Haiku poems offer the reader stories in three little lines.
For this time of gratitude, here are Thankus,
Haiku poems of thanks. I am fortunate to know about
THANKUS from poet April Halprin Wayland.
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FLORIDA THANKUS
Giving Thanks #1
by Jan Godown Annino
Run red hills and dale
Not found in Sarasota
We are like Georgia
Giving thanks #2
by Jan Godown Annino
A gift from grade school
Impressive alligator
Glad it is paper
2 responses to “Gratitude in this latitude”
You’re welcome & Thanku for your thoughts Carmela.
Want to learn how to Thanku?
Here is the Teaching Authors blog that started me on Thankus:
http://www.teachingauthors.com/2011/10/thankus-poetry-friday-and-national-day.html
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Thanks for sharing these, Jan. I especially like the idea of being grateful the “impressive alligator” is on paper. 🙂
And love the post title!
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