Consequence of Peace

 

Consequence of peace
Releasing resentment
Forgiveness

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This is in the ‘reverse’ haynaku form, the longest line is placed first and the shortest last. The total is 6 words: 3 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 1 in the third line.

Variations:

“Hay(na)ku is a 3-line poem with one word in the first line, two words in the second, and three in the third.

Hay(na)ku is considered a modern poetry genre, first presented in June 2003. According to J Zimmerman, in a traditional Hay(na)ku, there are:

A tercet: 3 lines.
A total of 6 words: 1 in the first line, 2 in the second line, and 3 in the third line.
There is no restriction on syllables or stressed or rhymes.

Multiple hay(na)ku can be chained to form a longer poem.”

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