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Rock Climbing

The ultimate high

Two silhouettes of men climbing a rocky mountsin with the sun setting behind them.
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A High-ku (Japanese format)

A High-ku follows the following format

  • There must be 3 lines.
  • There must be 17 syllables.
  • The first line should be 5 syllables, the second line should be 7 syllables, and the third line should be 5 syllables.

A dangerous climb,

Up the mountain steep face,

Tethered to the rock.

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Colleen Millsteed
Colleen Millsteed

Written by Colleen Millsteed

Top Writer in Poetry. I’m a Finance Manager with a love of both numbers and words.

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