Short Snappish Poems

dancing leaves destined
to be floating through the air
snappish lively winds

Creative Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Charlotte Puddifoot
Written on September 19, 2014...

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twitchy, fidgety, nervous Lee
frightened of you, frightened of me
we are not scary, so how can that be?
you should meet his mother said Meridee

She’s as high strung as a mean high wire
snappish, waspish, angry, a non-hire
jittery, jumpy, nervous, nasty too
Lee’s only role model is his mama Sue...

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Yowling and howling, snarling and snapping
Came in through a window when my husband was napping
It sounded like a sound off, I was sure a cat would be dead.
My own cat bounced in moments later, his fur stand-up red.

What is going on out there? I asked, for now I heard low growls.
The cats were ready to fight, as snappish as Turkish towels.
Fred dove head-first under the bed and stayed until it was over.
Rolling his eyes about it was my St Bernard named Rover....

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Autumn's moon truly radiant and playful, 
    In a stippled and midnight blue hues.

  Fragile is the troth with nature. 
    Falling, trembling, withered leaves, 
      Drift throughout gravel beneath; 
        Dapple shadow cast across the ground in stillness. 

  Silence surge as nascent darkness draws. 
    Snappish breeze, spring up slicing through darkness, 
      Lays a gentle kiss, and it slowly fades.

  Stillness, a breath, the wakeful light of dawn awakes.

3/25/2022...

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