Fly on the Wall: Bamboo Haiku
Having fun with Haiku.
'Fly on the Wall' is an interesting and creative example of having fun with the art of Haiku and doing so, in a manner that requires the reader to consider the potential ambiguous nature of the piece. The reader is left wondering if the haiku was written from a conventional perspective, or from the fly's perspective. In this case it was the fly who was describing the person and what actions were required to get to the person's food.
Determination often pays off for most creatures when it comes to feeding and when matched off against humans, in the right conditions, more than occasionally nature out smarts the human! Enjoy this example of an age old battle that plays out anywhere in the world, at any time and involves the same rivals, as are highlighted here. Haiku is about providing a maximum visual imagery, from a few carefully chosen and simply arranged words. Enjoy..
Copyright © 2013 Pearldiver – Art of the Diver with all rights reserved.
Sometimes nature wins first.
Original Bamboo Haiku
'Fly on the Wall'
Look at him sitting
Fat and lazily waiting
To be fed my meal
The beast’s nature
Is not to share anything
But that will change
This fly on the wall
Has greater expectations
When it comes to food
Buzzing up and down
Creating a diversion
Just to get in close
Look at him sitting
Unable to get the fly
Now eating his food
This fly on the wall
Is far too clever for you
I do love sushi...
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* Original Haiku by Pearldiver *
Copyright © 2013 Pearldiver – Art of the Diver with all rights reserved.
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