New Year's morning

Portrait of Kobayashi Issa
Kobayashi Issa 1763–1828

New Year's morning: the ducks on the pond quack and quack.

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  1. caley United States

    a real haiku is 5 syllables then 7 syllables the 5 syllables again ok everyone of the poems im reading a not real haikus im in 5th grade and im finding out that a lot of people never learned how to write haikus.next time make sure you know how to write. ok?

  2. rae United States

    you have not realized that theese are haiku tranlated from japanese into english. they are tranlated with the meaning in mind, not the number of syllables.
    perhaps you should study japanese literature before you insult the most beloved haiku master.

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