Home » Poems » Jack Horne » A Dartmoor Pony

A Dartmoor Pony

a dartmoor pony 
gallops into the bracken - -
an adder hisses

traditional haiku – I don’t understand the modern haiku yet…
for Sidney’s haiku contest

animalshaiku

♡Like0

Poem

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Poet Destroyer A

May 13, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Jack, Stopping by to wish you a beautiful Happy Mothers Day :-D I'm hoping God will hear my wishes and send my love too find many mothers in good health, and I pray he continues to give my mother the strength to fight everything her body is battling with right now, God bless~ xoxoxo PD

Carol Sunshine Brown

April 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved placement in Sidney~LeeAnn's "Haiku From The Heart" contest Jack. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

April 13, 2012 at 10:55 PM

congrats Jack on a great write and win luv..

Poet Destroyer A

April 13, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Jack, , a wonderful congratulations.. with this awesome poem * good night. :-) always~ PD

Deborah Burch

April 13, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Beautiful...Jack...Congratulations on your win...I love this...big hugs,love deb

Sara Kendrick

April 13, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Enjoyed reading ...Wonder what happened?,,,Sara

Andrea Dietrich

March 28, 2012 at 10:28 PM

well, methinks you have gotten a pretty dang good haiku here, whether it is traditional or not. It might even be more modern than you think!!

Elizabeth Wesley

March 28, 2012 at 5:21 AM

You may not understand but you given a perfect haiku as I understand them. Beside that the story is great! Luv, Lizzie Good luck!

Poet Destroyer A

March 26, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Jack, this gallops through my brain:-)...good luck in the contest ... enjoyed, have yourself a wonderful day~luv*PD :-)

M.I.A .

March 26, 2012 at 7:54 PM

yes, i can definitely see the gallops here. not even a beginner on haiku thus i think yours is great! good luck on the contest jack ps. i'm a Shakespeare's fan too ;)

Sara Kendrick

March 26, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Okay by me..Reads like a winner for the contest..Thanks for stopping by..Yes, Sardis was a real church..Sardis was a town in Asia Minor or around Greece..I had added a picture of the ruins in the area "About This Poem"....Sara

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

March 26, 2012 at 10:01 AM

oh the adder has me on the run Jack.. a brilliant description and perfect entry for the new contest luv.. good luck.. a great blog today as well.. I have noticed my points for contest wins are not calculated correctly at the moment and TPS said some sponsors may be deleting their contests.. did u notice that in your wins column? luv..