October 27, 2003 - Niagara Falls Haikus

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Niagara Falls Haikus
By the Nashville Senior Bible Quiz Team
October 27, 2003

Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry, usually about nature. The poem structure consists of three lines broken down by syllables. Typically, the first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables.

This selection was written by the Nashville, Tennessee senior Bible Quiz team on September 24, 2003 while visiting Niagara Falls (all quizzers for the first time).

1	The Maid of the Mist	5	Lots of white water
	Pushes against the current		The rocks and mist are crazy!
	Oh how great the falls.		Must be Niagara.
	By Arlen Becton, coach, age 29		By Blake Tidwell, quizzer, age 16

2	Niagara Falls, Eh!	6	Beautiful is Niagara.
	Where two countries connect, Eh!		Beautiful is the rushing water.
	Oh what beauty, Eh?		Beautiful is God.
	By Magalie Normil, quizzer, age 18		By Wesley Stephens, quizzer, age 15

3	My favorite spot	7	Can you feel the wind?
	Is the roaring falls I can		Feel misty breeze on your face?
	See from where I sit.		Everlasting falls.
	By Alicia Becton, coach, age 33		By Sarah Guidry, quizzer, age 18

4	So big and so great!	8	Words cannot describe
	My mind could not imagine		What my eyes have seen today
	Until this great day.		God's great creation.
	By Catherine Guidry, quizzer, age 13		By Lause Normil, quizzer, age 14

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