who played with the toys
it's Cedric the Christmas elf
now google for him
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Really-Google "Cedric the Christmas Elf"
It's worth it.
Please tell me what you think
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This isn't really a haiku, but now I'm curious to know what that elf does
Thanks for bringing it up and have a very nice Christmas
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Definition.
Haiku, plural haiku, is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 Japanese on (a phonetic unit identical to the mora), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on respectively, and typically containing a kigo, or seasonal reference. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while haiku in English usually appear in three lines, to equate to the Japanese haiku's three metrical phrases. Previously called hokku, it was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.
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It is really a Haiku.
It has the right syllable count. It is seasonally topical. How could it possibly be any more a Haiku?
Cedric is a song I wrote and recorded with my bud Brian Dolph a few years back to explain why sometimes kids get used toys for Christmas. -
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I know the definition of haiku. I have followed 4 haiku classes here on AP and exchanged many editings with the best haiku writers of this site and other places. 17 syllables and seasonal words aren't all what is necessary to make of a 3 lines poem a haiku.
You have here a statement, not an imagery of scene.
If you wish for good examples, take a look at haikumonk's page, he also has some columns about haiku on his page
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