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.
Love it, Jacquie! It captures an essential quality of dog.
The wordplay matches the playfulness of the dog. What a clever, vivid, fun haiku!
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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)
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
snow melt
a wolf tastes
the air
Brilliant image – visual, visceral, synesthetic.
It is a sublime haiku. Let's see more!
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.
Love it!
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone! (My apologies for the much delayed reply!)