A Peacock Appears

sitting by myself singing opera in the woods— a peacock appears © February 15, 2012 Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen HERE'S THE STORY SINCE THIS IS based on a true story! LOL I was in the woods singing...pretending I could sing opera while resting on a bench...all by myself. And what to my wondering eyes should appear walking around with my free range chickens? You guessed it! A peacock! He must have thought I was a peahen. Later, we found out he lived several miles away and had left home for few days...he stayed here until I left for Texas, which was about 3 days. He must have loved my voice! OR RUNNING THE ROOSTER! lol Anyway, that was the inspiration for this haiku! Would anyone have guessed? lol

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/17/2012 9:24:00 AM

hahaha, I love the story that goes with this haiku, which in its own right, is also very interesting!

Brian Strand

Date: 2/16/2012 3:06:00 PM

Thank you Dane for the nonour given to my footle.Much appreciated.Rgds Brian

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Date: 2/16/2012 3:27:00 PM

I love footles...and judged almost blind. (a few people put their names on them.) So, the honor is well deserved.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/16/2012 8:08:00 AM

elegant bird and visual lines Dane Ann and a great story too.. enjoyed... thankxx so much for honoring my entry with an HM in the Footles contest.. had a great time creating them ...

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Date: 2/16/2012 8:31:00 AM

You are very welcome, Linda-Marie. I enjoyed every entry. It was hard to select the top 10. There were several very similar entries. So....I loved them all, though!

Kash Poet

Date: 2/15/2012 9:15:00 AM

Very nice Dane.Enjoyed.

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 2/15/2012 5:33:00 AM

Enjoyed....some times we have these little visions to cheer us in our lives. How are you?

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Date: 2/15/2012 6:07:00 AM

I'm doing fine. It was a wonderful experience...unbelievable. We tried to get photos, but from the distance they weren't that great. No open tail feathers. Definitely an uplifting moment! Thanks for stopping by to comment.