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Old April 12th 08, 04:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ralph Jones[_2_]
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Default Haiku of Aviation

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:56:14 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

A little fun. I have been describing soaring to power pilots as the
Haiku of aviation, seemingly simple, but actually perhaps the most
multi-faceted. Got me thinking, why not give it a try? Anyone else
care to try?


haiku |?h??ko?; ?h??ko?|
noun ( pl. same or -kus )
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven,
and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
• an English imitation of this:


Soaring in the spring.
Such elegance and beauty.
Haiku of the sky.

19LK


Didn't Doris Grove publish some haiku a while back?

rj