Climb ev'ry mountain,
Reach the peak and gaze around.
Sad as you descend.
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Note for people struggling with the haiku count: Using apostrophes to cut out syllables might make you sound like Shakespeare, and possibly more than a little pretentious, but it's a valid and legitimate cheat.
Also, counting out on your fingers helps a lot.
(Particularly long note in order to hit the 100 minimum for poems)
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Natasja Rose
I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
I'm an Indie Author, with 30+ books published.
I live in Sydney, Australia
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Comments (9)
Love the apostrophe tip. Great Haiku.
I love the image paired with these words. The poem is sweetly simple.
I love the last line in this poem. It's so beautiful, and it definitely lingers.💗
This is great! Thank you for the tip about the apostrophes. I wouldn’t have thought to do that.
Very nice.
Fabulous!!!
Loved the poem. It's a great reminder to take every opportunity that comes our way! also really appreciated the advice at the end.
Really creative and great strategy! Learned something new. You captured the high and low of the mountain journey. :) Well done!
I like the notes, as well as the Sound of Music nod!