David Kavanagh Poet Haiku

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Shaped Haiku Poetry Contest
   Sponsored by JCB Brul HMS 
    06/19/25

regicide

    “”    \ \  \  \ \  \ \      “””””””””””””””””””””””””
    as     \z\e\b\r\a\s\    stampede ””””””””””””””
    “”       \ \  \  \ \  \ \   ’’’’”””””””””””””””””””””””
 “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
 ””””””””””””””   ‘“””””””””  “”””   “””””””””””””””””
 undergrowth   t~o~r~n  and  s-h-r-e-d-d-e-d
 “”””””””””””””   ‘“””””””””  “”””   “””””””””””””””””
 ~~queen~~ant~~in~~ribbons {~~~~~~~~

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thriveni c mysore July 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM 'in ribbons'! amazing thought, congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!! David Kavanagh July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM Thank you Thriveni, yes figuratively and literally in ribbons, cheers David

Linda Alice Fowler July 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM oooh...nicely done David! Congratulations! :) David Kavanagh July 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM Thanks Alice, stampedes are always highly unpredictable, lol! Cheers David

Andrea Dietrich July 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM Very creative. Fun last line! David Kavanagh July 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM Stampede’s are quite chaotic, hopefully I captured some of the madness in my haiku, cheers David

Ink Empress June 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM Dear David, This is creative and very artistic how youv done the shape haiku, often it isnt the shape that is hard but also theme and subject that is difficult to come up with , but this makes me think that you dont really run out of ideas, and also your words do show the readers that you write from a very observant and empathetic place, a soul and pen that is a feeler. Pleasure visiting, sending you light always! Best wishes for the contest. David Kavanagh June 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM Hey there Ink, hope you’re keeping well, I definitely write from a deep place, and do possess some empathy, possibly not enough, such it is to be human ;) yeah I wrote the haiku for the contest, and the shape kinda developed later on, I’m happy with how it turned out, thanks so much for visit, encouraging words, and light, cheers David

Jaymee Thomas June 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM Wow, I don't usually love shape poetry but dangit this is so clever I can't help myself. You had me at z\e\b\r\a\s. I'm so jealous that now I have to try one xD David Kavanagh June 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM Heya Jaymee, possibly one of my better haiku’s, was a shame I had to put it through the character shredder, but needs must be met lol! Cheers David