Photo by Graham A Stephen (http://geotopoi.wordpress.com)
Stealthy snake branches
slithered through leaves in search of
birds to squeeze and eat.
*Photograph by Graham A Stephen (Click here to visit and follow his blog). ❤
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Poet Rummager 
Feathers and all.. Got a children’s book written about Mary ate the canary. She ate it feathers and all. I like your haiku better.
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I know that book! I think Mary and I would’ve been friends 😀 Thank you!! xo
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Yes you would have been friends. Mary is quite the wild card.
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And you would fit quite nicely in our bizarre circle of friendship! Lol
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LOL Yes I would and probably the wildest card. I know I look gentle Ha!
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I wouldn’t exactly say “gentle”, but I’ll be nice and just nod and agree with you 🙂 ❤
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Ha ha ha ha Playing it safe are we?
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Safe is a good place to be!
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It is, It is.
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Rose!!!
Those poor little birds.
Haha.
Nature can be so cruel. 🐣
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Ah, but the tree must eat, Alan! Think of all those birds on our tables come next Thursday 🙂
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It’s Thanksgiving in the U.S. next Thursday… I almost forgot that you’re in England 🙂
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Good point.
American Thanks giving?
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Yes, it is! When I eat my turkey, I shall think of you 🙂
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How could you forget I live in England?
I say Mum
You say Mom.
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Lol. You’re quite right. I’ll do better next time! xo
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After looking carefully at the branches I am convinced that the act of bird murdering and consumption was caused by the pain produced when these birds landed on the osteoarthritic branches. This particular tree was already suffering from birch wood dementia. Now that these new facts have been uncovered, I provided an alternate explanation for the loss of birds:
Arthritic branches
Tremors attracting bird flight
Source of nutrition
Your version is so much better! At least I have come out from the Haiku closet. 🙂
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Bravo!!! I enjoyed your haiku IMMENSELY and hope for more! You should incorporate some of your poems into your posts — marvelous 🙂
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Fantastic image! I see the exact same thing in it. Poor little birdies though.😿
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Eveyrone’s gotta eat — even carnivorous trees 🙂
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They really do look like snakes! 🙂
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Watch out for snake trees — I bet that bag you wear has some awful blind spots~!
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Yes, it true. I’m often in danger from snake trees, hidden vines, unexpected cactus plants and so on.
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Lol. How are your cactus plants?
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They’re still with us in the land of the living, surprisingly. 🙂
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Whoa! He’s not only a squeezer, he’s a biter, as well. 😀
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You have some imagination!:)
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Yes, it can be a blessing or a curse, at times. 😊
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For the readers, it is a blessing 🙂
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What a sweet thing to say! Thank you, dear Inese. xo
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