Short Hunt Poems
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lioness sneaks up
alert Impalas scatter ~
another day then...
Date written: 12/15/2021
hungry polar bear
darting across the tundra ~
seal on the menu
Date written: 01/16/2022
William Holman Hunt a pre-rphelite
with much detil would cite
An insistent didactic theme
moralistic as well it would seem
Cats
static,
unlikely.
They'd rather play
in the big fish tank.
It's the notion
of prey in
motion,
fish.
I got to tell you about this dig
It made me dance the jig
I did it by night
With no one in sight
Out of my nose it was bloody big
release the hounds
as the seven a m
trumpet sounds
but i'm just
trying to releave
my dog peeing on
what is my pissing grr
ound
Form:
William Holman Hunt paints* Jesus at our door**
the Holy Spirit wlll convict to be sure
Poets capture words on the run
Fence them in as writing’s begun
The game is muddled
And authors befuddled
When penning a hard-to-catch pun
‘The sadness will last forever’
But it will define me never
Inspired by Death Bed Poetry: Vincent Van Gogh by Iza Garcia Alonso, 2025
In grammar school the boys had fun
Even though not one had a gun
They'd stalk a girl
Trying to shoot squirrel
But not one ever even saw one
Leigh Hunt son of a preacher man
libelling Prince Regent ending in the 'can'
Consistently championed Byron&Shelley
a poet ogf Peace undoubtly
William Ho!man Hunt
founding PRB* a bit of a punt
Detail upon detail was his key
asin 'Light of the Worldwe can see
* Pre-Rhaelite Brotherhood
The Easter egg hunt was a blast,
With everyone running quite fast.
Confetti in our hair
Not to mention underwear
Let's hope that dye isn't cast.
A gift inside the box...
one question left unanswered
Whose key to then unlock
lay distant—still unfound
(Baltimore Maryland: April, 2019)
“who made herself smaller than the spaces between words”
neglect and indifference her bookends
Inspired by: The Girl I Carry, by Talia Izsak (2025)
"From a tree of thorns and creepy bushes,"
To a sun-kissed rose glistening in dew
Inspired by: The Red, Red Rose
by Jesudason Atputharajah (n.d.)
Skillful predator in chase mode.
He darts ever so agile and playful.
Loves his new krinkle toy.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
The hunting of Boojumous Snark,
It ain't but no kind of a lark.
It's best to wear lead,
From toes to the head,
And aim 'twixt the eyes with a quark.
it comes
and well done
as a kid we did
we run like a son gun
and had fun
make a start
in the barn yard
theyer hide them under stunk
its the
EASTER EGGS HUNT
"Love can break a heart, leave it dangling on a string",
or from a cord of larger gauge, it might swing.
Inspired by: Petals of Pain, by Joseph May (2024)
The grass rustles
after nightfall—
armadillos hunting.
_________________________
For Brian's Adaptation Contest
Inspired by the work of Buson.
Moonlight silhouette
Shapes and shadows across land
Reynard's midnight prowl
Soft feathers rustle, hen house
Driven by hunger, chaos.
EASTER HUNT
while sisters slumber
he follows the bunny prints
eyes jelly bean sly
1st Place
4/13/2017
Easter Senryu
1st Place
The peasant scrapes charbroiled stones from his field—
“Hope is a feathered thing” refusing to yield.
Inspired by “Hope Takes Wing” by Chetta Achara [2025]
unleashed
I may waiver
satin spoils
are new to me
yield,
your monotone salute
suckling praised
a freedom from fur
the hunt is mine
devoutly