Being an English major, poetry is one of the subjects that we focus on the most. I have always had a mixed feeling about poetry, but some forms of poetry do entice me. Free-verse poetry and haikus are always looked at as a cop-out, but for me, it is what comes easiest. I feel as though I can say so much more about a situation in seventeen syllables than I could in a fourteen-line sonnet.Â
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I decided to tap into my poetry skills and write a tale about rebirth and growth. Spring is often seen as the ideal symbol for rebirth, and I decided to use this idea in my latest poem. I titled it “Lost in the Forest” as the speaker is standing in the middle of the forest and is growing into a new version of themselves. Nature surrounds the speaker, she is changing. The feeling of the earth is surrounding her and guiding her even though she may feel lost.Â
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Please enjoy my haiku.Â
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Lost in the Forest
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Moss grows beneath meÂ
Sunlight warms me to the touchÂ
Flowers grow through me
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