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		A Few Lines Decomposed
 
diagonally 
darter flies on wind 
a level foe never be
 
 
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		the thrill of watching
trains of thought in transit --
filling in the blanks
[or at least that's how reading this piece feels. I can't say if I actually like this formlessness, only that it is -- and it all sounds good, so I suppose in some ways this is a success]
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		 (01-16-2017, 09:19 PM)Erthona Wrote:  A Few Lines Decomposed
 
diagonally 
darter flies on wind 
a level foe never be
 
 
erthona
 
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This, for me, is the essence of haiku, simple yet profound observation. So, syllables be damned, I say! 
I'm missing a 'will' in the last line, but it's not necessary. And I don't know where I'd put it either. Before 'foe' maybe? 
I like it better with diagonally in the middle:
  
  darter flies on wind
                                   diagonally
                    a level foe
                                   he'll never be
Ish? What say you? 
 
P.S. River: if you make the last line something more 'train-ish', you'd have a nice little phrase there yourself. 
