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Friday, July 5, 2013

I Quote, You 'Ku - Day 5

"This we know, the earth does not belong to man – man belongs to the earth.
All things are connected – whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it – whatever he does to the web, he does to himself!"
 
~Chief Seattle

Your challenge is to write a haiku or tanka (or choose one of your previously published works) that has a connection with the themes/feelings/images of the above quote, without just restating what has appeared in the text, to create a haibun. Play around with it and see what you come up with. Enjoy!

Click here for the first post on how I Quote, You 'Ku works. Every poet who posts a poem this month will be entered into the draw to win a copy of A New Resonance 8.