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The Art of Haiku; Tuesday, Third Period [05/18].

It was looking like it was going to be another fine day for enjoying some poetry in the park, so hopefully the students would know where to find the class again, and, if not, well...looks like Shunsui was in for a lovely park bench nap in a little bit!

But the nap would have to wait, as they settled in the shade of a beautiful tree with a nice view of the duck pond and got started.

"Ohayōgozaimasu, ducklings ♥!" he started with his lazy, half-asleep sort of smile. "And welcome back ♥. Now, I gave you a little bit of an assignment last week, to find a haiku to share with the rest of the class, and so we'll just get right into it and discuss what everyone has brought to share a little bit before settling in and writing some of our own ♥."

And that's it. That's the whole class. That's all the class was probably ever going to be, which is what made it, in Shunsui's opinion, probably the best class yet.

"Who would like to go first ♥?"

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It's not lazy, it's chill.

Astrid Magnussen

Tisarwat

Lucille Sharpe

Did you manage to find a haiku that you liked to share with the class today? If so, do so now, and everyone can discuss their own thoughts on it!

And if not? That is fine, too! Honestly, it's kind of a miracle that Shunsui even remembered that there'd been homework!

"Now let's use the rest of the class to work on exploring the format a little ourselves &heaerts;," Shunsui said, withthe caligraphy brushes and the parchment ready to go for them. "As mentioned before, one of the key elements of a classic haiku is the involvement of nature, of the seasons, so I'd like you all, if you can, to try to incorperate either elements of spring, the park, or perhaps the ducks and flamingoes into it, and try to stick to the 5-7-5 syllabic pattern ♥. Once you feel you've got something, we'll all share and discuss some more ♥."

Lucille had read a lot of poetry, but written very little herself, and while she didn't think anyone here would be judgemental, she was a bit nervous what Tisarwat would think. Shunsui's opinion mattered a little less.

"it is winter still
the house still feeds on dust
and withered moths"