See wolves at the door
No menu of sweets tonight –
In the red
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This poem was written for Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #30, in which Garry Gay suggested we write a Halloween themed haiku that entailed “thinking outside of the box or misdirection.” All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
Also, since the haiku has a bluesy feel about it and features wolves, here’s a song from Howlin’ Wolf.
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Oh, I love Howlin’ Wolf!
In the red, huh? Very clever — ! This one really made me smile. You done good. 🙂
Yep, any excuse for some Howlin’ Wolf!
I wasn’t sure if the phrase “the wolf at the door” had the same connotations in the US, in terms of having bills to pay. But glad it made you smile 🙂
It does —
Many layers of possible meaning here. Debts, Little Red Riding Hood, and so on.
I may listen to more Howlin’ Wolf here ….
Nicely written misderection Blake … I like the way how you have taken up this challenge …
Thanks, Kristjaan. It was fun to try a little misdirection, even though I am still trying to work out the proper directions for a haiku 😉