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The Grasshopper (Haiku)

Stephen A. Bernard

A lone grasshopper,
catching a ride on the hood
of my car--hang on!

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Submitted on February 11, 2016

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 65
Words 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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Stephen A. Bernard

I wish I could be a better poet, as I feel my true talent lies in prose. So here I am: to practice, to experiment, to learn, to critique, to be inspired. Whether you like or dislike a poem, tell me what it was that led you to that conclusion! more…

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