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Larry
post Nov 17 14, 01:12
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an early snowfall
gold and red leaves freeze in drifts
autumn stands naked


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post Nov 17 14, 15:17
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old man stands naked
amid maturing corn stalks;
a stripped scarecrow


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post Nov 17 14, 18:45
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striped crows are scarce
interbreeding with magpies
should be apparent


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post Nov 21 14, 14:33
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would-be parent
had all her eggs stolen;
buk-buk-buh-gawk!


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post Nov 24 14, 11:48
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big rutting buck gawks
finding the well hidden doe
scents block his good sense


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post Nov 26 14, 04:16
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since bucks have good sense
they send does into the lea;
are there hunters?


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post Nov 26 14, 15:01
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the hunters aren't there;
they wait hidden like the deer,
camouflaged and cold


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post Nov 28 14, 01:40
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camouflaged and cold
wild turkey hides in a tree;
won't be limb burgers


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post Nov 28 14, 14:48
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limbs will not burgeon
winter entombs the flowers
snowmelt brings new life


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post Nov 29 14, 03:28
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SnoMelt destroys
concrete sidewalks and steps;
gravel now grovels


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post Dec 1 14, 15:16
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gobblers in gravy
rest between two bread slices
leftover tour


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post Dec 1 14, 16:30
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leftover tour:
sleepwalker discovers
carcass in the fridge


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post Dec 2 14, 00:39
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carcass on the bridge
it yielded to temptation
chicken salad spread


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post Dec 2 14, 02:22
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chicken spit the bread
preferring other morsels;
gluten-free poultry


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post Dec 3 14, 14:19
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glutes on fir tree poles
there were ten sitting up there
one fell... asinine


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post Dec 4 14, 07:04
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... though it's a far stretch to call these 'haiku':

asinine in fall:
ten skaters decide that one
butt-skates on thin ice


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post Dec 5 14, 16:06
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In no universe could these be considered “haiku”. That’s just the nature of things.




buck skates on thin ice
rivers take some time to freeze
both will move slowly


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post Dec 7 14, 00:29
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a sloth moves slowly
with two or three toes;
simply natural


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post Dec 10 14, 00:25
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nature is simple
animals know all the rules
man tries to change them


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post Dec 10 14, 17:41
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man tries to change them:
haiku are natural
seasoned with rules


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