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Write a Haiku about a huge waterfall

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Answer:

A huge waterfall

Temporary drops of life

eternally fall

Step-by-step explanation:

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that can be traced back to the 9th century. It usually consists of three lines with no rhyme scheme. The most common metric is of 5-7-5 syllables, although more modern haiku poems do not necessary attain to such rules. A haiku evokes details that paint a vivid picture in readers' minds. With few words, a rich description and deep meaning are conveyed. One example of haiku is as follows:

“A World of Dew” by Kobayashi Issa

A world of dew,

And within every dewdrop

A world of struggle.

In the haiku written as an answer for this question, the message conveyed is that the waterfall itself is seen as permanent, eternal. However, the drops of water that make that waterfall are only rapidly passing by. They are not eternal. In less than a second, the waterfall is not the same anymore - the drops of water now falling are others, completely different from the ones that fell an instant ago. In a way, the drops die, while the waterfall remains.

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