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Caterpillar Contradiction

so many legs on
such a tiny frame, and he. . . 
with so little speed


for Raul Moreno's Caterpillar's Gait contest

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Skat A

Date: 5/16/2015 12:15:00 PM

they ain't fast. lol

Kash Poet

Date: 2/3/2011 8:14:00 AM

Nice description of caterpillar.Cute haiku-kashinath

Gert W. Knop

Date: 4/30/2010 7:51:00 AM

Shoud be a contradiction, won't it: So many legs and so little speed! Great interpretation, Andrea and good luck in the contest. Thanks for all your friendliy comments. Have a nice weekend. Love, Gert

Travis Tapley

Date: 4/29/2010 12:48:00 PM

Yeah, this was great! You would think with that many legs, he could get from point A to point B in a hurry! Makes one wonder how he can be so slow. Terrific Haiku!

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 4/29/2010 6:05:00 AM

hi andrea :)had to smile when I read this--you sure gave me a different perspective on caterpillars--never saw it that way & the irony of it!! very nice!I hope this wins!!

Gert W. Knop

Date: 4/29/2010 4:35:00 AM

Yes, indeed, nicely written Haiku, Andrea! Thank you for your friendly comment. El Tatio is a cluster of geysirs in the Chilean Desert. Have a nice time...Gert

Brian Strand

Date: 4/29/2010 12:02:00 AM

Well observed Andrea.Rgds Bian

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/28/2010 3:55:00 PM

that is so cool Andrea, now you have me wondering how old you really are, joking, now i wonder why so many legs with no speed at all,. p.d.

James Peranteau

Date: 4/28/2010 11:08:00 AM

Very cute Andrea ! I'll read this to Noah today...he just loves the whole caterpilla thingy ! james

John Freeman

Date: 4/28/2010 8:09:00 AM

Well I haven't heard how did you do on this one, this one did not inspire me. Smile. And yes I caught your lucky # 5, Cool take on the photo. Unfortunatly my peep on the solar was not appreciated,Lol. Agape, Moses

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 4/28/2010 7:56:00 AM

i love this contradiction,great haiku Andrea-Charma.

Brian Strand

Date: 4/28/2010 12:49:00 AM

Andrea the poem you are thinking of is perhaps "Dulce et Decorum Est.Rgds Brian

Caroline Cécile Delacroix

Date: 4/27/2010 10:21:00 PM

Great Haiku, Andrea. Very well written and quite descriptive of the caterpillar. Good luck on the contest. Best wishes, Caroline.

Lynette Chachere

Date: 4/27/2010 7:45:00 PM

they are cute bugs.the other ones are all disgusting.ha ha.aw, if only their legs were longer like a spiders.imagine if humans had a thousand legs with the same number of feet.that would be quite a disaster.i think about what that would do to the world.lol.oh gosh, here you are, making these weird thoughts come to my head with your haiku.good luck, always. -Always&Forever Lynette

Iolanda Scripca

Date: 4/27/2010 6:58:00 PM

I wonder how many times a day they trip on so many feet or if they ever do it :) Cute Haiku, dear Andrea. Good luck in the contest. Love, Iolanda

James Fraser

Date: 4/27/2010 3:21:00 PM

Aw, lovely little Haiku Andrea > good luck in the contest. I want to say thank you ever so much for all the kind comments you have graced me with on my poetry >> James

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/27/2010 2:45:00 PM

Great write that should do well in the contest..Good luck..Keep the creative pen flowing.Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara

Carrie Richards

Date: 4/27/2010 1:14:00 PM

Perfect title, Andrea!!! Loved it!!

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 4/27/2010 12:41:00 PM

cute one--Bream are a type of fish, war mouths, sunfish, are some other common names of bream.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 4/27/2010 12:31:00 PM

New blog post today HOORAY FOR MAY... luv..

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 4/27/2010 12:24:00 PM

I thought of it like The Green Mile movie and felt like the caterpillar is a prisoner of his own form until he bursts free... just a thought... its been quite a day... tell u on yahoo...luv.. Linda-Marie..

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 4/27/2010 12:14:00 PM

Very nice Andrea and good luck in the contest ... so much said in a few words to depict the caterpillar's plight..luv.. Linda-Marie

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