Panic

nostrils flare smoke sensed

  creatures panic white-tails turn

    wind whips flames ~ wildfire

   



          January 24, 2021
 Syllables -- 5/7/5 -- PS checked
    A Moment in Nature Contest
        Sponsor: Tania Kitchin

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Kim Rodrigues

January 25, 2021 at 5:27 PM

Well done!

Rama Balasubramanian

January 25, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Great haiku Gershon. Reading one on forest fire for first time. This one inspires me to try out different ones on problems faced by nature. Enjoy your day friend. Take care Rama

Darlene De Beaulieu

January 25, 2021 at 11:30 AM

Hello Gershon, I can just picture the animals in fright running from the fire. So sad to see this happen. enjoy your day my freind.

Evelyn Judy Buehler

January 25, 2021 at 10:58 AM

Your words really bring the scene of disaster and panic to life, Gershon. Best wishes for the contest.

Tom Cunningham

January 25, 2021 at 9:08 AM

Stunning image Gershon, the stampede to safety. Good luck in the contest Tom

Sara Kendrick

January 25, 2021 at 3:34 AM

Those wildfires are scary because they can become deadly in just a few minutes if the wind gets in them. A few years back there was one close to my home that burned between 500 and 800 hundred acres in just a couple of hours. Your work reads like a good contender to me. Sara

Janice Canerdy

January 24, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Very descriptive, moving, and timely, Gershon. Janice

Quoth Theraven

January 24, 2021 at 8:28 PM

Gershon, Well now.., this is something else. So much in a moment, in dozen words no less. Well done. -Richard

Gershon Wolf

January 26, 2021 at 5:07 PM

Very kind of you, Richard. A long time ago words were 'cheaper by the dozen,' I've heard. ~ Dear Old Dad

Michelle Faulkner

January 24, 2021 at 7:23 PM

Vividly shows the race to escape the flames - the movement and fear is so immediate - hope this does well in the contest!

Gershon Wolf

January 24, 2021 at 7:28 PM

Thank you for your praise, Michelle... As for this (and all) contests, I'd be satisfied with any kind of placement,... and even with an 'N/A' -- because I'm happy with the poem I wrote and for me, that's enough. Appreciate your support and tender wishes. Here's to the good news in your most recent poem. Oregon has to have something to cheer about these days! Best always, ~ Gershon

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