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Tick Riding the Wind

Tick riding the wind
Spotted fever from above....
On wings of a leaf

© aug 30 2010 For Ricks Leaf contest

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Kim M

Date: 9/7/2010 7:14:00 AM

Clever and humorous. Doris's comment below also made me laugh. It made me think of the little caped cruisaider (vampire tick's) voice snickering as it soured through the air with the greatest of ease, looking for a dog to have for lunch. As if in a movie - tick's view while flying - imagine the little tick's voice (sounding like Joe Pesci) "Heh, heh, heh ...I'm super tick! I'm a 747. Can't touch this. (swooosh ...a bird crossed paths) Whoa! Watch it. Get on the right side of the road, you hog!"

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/31/2010 11:40:00 AM

Enjoyed reading your poetry today Charles. Love, Carol

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 8/31/2010 6:27:00 AM

Funny...tick super hero like the silver surfer.

Constance La France

Date: 8/30/2010 8:55:00 PM

A different take on the contest, have been reading dreamy leaf poems and now this tick on a leaf, but I love the creativity and how original it is, best of luck~~

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 8/30/2010 7:39:00 PM

So very creative..yikes..on a leaf? What next..BG

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 8/30/2010 7:35:00 PM

Wonderful descriptive Haiku Charles.. good luck in the contest.. u can see and feel the flow here.. my wedding photos are now posted on my new blog...the system will only allow 10 photos now.. and we have hundreds from Italy .. but started with the wedding photos for all to see.. hope u and Carolyn luv them..

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/30/2010 6:38:00 PM

forgot to wish you good luck in the contest. Harry

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/30/2010 6:33:00 PM

this is very unique Charles, excellent work. Harry

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/30/2010 6:05:00 PM

Now this is quite a creative approach to the contest, Charles. It has quite an ominous feel to it. I've heard of spotted fever, but didn't know it was carried by ticks. Lyme disease struck my late husband's sister, who told me it was carried by ticks on the deer near her NJ home. You get high marks for creativity! Love, Carolyn