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J.W. Stuart Cook
"Lower Farm House "
HAMBLEDON GU 84 HE
Engeland
Amsterdam, 8 oktober 2020
Dear Stuart,
Vera and I wish you a happy birthday on the coming 6th.
But you must share our congratulations with Ursula. After all: "Man and woman are one", according to an English expression.
Has the virus changed your life dramatically? If so, can you cope with the changes this has brought about?
If you have more free time than before and are looking for a new challenge, why not try writing Haiku? Haiku are often illustrated with charming pictures.
As an example, I selected two haikus from a website. I tried out my haiku skills by turning the punchline of a cartoon into a haiku (to no avail; ADD)
A cousin tried to get me excited about haiku poetry. I prefer to play chess on my iPhone, a corona-free activity. Since we belong to the vulnerable category of society, we ensure that we do not get infected. Even when our son Floris (49 years old) comes in, we keep a distance of one and a half meters from him!
Happy family day on the 16th. Love from both of us to you both, Vera & Adriaan
Haiku's
1
Two old friends at rest
Beside the quit wafter
2
On a frozen twig,
Th little bird dreams of spring.
Qh ! To see the sun !
The rules apply to writing Haiku
1 There are no more than 17syllables.
2 Haiku is composed of only three lines
3 Typically every first line of Haiku has 5 syllables,
the secondl ine has 7 syllables
and the third has has 5 syllables
