Image: A black-bird had outwitted me to my ripe papaya.
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Note: The fruit had ripened to slight orange in color the day before and ready
to be picked the following morning. But the bird was faster. This had happened
twice before. For good measure this time it even came with a look-out to make
sure the coast was clear.
to be picked the following morning. But the bird was faster. This had happened
twice before. For good measure this time it even came with a look-out to make
sure the coast was clear.
Daredevil of a
kind. It set its
own designs
Scrambled in that fast
Zeroed in to my
ripe papaya. Quick
on the
draw. Its third success
The fruit turned orange
yesterday. But
this morning
it was half eaten
The culprit had sneaked
in that fast. Now it even
in that fast. Now it even
came with a look-out
Written for Leo's Haiku Heights #245 with prompt daredevil. Shared with d'Verse OpenLinkNight week 95
Should have picked it yesterday :(
ReplyDeleteFine haiku story.
ha, mischievious bird...you got to pick the fruit when you see it or someone will for sure...i chuckled at him coming back for a peek as well...oy
ReplyDeleteI'm with the bird:
ReplyDeleteNicely done
ReplyDeleteVery interesting Haiku woven into a story.
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ReplyDeleteThe birds too have to enjoy the spring-summer collections ;) and what better place than the garden bounties!! :)
ReplyDeleteCute little daredevil though frustrating for you. Storytelling haiku :))
ReplyDeletehaha working in a pair, smart as they eat and stare
ReplyDeletevery nice series of haiku stanzas.
ReplyDeleteTHe blackbird lookout is charming! i love those deep orange papayas.
may the next one be yours.
That's the problem with fruit. Never had a single cherry from my cherry tree...
ReplyDeleteThis pulled me in Hank--lovely way to tell this tale!
ReplyDeleteMust be a redventedbulbul :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful gambit!
Aloha
Hank,
ReplyDeleteI guess one has to watch the fruit with a careful eye.
Did you eat the half he left for you?
ReplyDeleteHello there! This post couldn’t be written much better!
ReplyDeleteLooking at this article reminds me of my previous roommate!
He always kept preaching about this. I am going to send this post to him.
Fairly certain he will have a good read. I appreciate you for sharing!
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Oh you have a papaya tree awesome =) Great haiku!
ReplyDeleteOh, that was fantastic story-telling! So, the culprit-fruit-pecker was greedily eyeing the fruit..and you didn't notice! hahaha...
ReplyDeleteLovely...
Superb little narrative. Great telling.
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I fought so many such daredevils in my own backyard..
ReplyDeleteI hate it most when they pick on my fav Mango :(
Tats a superb narration! And nature is so beautiful and sometimes naughty like this bird! :)
ReplyDeleteHank, what a snotty bird! Eating your papaya, rude feathered demon. I planted corn once and, the morning of the "big picking," I came out and found raccoons. They had taken exactly one bite out of each of 32 ears of corn. The little creeps!
ReplyDeleteSo, you see, I feel your pain... hope you get ahead of them next time, or maybe you can construct a little cage around the ripening ones?! Funny but also a little sad, for you, at least. Amelita