The bad dog mom keeps
her nail appointment while her
mutt’s in surgery.
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Poetry by Wade Kwon
haiku for 5/7/2022
The bad dog mom keeps
her nail appointment while her
mutt’s in surgery.
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haiku for 3/19/2022
The back yard echoes
with passionate cries from some
wild bushy-tailed freaks.
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haiku for 12/27/20
Once ornery, he
softened under her guidance,
riding proud as one.
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haiku for 12/18/20
Atop the stump, he
surveyed the land around him,
and it pleased him so.
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haiku for 11/22/20
Rule for astro-chimps:
They would not make the monkey
launch the dang rocket.
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haiku for 3/29/20
Something about tongues
and animals and how we
cannot resist them.
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haiku for 10/25/19
Fido’s best friend is
another Fido, always
up for play and naps.
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haiku for 9/12/19
Ever vigilant,
they bark and yap at me: “Flee,
stranger among us!”
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haiku for 7/27/19
The skittering on
the roof by grey trespassers
sounds like a stampede.
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haiku for 7/7/19
It would be nice to
own a dog, but what if he’s
cleverer than me?
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