Haiku Friday: Greed

June 26th, 2009

It’s Haiku Friday again.  For the past twenty years or so, it has been my practice to write one haiku every day. Every Friday I share a haiku here, about whatever topic I happen to choose.  I invite you to write a haiku on this topic too, and share it with me and the readers of this blog.  Just write it in the Comments below.  The only rules are:  1) your haiku must be about the named topic; 2) you must follow the 5-7-5 syllable format; 3) no obscenities or hate (I will delete those).  That’s it.

At the end of each month I’ll gather up the haikus in the “Haiku Comments” that meet the criteria and pick one at random in a drawing, and send the winner of the drawing one of my e-books: your choice of “Haiku for the Seasons I”, or “Haiku for the Seasons II.” Today’s topic is  “GREED.”  Here is my haiku:

don’t be a rodent
hollow eyes and scrabbling paws
squeaking more more more

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2 Responses to “Haiku Friday: Greed”

  1. Harley King Says:

    humid summer night –

    the squirrel returns often

    to nibble the corn

  2. Terri Says:

    greedy for the sun
    warm and shining on my feet
    its never enough

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