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Sunday 25 November 2007

Poetry and Animals

Yesterday we went to the Botanic Gardens and this haiku is absolutely true and sums up how I feel about animals and how they feel about me:

expecting food -
a squirrel runs to me
and hugs my leg.

I write a lot of poetry about animals, especially birds. Here are some examples from the archives:

Passenger Pigeon

Swifts

In the Dark (for Anya our rabbit)

I have also posted several poems featuring birds over on Bolts of Silk, the most recent being:

Yang Chung's Poem 70 by Duane Locke

First by Frank Praeger

Animals for Totally Optional Prompts

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19 comments:

  1. Janice Thomson3:22 pm

    How absolutely delightful Juliet! You write so well the connection between all things. I love this.

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  2. Ričardas4:22 pm

    I can't stop smiling when I imagine that funny squirrel :) Nicely written.

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  3. Madeleine Begun Kane8:40 pm

    I like your haiku, but I prefer our local squirrels at a somewhat safer distance. :)

    Nice bird poems too!
    Mad Kane

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  4. Crafty Green Poet9:35 pm

    Janice, Ricardas, Madeleine - thanks!

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  5. Anonymous12:36 am

    Awwww, I miss wee squirrels. Lovely piece!

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  6. Anonymous3:15 am

    You've got bold squirrels in your neighborhood. Mine are scaredycats even though I feed them.

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  7. Andy Sewina8:09 am

    Yeah! They usually run away from me...

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  8. Jo10:03 am

    Of course, this was that post....I already read, lovely.

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  9. paisley10:49 am

    i love animals and have a seemingly wonderful relationship with them,, till i go to feed my barn cat,, and he continuously wants to bite me...

    go figure....

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  10. Rob Kistner11:29 am

    The haiku is crisp and nice... I especially like the piece on Swifts.

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  11. Pauline12:09 pm

    your little haiku scurries along, just like the squirrel

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  12. sister AE1:57 pm

    I'm glad the squirrel feelings are mutual - one would hate to think of you being mugged by a little critter!

    I love the swifts poem! it tugs at my heart.

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  13. Tumblewords:7:22 pm

    You write fine natural-flow nature connections that are truly a pleasure to read!

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  14. Writing on Board7:55 pm

    In the Dark (sweet) and Swift (sublime) my favorites. Thank you Juliet. As always.

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  15. Holly Mac11:16 pm

    Oh, that made me giggle. Really great job. I love using squirrels in poems. They make such good characters.

    Here's an old "squirrely" poem I wrote:

    http://hollyannam.blogspot.com/2006/11/creativity.html

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  16. Dennis1:54 am

    I love the image of the expectant squirrel. Almost cartoonish! Super.

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  17. Linda Jacobs11:04 am

    An amazing image from so few words!

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  18. gautami tripathy3:08 pm

    Squirrels are always running in and out of my balcony. I love watching them. Sometimes I fed them out of hand too.


    rooted

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  19. Deb2:35 pm

    I so enjoyed the anthology you set here for us.

    It was hard to choose a favorite of yours, so I just won't try (I did love your rabbit dancing with joy when no one was watching).

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