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Stories of love, pain, mindfulness and healing (Haiku Poems).

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  What is Haiku? If you are unfamiliar with Haiku style poetry, it is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.   What is a syllable? It is  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in  water  (wa-ter) and three in  inferno (in-fer-no). A Haiku poem has a total of seventeen syllables. B elow I've captured five stories of love, pain, mindfulness, and healing using this amazing style of poetry.  1. God God gave me His love, I gave Him my whole heart back, It belongs to Him!     2.  Depression  Underneath the smile, There is a familiar face, Crying out for help! Photo: Fernando Cabra Pexels. 3. Us I remember when, Nothing could come between us, We were happier! 4. Nature Embracing nature, Somewhere peaceful, time alone, Sh...