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Our two words are
BEAST and DAY
I’ve come up with three this week
First up, stimulated by Sacha Black’s prompt here
It snapped; the beast froze.
A predator or a prey?
Not the rabbit’s day.
Then a rhyming one to compliment the first
It’s the least a beast
Can do for you to stay a-
way and make your day.
And finally what I intended all along
Every day, her tasks mount:
Wash, clothe, feed, school, fix, hug, love.
The family’s beast of burden.
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My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published two anthologies of short stories, Life, in a Grain of Sand and Life in a Flash. More will appear soon, including a memoir of my mother's last years. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too.
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I like all three you are improving. A veritable avalanche of beastly Haiku. 😉
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Thank you Willow; high praise from the master craft-person indeed!
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You’re a very talent man in more ways than one. To come up with three haikus with the prompt words Ronovan asked to include, is one very good job (because they are hard words to work with – well I think so anyway). Hopefully I’ll be joining you in the haiku hall of fame this week, so you better watch out because I may just bring an Austrian ski instructor with me 🙂
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And you know how to flatter. Looking forward to your contribution. As for the instructor, that would be beastly and you might rue the day…
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The last is my favorite – maybe because it’s the most relatable! 😉
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thank you Lori. I’m new to haiku so it’s a learning process.
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Those were really good. I feel a little dumb though, my reader didn’t break it up so it all read as one continual piece so my first read through I was a little lost. Now that I read them correctly, all three are excellent. You did good!
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thanks ever so AJ. Still learning
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Aw, some days the rabbit is dinner…and every day Mum has to fix it. 😉
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So true
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I always enjoy haiku: doesn’t take long to read, but can sometimes take a while to digest. Like the rabbit, perhaps? I like the first one best. Not too keen on being the beast of burden myself! Or dinner for a beast! 🙂
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Excellent! Mom and Dad a wonderful creatures!
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Thanks Roger
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