Syllable Stories

seventeen syllables, telling stories. highest poems ranking: #21 highest poetry ranking: #16 highest haiku tag ranking: #1

We all have regrets. We all smile. We all frown. Sometimes all we need is an encouraging word from others or seeing that someone else is also going through pain to under...

In the seventh grade we were learning to write Japanese tanka poems. They are kind of like haiku's: five lines - 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 7 sy...

Another extended haiku. This one defines what intelligence is to me.

This poem states about the harmful impacts of summer and its scorching heat upon the biosphere. Not only do the animals suffer but also the plants and humans. Througho...

Seventeen-syllable stories. *** Haiku is composed of 17 syllables divided, in the format of 5-7-5, into 3 lines. Meaning 5 syllables in the first and last lines and 7 s...

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Our world is becoming more dangerous.

Are you seeking out thoughts to educate syllable counting? Or assets to assist children exercise their syllable counting talents? Have you ever puzzled why we educate sy...

Edit: I'll mark this story as complete, but I may add more on a rare occasion. Imma write haikus about anything and everything because I feel like it. -May or may not in...

'He let his fingers stroke the page in amazement once more. "Scott, look at this! I haven't ever seen anything alike!" I nodded, leaning over him from behind a...

I was challenged to write an entire story with every word being only one syllable. Let's read about a young lad that encounters a huge obstacle!

Haikus

A compilation of Haiku's gathered from my previous volumes of poetry; just for those who enjoy short and sweet three lines of imagination. Peace out and enjoy ☮

This is so far my shortest extended Haiku describing an owl at night. The ending mentions a pen, and is being compared to the owl. The meaning of this is to point at the...