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Pima County Public Library Haiku Challenge: Those Furry And Feathered And Scaly Friends
"The theme this week was animals of all kinds, our furry and feathered and scaly friends. I hope you had as much fun as I did."
May 1, 2020
Well here they are for your reading pleasure, our final group of haiku for National Poetry Month. The theme this week was animals of all kinds, our furry and feathered and scaly friends. I hope you had as much fun as I did. Enjoy!
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Deanna Dikinis
Lounging, sleeping cat
At any moment he jumps
into our hearts. Yeah!Deanna's art class wrote the poem and Deanna painted the cat to go with it
Rebecca GarciaWoah, is that a stick?
Nope, I don't think sticks slither.
one Sonoran spring
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Sam Page
The cat is sleeping.
Wowlookatthatnewtoymouse!
And now back to sleep.
Judy Dyl
My cat cuddles close
Tongue as coarse as sandpaper
Fur as warm as love.
Juanita Havill
my golden gelding
whispered secrets in his ear
how fast he gallops
Karyn ZoldanThe loves of my life
Have been five rescued greyhounds
I confess with pride
Karyn Zoldan
Every day I laugh
My dog's a comedian
Best medicine ever
Karyn Zoldan
Cruel dog racing gone
Now my hound races to couch
Life as it should be
Christine Seliga
What’s that? I reach. Ugh!
Lizard tail! Cat stalks near couch,
back door gaping wide...
Christine Seliga
Heat hits melting point
Cat, dog spread out on cool tile
Still, furry puddles
Milary Morgan
"Aerial Peace"
Hello, feathered friends.
We share love as I walk by.
Each day, you are there.
Susan Cummins Miller
"Competition in the Desert"
Roadrunner pecks at
mirrored image: Declaring
war, or courting mate?
Susan Cummins Miller
Wind blows empty nest
from palm frond. Doves collect twigs
for reconstruction.
Albrecht Classen
A bat's corpse in the park
saddens me, oh poor victim
one friend less at night
Albrecht Classen
Flighty cactus wren
does not care about the heat
brave desert creature
Albrecht ClassenSome like barking dogs
others prefer silky cats,
I take the turtle
Carolyn Classen
Pets are wonderful
Lovely creatures to adore
Friendly furry fun
Javier, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
I love dogs and frogs
especially ones on logs.
So make your pets great.
by Javier, TCDS student, 5th grade
Liberty, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
Furry or Feathered,
Scaly or Soft and Squishy,
We are all much loved.
Layla, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
Brown Black White Tan Blonde
Cuddly Fluffy Cute Big Small
Nice But sometimes Mean
Andrew, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
Fur, shells, and feathers.
Some have eggs but some do not.
They don't look the same.
Talon, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
a stag is running
a beetle crawling around
birds are flocking, too
Liam, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
Birds, they know the sky.
Arthropods are very hard.
Mammals are pretty weird.
Dylan, Tucson Country Day School student, 5th grade
Pandas are awesome!
They used to be endangered.
But, They pulled through it!
Mikayla, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
Please tell me why do
birds screech and scream, dogs bark loud
and cats always meow?
Madison, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
Birds are chirping loud
Mammals, birds, arthropods WOW
They’re parts of nature
Jakom, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
My dog is awesome
Saguaro is his name-o
He is a mammal
Teagan, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
Animals are cool
Animals are very cute
Animals survive
Jayden, Tucson Country Day School student, 4th grade
Owls always hear.
Roadrunners are the fastest.
Hawks are always there.
Brandon, Tucson Country Day School student, 3rd grade
There is a horse. It
is galloping very fast!
It is on a course.
Jayson, Tucson Country Day School student, 3rd grade
There used to be four!
I wish that there were three cats.
Now I have just two.
Inara, Tucson Country Day School student, 3rd grade
What happened to her?
Was her paw stung by a bee?
Or was it a sprain?
Susan L. Schwartz
Bobcats, coyotes,
And cardinals, roadrunners —
All live in Tucson.
Audrey Sher-Walton
Good people love dogs
You train attack dogs loudly
Incessant barking
Audrey Sher-Walton
Chain of barking still
Deep into disrupted sleep
Can’t love every dog
Audrey Sher-Walton
Fierce dogs call, “Fear me”
We shutter away tightly
cacophony drones
Devan Ingle, Sonoran Science Academy
I love animals
I love dogs and cats so much
dogs and cats are cool
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