Intimidating
deception masks a higher
imperative to
survive juvenility
into metamorphosis.
by Scooj
- Below – the peacock butterfly that inspired my first haiku. This Tanka is about the peacock butterfly caterpillar.
Peacock
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Intimidating
deception masks a higher
imperative to
survive juvenility
into metamorphosis.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 
Wow, nice wordplay! Great piece! The butterfly reminds me of a war plane.
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Thank you. This one took longer to write. Not sure it is there yet.
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Enjoyed this! Beautiful photo!
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Thank you. From the allotment yesterday.
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How beautiful.
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Lovely Tanka . . . You have got so much more into this piece because of the obvious extra two lines which seem to make it a fuller piece as well . . .
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Thank you. I find it much harder to write a Tanka, even though you have more space. The lines need filling.
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I do enjoy your longer poems! Your nature inspired poetry is always brilliant.
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Wow, thank you. I feel more fulfilled by a good nature poem, but longer poems take me so much longer to get right. I might be getting a little complacent with my haiku.
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Well, you’re challenging yourself and getting better and better. Very admirable. xo
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😊
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