Nature,Fun&Philosophy(Haiku Collection) Pt3

Shaking pen vomits Brian releases smoke signals, Writing a haiku. waters rage and heave charging wall of ocean soars town dims in shadow. Ground shaking stampede Beastly herds charge forward, Huge sale at Wal-Mart. Belly fur flashes Purring paw claws the shoelace, Of shoe-wearing toy. Undulating fields Flowers offer their petals, Still she loves me not. Moth bangs into light, Grasses grow to simply be, What is life’s purpose? Bonus Hunger’s piercing pain Stomach wails in agony, May I eat your kids? I should probably explain that last one. It’s based on the Irish born Jonathan Swift’s famous pamphlet “A Modest Proposal For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick”. As the title implies he proposes to mitigate the burden of poverty by selling the children of impoverished Irish parents to the wealthy, as food. It is of course a satirical work, aimed at mocking and undermining the British authority. 280 years later it has reemerged in my haiku, go figure. : ) Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment, I hope you enjoyed the series. All the best -Gene

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My muse can be unseemly and nomadic although she fancies meter and good rhyme, her diligence and output are sporadic, and some may say she’s moving past her prime. At times she’s off consorting with the sages reflecting on existence, as it were, At...

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