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Hi,

Thank you for your lengthy response. I'm glad you liked the haiku. I've not had chance to look at all the links but will do so later on. I'm falling in love with this genre of poetry and can't believe I'd not heard of it until my daughter came home from school a few weeks ago talking about haiku.

Thanks again
Urszula

I understand you can have tanka prose but do you get haiku prose too. I've written a piece, I think a haiku though not entirely sure but wanted some prose to go with it. I'm unsure of the set rules as the various forms of Japanese poetry seem to have blurred edges. I've included the piece I wrote to see what it would be classed as if anything.

We break bread amongst us, tummies full to the brim. A few hours until the midnight vigil, a new baby born.

grandmas pierogi-
drinking vodka
with smiles

Also as the ritual of breaking bread at home is specific to Polish Vigilia (and my childhood) does it alienate too many readers? This is an early draft but I just want to know if I'm heading in the right direction.

If anyone has any guidance for me it would be appreciated.

Thank you
Urszula