sweet melon
a wasp and I
have seconds

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Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis lives in Victoria, British Columbia. His work has appeared in many of the leading English language journals and magazines including Frogpond, Heron's Nest, and Modern Haiku. He is a member of Haiku Canada, the Haiku Society of America, and Haiku Arbutus.

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  1. sweet melon
    a wasp and I
    have seconds

    —DAN CURTIS

    When I first read this, it was as a misreading, which is no bad thing. I loved that version, and I love what is presumably the correct reading of the author's intention.

    I'm probably more of a fan of bees, whether Solitary Bees or Buff-Tailed Bees (they took over the Blue Titmouse bird box earlier this year).

    After all we are al animals, even the insects can be lumped into that larger group, and communal eating is always sociable, isn't it?

    Delightful haiku!

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    wasp nest
    the boy in a corn field
    becomes a maze

    Alan Summers
    Publication Credit: Right Hand Pointing (low sky issue ed. Eric Burke Issue 95, 2016)

    Anthology credit:
    dust devils: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2016, ed. Jim Kacian & the Red Moon Editorial Staff

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