religion

flapping in the wind
stickie-outie straw for brains
all the crows long gone

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Victorclaude

16 years 2 months ago

Rob,

Love the "stickie-outie straw for brains" line. Ain't religion grand!! Victor

Rob Graber

16 years 2 months ago

"Stickie-Outies"

This phrase was coined by my daughter Karen as a child, to describe a bad hair day; I like how it sounds (and feels)as an adjective phrase for "straw." Thanks!

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

Cool haiku. The strawman

Cool haiku. The strawman speaketh. Smiles, Anna

Rob Graber

16 years 2 months ago

Straw Man?

Who, me? I have the impression that some of the things my metaphor suggests about religion may be "straw men" indeed; maybe just wishful thinking on the part of the poet... Thanks!

raskin

16 years 2 months ago

Reminds me of the Wizard of

Reminds me of the Wizard of OZ, nice haiku Rob. I probably shouldn't say this, but I will. In some circles this could light up a little controversy. raskin

Rob Graber

16 years 2 months ago

In yer face?

The title changes everything, doesn't it? What if I were to call it "Scarecrow"? And yes, there is a little debt to Frank Baum... Thanks!

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

I started my daughter on the

I started my daughter on the original Frank Baum books... the antiques. She has quite a collection of them now. And they are infinitely better than the fluffy movie version. ~A

Rob Graber

16 years 2 months ago