 16:47:28

I had to write a Haiku as part of my daughter's English homework. This was when the X Files was on the tv.
David Duchovny
I think he's sexy looking
I wish he was mine
I got a 'Cheeky' x

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Joygoddess Wed 01-Apr-20 16:56:22

Slowing down the pace
I feel greater connection
To those I love dear

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rowanflower0 Wed 01-Apr-20 17:12:41

What about a Limerick? - topical, of course?

The goats who lived on Great Orme,
Come to shelter at time of storm,
They came into town,
Found no-one around,
Started grazing on hedges and lawn.

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Nortsat Wed 01-Apr-20 17:20:46

iPhone mutes my calls
Apple are no help at all
iPhone mutes their call

?

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Grammaretto Wed 01-Apr-20 17:30:27

No-one sees the grass
Let it grow until Christmas?
It will be a first

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