This feels very immediate, and embraces both the humor of the moment, and how a dog senses far more than we do. Smells and scents are like synesthesia if humans could see what dogs could smell! :-)
Brilliant haiku!!!!!!!!!
I'm more of a dog person but have written more cat haiku, but trying to catch up myself!
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goodbye to autumn
a day spent watching dogs
walk their owners
Alan Summers
Publication credits: Blithe Spirit (vol 23 no. 4 November 2012)
Ah yes, the unpredictability of a dog. This ku amuses and points a finger at the same time.
Lovely images Jacquie Pearce
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fresh out of collars
the pet shop
ties a bow
Very visual, Jackie and so like a dog. It makes me laugh and also reminds me of how much more there is to the world than what we, as humans, scent and smell.
great haiku.
October 21st, 2019 at 8:42 am
Love it, Jacquie! It captures an essential quality of dog.
October 21st, 2019 at 9:44 am
The wordplay matches the playfulness of the dog. What a clever, vivid, fun haiku!
October 21st, 2019 at 10:47 am
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mid-throw
my dog catches
a new scent
—Jacquie Pearce
This feels very immediate, and embraces both the humor of the moment, and how a dog senses far more than we do. Smells and scents are like synesthesia if humans could see what dogs could smell! :-)
Brilliant haiku!!!!!!!!!
I'm more of a dog person but have written more cat haiku, but trying to catch up myself!
.
goodbye to autumn
a day spent watching dogs
walk their owners
Alan Summers
Publication credits: Blithe Spirit (vol 23 no. 4 November 2012)
October 21st, 2019 at 11:24 am
Ah yes, the unpredictability of a dog. This ku amuses and points a finger at the same time.
Lovely images Jacquie Pearce
.
fresh out of collars
the pet shop
ties a bow
October 21st, 2019 at 11:24 am
snow melt
a wolf tastes
the air
October 21st, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Brilliant image – visual, visceral, synesthetic.
It is a sublime haiku. Let's see more!
October 21st, 2019 at 5:17 pm
Very visual, Jackie and so like a dog. It makes me laugh and also reminds me of how much more there is to the world than what we, as humans, scent and smell.
great haiku.
October 21st, 2019 at 8:17 pm
Love it!
February 3rd, 2020 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone! (My apologies for the much delayed reply!)