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Deaf To Duty

deaf to duty's strain scarecrow guards the corn field still a worthy presence January 25, 2020 contest: A Moment in Nature (haiku) sponsor: Tania Kitchin I used Poetry Soup's Syllable Counter.

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Line Gauthier

Date: 1/30/2021 8:21:00 PM

Lovely ~ congrats

Beata Agustin

Date: 1/27/2021 12:37:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! So delightful and delighting. God bless you.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 1/26/2021 5:08:00 PM

Love this Reason. :) Congratulations on the win! Linda

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 1/26/2021 8:04:00 PM

thanks, Linda, appreciate the commendation.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/26/2021 2:40:00 PM

I really like this one. Glad you made the list, ,Reason. Congratulations.

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 1/26/2021 8:05:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea, likely you are no more surprised than I am. I welcome your comment.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 1/26/2021 2:12:00 PM

Congratulations on your winning placement with your wonderfully creative haiku, love the imagery of this in a field!

Reason A. Poteet
Date: 1/26/2021 8:04:00 PM

thanks, Tania, from a class on haiku which I took years ago. My teacher was a minimalist. Addition of the word "still" is a great pivot. Original was: deaf to duty / scarecrow guards the corn / presence.