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Haiku entry in Alyson Smith's Unofficial 50/50 Challenge
Iron Butterfly's iconic 17-minute version of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida inspired this haiku: my fifth entry in Alyson Smith's unofficial challenge. As a mildly interesting tidbit, many radio deejays frequently used this song (because of its length) when they needed a bathroom or smoke break. I can only imagine the type of smoke...
YouTube video of Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (uploaded by pauloget)
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👫👫👫⏳⏳⏳🎀🎀🎀💕💕💕
Hands clasped, sand-walking
Seventeen minutes to link
Drum beats with heart’s hope
🎶🎶🎶⏳⏳⏳🙏🙏🙏💑💑💑
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Alyson Smith's unofficial challenge was to write 50 haikus in 50 days. Links to Alyson's profile and the profiles of other super-talented poets participating in the challenge are listed below. You might check them out when you have the chance!
https://vocal.media/authors/alyson-smith-t52eg0s6s
https://vocal.media/authors/paul-stewart-il9s701ef
https://vocal.media/authors/a-bell-343eeec9df
https://vocal.media/authors/tina-d-lopez
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