Haiku Day - April 20, 2025

Gary Hunter
Apr 19
1 min read

when you go fishing

the fish don’t jump on the hook

it’s hard to make friends

if the fire hose leaks

the barn burns before the house

hope, a cloudless rain

sundown at the creek

thousands of froglets screaming

a Beatles’ concert

why talk about death

almost all words sing to life

sorrow digs the graves

jellyfish use jets

hummingbirds wing figure 8’s

no seahorse racetracks

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