Poetry Challenge #8-Moonlight in Vermont

Confession Time: Somedays--many days--I am not in "the mood" to be poetic.

Today's prompt is exactly perfect for one of those days.

(Can't take credit for it, this was Cindy's idea.)

Here goes: 

Poetry Challenge #8

Moonlight in Vermont

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry made up of 3 lines with 5/7/5 syllables on each line. Traditional haiku has something to do with nature, but you can write them about anything.

Whenever I groan “I can’t write a Haiku… it’s hard…”

Cindy reminds me how, rhythmically, syllabically, miraculously, the first three lines of the song “Moonlight in Vermont” make a perfect haiku. That gets me humming every time.

If you know the song (or at least the tune), you can write haiku very quickly by putting your own words to the tune. Here’s a link to Willie Nelson singing “Moonlight in Vermont”

How many haiku can you write in 7 minutes?

Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes

Start Writing!

Don’t Think About it, Write It!

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2700+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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