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    A Leap Year of Haiku
    A Leap Year of Haiku
    A Leap Year of Haiku
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    A Leap Year of Haiku

    By Michael R. Lane

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    The haiku emerged in Japanese literature during the 17th century. A poetic arrangement consisting of 17 syllables composed of three corresponding lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. The original art form focused on the natural world. A number of the haiku in this collection stray from that tradition. Addressing a wide variety of subjects

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBare Bones Press
    Release dateMar 19, 2024
    ISBN9798989194865
    A Leap Year of Haiku

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      A Leap Year of Haiku - Michael R. Lane

      Copyright © 2023 Michael R. Lane

      ISBN: 979-8-9889722-9-7

      E-ISBN: 979-8-9891948-6-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

      Published by Bare Bones Press

      Printed on acid-free paper.

      Design: Bare Bones Press, LLC

      Production: Bare Bones Press.com

      Cover Art: Michael R. Lane

      Bare Bones Press, LLC

      P.O. Box 9653

      Seattle, WA 981909

      www.michaelrlane.com

      www.barebonespress.com

      First Edition: November 2023

      To Persistence, Hope and Faith

      Contents

      A Leap Year of Haiku

      About the Author

      1

      one thousand years in

      the body of nature is

      a flitting heartbeat.

      2

      evening does not fall

      it drifts and floats and settles

      as cool perfumed mist.

      3

      clear water boiling

      eggs in copper bottom

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