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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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Nov 17 14, 15:17
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old man stands naked amid maturing corn stalks; a stripped scarecrow
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Nov 17 14, 18:45
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striped crows are scarce interbreeding with magpies should be apparent
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nov 29 14, 03:28
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SnoMelt destroys concrete sidewalks and steps; gravel now grovels
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Dec 1 14, 15:16
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gobblers in gravy rest between two bread slices leftover tour
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Dec 1 14, 16:30
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leftover tour: sleepwalker discovers carcass in the fridge
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Dec 2 14, 00:39
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carcass on the bridge it yielded to temptation chicken salad spread
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Dec 2 14, 02:22
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chicken spit the bread preferring other morsels; gluten-free poultry
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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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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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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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Dec 7 14, 00:29
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a sloth moves slowly with two or three toes; simply natural
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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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Dec 10 14, 17:41
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man tries to change them: haiku are natural seasoned with rules
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