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Poetry ร  la Poptropica ๐Ÿชถ

Yo Poptropicans! LJ here with a new post. How are y’all today? (Read that intro again. It’s basically a haiku. ๐Ÿ˜‰)

Waterfalls: Follow this stream of consciousness.

A haiku, in my own words, is a traditional Japanese poem made up of 17 syllables spread across three lines. The structure requires that the syllables are arranged in a particular format: the first line contains 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the final line returns to 5.

I was feeling sort of poetic recently while also feeling nostalgic for Poptropica’s glory days as I pretty much always am, so I decided to manifest that energy and take the time to write a bundle of haikus. In case the poems don’t convey enough, I also included an aesthetic graphic for each one, all made by me. I hope you enjoy!

๐Ÿ„ Scattering pieces ๐Ÿ„
๐Ÿ„ The sad loss of all magic ๐Ÿ„
๐Ÿ„ Heedless conquering ๐Ÿ„


๐ŸŒธ Elite ninja skills ๐ŸŒธ
๐ŸŒธ Sakura and bonsai trees ๐ŸŒธ
๐ŸŒธ Chaos in beauty ๐ŸŒธ


๐ŸงŸ Rising from the grave ๐ŸงŸ
๐ŸงŸ Exploring each spooky room ๐ŸงŸ
๐ŸงŸ The party begins ๐ŸงŸ


๐ŸŒŒ A man turned cyborg ๐ŸŒŒ
๐ŸŒŒ Trio of lost chevaliers ๐ŸŒŒ
๐ŸŒŒ One epic battle ๐ŸŒŒ


๐Ÿญ Gaggle of rugrats ๐Ÿญ
๐Ÿญ Lots of sour surprises ๐Ÿญ
๐Ÿญ Savor the sweet gifts ๐Ÿญ


๐ŸŽก Cometh the funfair ๐ŸŽก
๐ŸŽก Angst and dread loom over the city ๐ŸŽก
๐ŸŽก Secrets are revealed ๐ŸŽก


๐Ÿ– Earliest village ๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ– Help out the 8-bit pilgrims ๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ– Three missing items ๐Ÿ–


โšก Into the dream realm โšก
โšก Unravel threads of evil
โšก
โšก A giant shocker โšก


What are your thoughts? Poetry isn’t really my forte, and as far as I can recall, I’ve never written this many haiku in one go โ” so they might not be top-notch. Still, I had a blast creating them, and I may just write even more. If you’re feeling inspired, let your creativity flow and share your own Poptropica haiku in the comments! I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Until next time…

Pop on! ๐Ÿ€