Screened In

Screened In

A Poem by WordKnurd
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I decided to try my hand at a Haibun (a descriptive paragraph followed by a Haiku) because... well, why the hell not.

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There is a constant siege -an external pressure- on the part of the flies trying to get in.  There are of course a few week spots: Holes in metal screens where ten steaming summers’ worth of wayward baseballs and curious possums have broken their way through.  Then there is the door.  It screeches its way open with the voice of a spring with has felt too many frosts and too little unction.  Its final word is the slam of soft, mossy wood on an aluminum frame and it is punctuated by the smell of dogwood flowers and sassafras mingling with motor oil and spirits.


Flies have many eyes.

Can they tell secrets?

See what happens here?

© 2016 WordKnurd


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MAC
have never heard of this form before. tis very smooth and the Haiku perfectly wraps it up. an excellent write.

Posted 7 Years Ago



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Added on September 21, 2016
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WordKnurd
WordKnurd

Houston, TX



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"We only have one life to live, and we live it as we believe in living it, and then it is gone. But to sacrifice what you are and live without belief; that is more terrible than dying." Joan of Arc .. more..

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A Poem by WordKnurd