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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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Maybelater2020 Wed 22-Apr-20 06:02:45

Bed is what I love
I long for a restful night
But it evades me

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Marmight Wed 22-Apr-20 05:44:17

Marmite is my fav
My Mother weaned me on it
I eat it on toast

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JoyBloggs Tue 21-Apr-20 21:11:22

Oh Cappuccino
Miss you so much already
Hope we meet again

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May7 Tue 21-Apr-20 15:20:25

Chocolate is bad
Recite this as your mantra
Then consume marmite

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Marmight Tue 21-Apr-20 13:49:10

I can’t help myself -
Just eaten the last choccy
Is this good or bad?

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Bellanonna Tue 21-Apr-20 12:25:05

Just off for a walk
No countryside hereabouts
Just house after house

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henetha Tue 21-Apr-20 11:41:03

A tub of ice cream
Is what I am yearning for
I scream for ice cream!

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Bellanonna Mon 20-Apr-20 17:40:31

Turkish Delight’s my thing
Had a great big box of them
Now nearly all gone

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May7 Mon 20-Apr-20 17:30:04

Steak and Kidney pie
Thats for tonights scrummy tea
Vegan tomorrow

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tiredoldwoman Mon 20-Apr-20 11:33:44

Car gone for repair
Brakes both dodgy and no lights
Walking shoes needed

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henetha Mon 20-Apr-20 11:14:41

It's quite exciting
Expecting new groceries.
Highlight of the week!

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May7 Sat 18-Apr-20 12:45:40

Chocolate biscuits
Eaten one this morning, but
Two, Three, five .. all gone

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WOODMOUSE49 Sat 18-Apr-20 11:14:03

Delivery here!
Where's the chocolate biscuits?
Out of stock - Oh No!

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henetha Sat 18-Apr-20 11:08:16

It rained yesterday
So hopefully put out fires
And watered the plants

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May7 Wed 15-Apr-20 13:02:56

Our moors are on fire
Arsonists got bored..... idiots
Fire crews worked all night

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henetha Wed 15-Apr-20 11:09:54

The moors are still there
The sea still pounds the beaches
I will see them soon

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Cunco Wed 15-Apr-20 09:28:28

'Morning dog' precedes
A smile for the dog owner
Because 'who bites, wins'!

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Bathsheba Tue 14-Apr-20 21:53:47

Grandson's two years old
Too young to understand why
We can't visit him

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Bathsheba Tue 14-Apr-20 18:41:51

Making crocheted hearts
For those in intensive care
And for their loved ones

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May7 Tue 14-Apr-20 12:15:50

Talking to the birds
They answer me back whistling
Think I've got a date

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henetha Tue 14-Apr-20 10:51:32

Sat in the garden
Surrounded only by birds
Heavenly to me

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henetha Mon 13-Apr-20 10:06:45

A smile from Cunco.
Just a moment's slight contact
Makes us less alone
smile

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Cunco Mon 13-Apr-20 09:47:39

Oops. I slipped up in the last line.

The north wind doth blow,
Trunks bend, limbs stretch, the forest's
Green morning work-out.

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Cunco Mon 13-Apr-20 07:34:03

henetha That's very kind, made me smile ? and your haiku reminded me of our adopted family motto 'brace up!'

The north wind doth blow,
Trunks bend, limbs stretch, the forest's
Morning work-out.

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May7 Sun 12-Apr-20 13:44:36

Still reading good book
Lawnmower droning is white noise
Almost finished it

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