dilemmas
twirl from horn to horn
and cracks in the shell
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem “Little Creatures” #15, Buson’s “Mud-Snails, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
Not easy being a snail with cracked shell.
Not easy for anyone once their shell starts a-cracking…
Oh, very cool — ! Seems we were on the same wavelength this evening with the dilemmas! Really makes you wonder what’s going on with the snail. I like that this gives you so much to think about — pleasantly open-ended 🙂
Yes, I’ve wanted to write something where the main character was virtually absent and the wordplay here made it possible.
I’ll have to pop over to your Issa-ish snail post a little earlier than my usual schedule, then… 🙂
Yours is a remarkable haiku 🙂