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10 Responses

1. Stanford M. Forrester Says:
   November 18th, 2016 at 4:20 pm

   Really a great poem. Don’t think this topic has been covered before.

2. Joyce Lorenson Says:
   November 19th, 2016 at 11:14 am

   Thank you, Mr. Forrester, for your kind comment.

3. Dirk van Nouhuys Says:
   November 18th, 2016 at 4:29 pm

   I happen to have tended salt licks. This is wonderfully sensuous.

4. Joyce Lorenson Says:
   November 19th, 2016 at 11:18 am

   Thank you, Mr. van Nouhuys, for your praise and interesting comment. I have never heard of
   salt licks being tended.. perhaps on a wildlife reserve?

5. Alan Summers Says:
   November 19th, 2016 at 6:35 am

   .
   Brilliant!

   rain puddling
   in the hollow of a salt lick
   the cow’s rough tongue

   —JOYCE JOSLIN LORENSON

   The closet to this subject on 'animals' obtaining minerals is this one which I judged for the World Monuments Haiku Contest of 2013:

   near the Wailing Wall
   butterflies drinking salt
   from the mud

   Third Prize: Mike Blottenberger
   Site: Wailing Wall

   .

   At first I read 'rain pudding' which was wonderfully evocative, and then realised it was the more concrete 'rain puddling' which made me realise the links between the two words. :-)

   Wonderfully written haiku, of a very high quality.

   warm regards,

   Alan

6. Joyce Lorenson Says:
   November 19th, 2016 at 11:11 am

   Thank you ,Mr. Summers, such high praise from you is overwhelming!

7. seaviewwarrenpoint Says:
   November 19th, 2016 at 2:55 pm

   So many senses at play here – really wonderful!

   marion

8. Joyce Lorenson Says:
   November 20th, 2016 at 12:11 am

   Thank you, Marion, for your kind compliment.

9. janewilliams Says:
   November 20th, 2016 at 5:18 pm

   Terrific juxtaposition, love it.

10. Joyce Lorenson Says:
    November 23rd, 2016 at 4:42 am

    Thank you, Jane, for your kind compliment.

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