HAIKU

5 February 2006

* My daughter taught me Haiku
17 syllabus, 3 lines
Beautiful Japanese poems.

* Today my birthday
The years fly by
Feel happy and sad.

* CNY 2006
Year of the Dog
New tricks for old dog.

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