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May 10, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

2011 Blogathon haiku theme day

Today is Haiku Day in the 2011 WordCount Blogathon. Everyone participating is encouraged to write a haiku, the 17, syllable, three-line poem most people learned in grade school.

Here’s mine. I’m not sure how great it is, so I’m including a photo in case you can’t figure out what I’m writing about.

coyote

Backyard stranger lurks

sniffs chickens in the air

sees me and is gone.

I’ll link to some of my favorites from other writers and bloggers in this coming Saturday’s weekly blogathon round up.

Want to play along? Leave your comment in the form of a haiku!

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  1. Jan Udlock says

    May 10, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Five seven five oh
    Too much work to think about
    Happy Birthday, ‘Shell

    • Michelle V. Rafter says

      May 10, 2011 at 6:26 am

      Thank you. My family knows I’m not a fan of nickname derivatives of “Michelle” so they tease me about them. They would rewrite the last line:

      Good birthday Micky

      Michelle

      PS – And what are you doing up so early anyway?

  2. Jackie Dishner says

    May 10, 2011 at 6:43 am

    Nice picture Michelle.
    And the haiku’s good as well.
    What’s next for WordCount?

    • Michelle V. Rafter says

      May 10, 2011 at 8:27 am

      A brief blogging reprieve
      Then an ebook on basics
      WordCount summer plans

  3. Pavithra says

    May 10, 2011 at 6:45 am

    What will I comment?
    To the Haiku I am Hooked!
    All thanks to you 🙂

    • Michelle V. Rafter says

      May 10, 2011 at 8:28 am

      Do not thank WordCount
      For your haiku writing skills
      Third grade did it all

      MVR

      • Haley | Girl About the World says

        May 10, 2011 at 3:55 pm

        This one is funny!
        Third grade was a great year for
        Learning fun new things

        After haiku day
        I’m now tempted to reply
        Like this all the time

  4. Joanna says

    May 10, 2011 at 7:16 am

    I missed reading you.
    Now, comments are in Haiku!
    WordCount surprises.

    😀

    • Michelle V. Rafter says

      May 10, 2011 at 8:30 am

      No need to worry
      Put WordCount in FeedBurner
      Follow every post

  5. Liz says

    May 10, 2011 at 7:26 am

    This is great! Happy Birthday, Michelle! I’m impressed by your goal to comment in haiku today.

    • Michelle V. Rafter says

      May 10, 2011 at 9:09 am

      Comments are easy
      With a seventeen word max
      Keeps it short and sweet

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