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Throbbing pain red and inflamed
Spring rain no comfort
Hornets the culprit
Looking pretty but lethal
Mata Hari kind
Nests big as football
Deceptively inviting
Do not mess with it
For Chev's CARPE DIEM Litttle Creatures # 14 - spring rain and
Claudia's at d'Verse MTB - something suddenly comes alive!
Strong winds shook it and
like one possessed it became
suddenly alive
For Chev's CARPE DIEM Litttle Creatures # 14 - spring rain and
Claudia's at d'Verse MTB - something suddenly comes alive!
Ha.. that is one thing I don't want to come alive for sure.. (hunting me down into that pond I expect)
ReplyDeleteoh heck... i def. don't wanna come near a hornest's nest when they're angry... ugh... never seen one the size of a football...luckily...
ReplyDeletehappy friday hank
Some of those nests are frightening indeed. We're bothered here often by hornets in autumn, but thank goodness none that size!!
ReplyDeleteOK... I'll leave it alone. You convinced me.
ReplyDeleteWow ... what a harrowing story! Thanks for the warning!
ReplyDeleteOuch! Been stung by an entire hive of yellow jackets as a child. Will definitely not be enticed. Great set of haiku
ReplyDeletenoo way! I'll happily turn around and run back to wherever I came from if I saw that huge, yet beautiful beast of a nest!
ReplyDeleteLoved the pic, and the verse,
ReplyDeleteI once got stung by a hornet, won't tell you where but I couldn't breast feed my baby for a while.
Enjoy your week-end.
They can surely sting, the nasty little buggers
ReplyDeleteVery good description of hornets ... i don't like those angry beasts, but they also are part of the Creation ...
ReplyDeleteOne invite I will pass on
ReplyDeleteYou ain't afraid of no haiku; cool way to respond to the prompt. Here in WA state we do encounter mud daubing wasps & hornets, Spring hatches of spiders, roving ant armies. I am terrible, for I purchase poisons & combat & conquer them all; allergic to stings of all kinds.
ReplyDeleteYou've said it Glenn! It is the same here too.Once there was a biggie hidden among the leaves of my mango tree, discovered only when I wanted to have it trimmed. Had to call the Fire Dept guys and the whole neighborhood was startled wondering what was happening.
DeleteIt is really amazing that they build nests like that.
ReplyDeleteA danger to tree trimmers, linemen, and curious children everywhere!
ReplyDeleteNicely one.
Having once met a hornet with my eye while cycling far from home, I was somewhat afeared of your poem!
ReplyDeleteoops....can't think of that situation....nice Hank!
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