917. wanting & won’ting


i stand there and stare—
i want the bird to peep out
but it won’t…it won’t
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write five-seven-five:
i’m not a big fan of rules
but i can do it!




There we were, the bird and I, playing our own simple ‘chicken game,’ both of us wanting to be the winner. It wasn’t me!🐦

The other day, I composed the second haiku—it was originally about wanting a pot of water to boil. I’ve been wanting and waiting for just the right opportunity to use it—another example of that old saying, ‘good things come to those who wait!’😘