Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Bed Bugs

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Silently creeping
Against my soft silken dreams
Army of rashes.




This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem and the Prompt is Bed Bugs.





33 comments:

  1. Green Speck!
    "Army of rashes" is a great line. I dig it!
    Great haiku

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  2. You made even a pest a lovely read! Keep it up!!

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  3. "Army of rashes!" - Nice, that!

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  4. Gross! Now I've seen it all!! A haiku that can put the fear of bed bugs in ya! Such nasty little things.. I've heard that once you get them, it can cost hundreds and thousands to get rid of them..

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    1. I don't know about that ... luckily, I have managed to stay away from them :-P

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  5. True poets celebrate even bedbugs!

    Bedbugs

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  6. oh, you got me smiling here in awe yet again :)

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  7. "silently creeping: - Oh I hope not,,,,, Love your haiku,,,,

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  8. Ouch..so much conveyed in three little itchy lines..quiet and delicate..

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  9. Good Day Green Speck, what a creepy 'beast' isn't it, crawling in your bed between the blankets ... huh. You have made the bed bug a 'lovely' beast with this haiku. Thank you for sharing.

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  10. Oh ick! I hate bed bugs, fleas,lice and ticks--the thought of all of them give me the "heebie-jeebies" However, you penned a perfect haiku for these pesky critters :-)

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  11. Army of rashes. Haha :D That got me laughing. Thankfully, I have never encountered bed bugs. Not on my bed atleast. Nicely framed Haiku Green Speck!

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  12. I'm with the others on "army of rashes"...great line.

    The fear of bed bugs has it seems reached epidemic proportions if the media
    are correct...☺

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  13. Absolutely army of rashes... Fun prompt

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  14. oh no you didn't... no no no
    gack... (smile)

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  15. An army!! This makes my skin crawl.

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