POET'S CORNER

A haiku is a type of short-form poem that originated in Japan. Haiku poems are typically written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. They are unrhymed, but some poets may choose to rhyme the first and third lines for added challenge. Haiku poems often focus on nature or the seasons, and emphasize simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.)

HUMOR AND HAIKUS: What if Cats and Mice wrote their own Magna Carta?

MAGNA CAT-LAW                                        MAG-MOUSE RESPONSE

No mouse shall be seized                            Cats and Mice equal?

Nor to be played with or boxed.                    Speed, Cunning, NO -- Beauty, YES!

All creatures have rights.                                Living together.

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BUNNY                                                        RACCOON

there's speckled brown grass                        snow fills the near roads

hiding the new beige bunny                            a round raccoon ventures out

symbiotic life.                                                    from a close snug den.

HART BUCK                                                WATER ART

the hart buck climbs high                            a scrum of flurries

for the valley view below.                            separate ice flakes spinning

my feet aren't as sure.                                forms of water art