tattered hand me downs
a homeless man stands staring
at the savannah
a scarecrow walking the streets
purposeful eyes avoid him
© gillena cox
Carpe Diem Special #161 Lolly's third "new scarecrow ...
new scarecrow ...
already a field mouse pokes
around its fly
© Laura "Lolly" Williams (published in Lovely Things, CDHK- e book)
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old scarecrow
lost his battle with the storm
in the field
in the field
pieces of old clothes and paper
birth of scarecrow
© Chèvrefeuille
13 comments:
This one is sibilant and poignant. Nicely done.
thank you Diane
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History; in forever's field; the cross. _m
Thanks for dropping in and sharing Magyar
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This is a powerfully sad tanka about homelessness. Powerfully sad.
Tattered Scarecrow
Homelessness caught in a very nice tanka ... strong emotions ...
Thanks for dropping in to read mine Maggie
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Thanks Kristjaan
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Wow Gillena, this is a very beautiful and thoughtful haiku about our modern cities ... an inspiring read.
Excellent response to this prompt...a very powerful message of reality.
Thank you Georgia
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Happy you dropped in to read mine Cheryl-Lynn
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We don't like to talk too much about homelessness, do we? You did it with grace.
Scarecrow in the Corn
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