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« on: April 23, 2011, 03:23:48 PM »


If he didn't confess

to our weekend on Swan Lake

she would have been mine.




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I liked his wife...


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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2011, 07:12:40 PM »


Is this the haiku form?
Does it require a set number of syllables?
How am I to interpret the quote being with the piece?
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2011, 12:38:43 AM »


the quote "prefaces" it - thinking of her I would have really liked to spend the weekend with her.

Yes, this is haiku. What is the better way to post haikus then?
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2011, 03:30:29 AM »


Okay, now I get your intent.
Originality is always cool. Coloring outside the lines has some usefulness. In this case prefacing at the ending with a quote.

Consider how your piece could be presented on a book page.


Of His Wife

if he had not sung
of our Swan Lake duet
she could have been my understudy



I do not know if you want a particular syllable count. What I am attempting to illustrate here is a portable package while keeping the original elements.

The three u vowels on end words are intentional. They double entendre the reader. Engenders a subliminal avenue of involvement.

The line lengths are also about increasing movement with the last one as a reacher.

The non cap beginnings are for uniformity and meant to infer a casual presentation of the message.

The font type and size is consistant with the surrounding font type and size to allow a reader to focus on the work itself.

Not lookin' to rewrite you, Vickie. Simply trying to show and tell my thoughts regarding your current presentation style.
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2011, 04:54:41 AM »


yes, I would like the same syllable count.

wow, you are opening my eyes to so many dimensions.

this haiku came out as a result of a what if, if I only, I wish type of regrets. I don't feel the need to imply things, since it is not a between-illicit-lovers type of a communication.

If I were to hide meanings, and drop hitns with vowels, I would need to explain too much within the quote box.
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2011, 08:02:23 AM »


Okay. Your composition process and the objective(s) of it are a bit clearer now. Thanks.
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