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Budnipped

tulips are budding soon bursting open in bloom deer licking their chops THIRD PLACE WINNER written March 2, 2022 especially for "H Forms - Nature Haiku" Poetry Contest sponsored by Constance La France

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/11/2022 4:36:00 PM

Loving that last line again, Milt. Just back with my congrats. hope you are having a nice Friday.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/11/2022 6:58:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. I think it worked nicely.

Constance La France

Date: 3/8/2022 8:34:00 AM

Milt, congratulations on your win in my Nature Haiku contest with your poem ~Constance

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/8/2022 10:04:00 AM

Thank you, Constance. I really enjoyed your contest.

Anselmo Boles

Date: 3/6/2022 11:13:00 AM

Milt, you won't know the result unless you try it. I'm sure a little amount of yellow shower won't frighten them. Lol. Enjoy your backyard ...ab

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/6/2022 12:42:00 PM

Nope. Don't think I'm going to risk getting caught with my fly down in my yard!!! I have a fenced backyard, so I'm guessing they jump over the fence. We had a fawn born in the inside corner the year my wife was sick. She enjoyed getting to hold it before we put it over the fence. Momma could jump the fence, but baby couldn't.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/3/2022 8:51:00 AM

love the last line!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/3/2022 9:34:00 AM

I sure hope Constance understands that idiom.

Mike Gentile

Date: 3/3/2022 4:05:00 AM

May your Tulips rest in peace Milt!!! I did not know that about deer. In any case, it made for a great haiku! Good Luck!!!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/3/2022 9:35:00 AM

Thanks, Mike. Yes, they have nipped off the buds of my tulips every spring for the last ten years! I get so angry, but I forgive them. They are only animals, and they have to eat.

Anselmo Boles

Date: 3/2/2022 10:28:00 PM

Ha! Party time for Bambi and company. Yum!! Nice haiku Milton...ab

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/3/2022 9:36:00 AM

Thanks, Anselmo. Someone said if I pee around my tulips the deer won't get them. I haven't tried that...but I'm tempted.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/2/2022 8:40:00 PM

oh yes, this is very good, Milt.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/2/2022 9:58:00 PM

I don't know how good it is, but I know it's true. I haven't been able to have tulips for a long, long time. They come up, bud, and the deer promptly nip off the buds. I love the deer, but I wish they'd leave my tulips alone!!!