down the road



a storm came up
 smooth waters rippled
 grass seed shook their heads

 clearing dusty clouds from his path
 east wind rumbled down the road
 flanked by mighty trees bowing homage

 creatures headed for home
 and sweet syrup was poured
 on dry sliced bread
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Submitted by haiku_artist on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 245
Words 43
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3

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