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A White Rabbit

a white rabbit
runs across virgin snow. . . . 
a gunshot rings out

For Debbie Guzzi's
Fall or Winter haiku Poetry Contest

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Skat A

Date: 5/16/2015 12:11:00 PM

oh no poor rabbit. hope the gunshot was aiming up high

Robin Davis

Date: 9/3/2014 8:38:00 AM

Andrea You bad bad girl. Killing the poor bunny in the snow. LOL Thank you for the awesome comment on my Hearts Warning poem.

Kash Poet

Date: 1/2/2012 8:07:00 AM

Good Morning.You will be LATE for the school:)

Joseph Burchett

Date: 12/22/2011 10:58:00 PM

I can visualise this excellent poem would make a great movie scene

Christopher Bunton

Date: 12/18/2011 3:20:00 PM

Poor Bunny! :( Very good!

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 11/19/2011 5:34:00 PM

I am so confused about haikus...I like yours though.. congrats.Im around...busy and having writers block...BG

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 11/19/2011 3:49:00 PM

congrats on a great win in the contest andrea, very vivid picture you paint here, and clever to introduce sound into it :-)

David Williams

Date: 11/17/2011 1:28:00 PM

Andrea congrats on your win..David

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 11/17/2011 11:14:00 AM

Congratulations Andrea on your win in this Haiku contest of Debbie Guzzi. Love, Carol

Cyndi Macmillan

Date: 11/17/2011 5:28:00 AM

Loved this haiku, Andrea. Glad to see it way up there! The last line is an ouchy and puts the reader RIGHT there. I almost heard the bang... hugs, chum, and congrats on this win!

Gwendolen Song

Date: 11/15/2011 2:35:00 PM

Hi Andrea!! Stand up and take a long long bow to celebrate this sweet snapshot of a white rabbit. Congrats...I loved this the very first time I read it...pssst...I am also a sucker for lil white rabbits. Gwendolen

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 11/15/2011 8:47:00 AM

YOU are MY teacher..thanks for all your help over the years! I like when you write these more traditional haiku! CONGRAD's Light & Love

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/13/2011 10:01:00 PM

what???... lol..the rabbit better be the one shooting the gun... lol.... nice one...p.d.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 11/13/2011 7:20:00 PM

Is this a contemporary haiku...a gunshot refers to a human element...hmm....I don't particularly care about that for my reading enjoyment...I love the image of fresh snow,,,a camouflaged rabbit is no match for this expert hunter. Love your haiku..love rabbit stew too. lol. You are a poetry machine, girl!! Gwendolen

Margaret Foster

Date: 11/13/2011 6:56:00 PM

This is a vivid picture, poor little rabbit. I like the virgin snow, for me it puts the scene in early morning... I had to do away with my ' miniature mountains' I replaced them with a 'slippery pathway' hope nobody falls and breaks their neck. :) Cornish cream... Cornwall and Devon in south England produce a double cream to die for. If you ever find yourself in that neck of the woods don't miss the scones, jam and creammmm. luv Margaret

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 11/11/2011 11:11:00 AM

A gonner is that white rabbit. Enjoyed the Haiku . love phyl

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 11/9/2011 8:13:00 PM

I hope the two whites made the hunter miss, I can always dream can't I Andrea. Isn't Robert's comment below hilarious?

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/9/2011 2:28:00 PM

Well, does he die or is he disguised...Leaves me wondering..Good luck in the contest..Reads like a wonder...Thanks for the kind review of my work..Sara

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 11/9/2011 12:56:00 PM

Oh, I hate to see the rabbits running for their lives when hunters are around, but people in Florida do hunt them for food. Outstanding, powerful haiku! Deb will love it too. Love, carolyn

Robert Johnson

Date: 11/9/2011 12:39:00 PM

Rabbit stew tonight. And the circle of life continues. The way rabbits go at it, there will be another one come along soon. Probably with tears in it's eye's for you shot it's mother. Shame on you! I'm gettin confused, am I supposed to feel sad for the bunny, or glad that somebody gets rabbit stew for supper. Hmmmm? Just having a little fun with this one. Who knew three little lines would incite such a fuss. :) Oh, and good luck in the contest.

Jack Horne

Date: 11/9/2011 12:25:00 PM

Ouch! Poor rabbit. Love this one, Andrea - what a powerful haiku