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Impromptu Haiku Vol. 7 (Reader Participation Encouraged)
Welcome to the seventh installment of Impromptu Haiku. 

As a writer, no matter what genre you specialize in, the act of writing haiku is a highly effective way to keep your skill-set sharp. Creating haiku regularly totally crushes the effects of writer’s block by opening up new channels of creativity.

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<center> ![](https://s14.postimg.org/tj19vrv5d/Haiku_5.png) </center>

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Incase you've never heard the term haiku or have been out of school for a very long time (like I have) and the memories are hazy...the definition of Haiku is as follows:

Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. Traditional haiku consist of 17 total syllables, in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.

This post is meant be highly interactive. I encourage you to write your own haiku in the comments below (first line should be 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables)

Here’s mine:

### <center> Free me from the grind, </center> ###
### <center> words are wings that let me fly </center> ###
### <center>  now I know freedom. </center> ###  


<center> ![](http://i.giphy.com/zEav8YtzEHtv2.gif) </center>

Now try yours in the comments below!

*(Gif sourced from Giphy.com)*

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### One participant will be chosen at random to receive a free autographed copy of my book on writing, *One Word At A Time, Finding Your Way as an Indie Author.* Included in this book are over twenty years of lessons I’ve learned as a writer. 
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@ericvancewalton · 
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Four words more than one
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The year of lost hope
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