Tuesday July 6th, 2021

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: standing watch.

2 comments:

Greg said...

I can see how the smashing machine would only leave scraps behind, but how does that lead to standing watch? Are you now having to guard the smashing machine because the boys have found it?

Standing watch
It only tells time
When it's resting on the floor --
It's a standing watch

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White clouds hide the sun
Protecting the land from heat
Standing watch forever.

Marc said...

Greg - this was me, sitting at the top of the stairs to make sure the stupid rat didn't come up before everyone was safely asleep in their beds behind closed doors.

So, uh, sitting watch may have been a more accurate prompt?

Ooh, I like both of these. I had already decided I liked the first one best before I read the second, but now that I have I don't think I can choose between them.