Cairn Haiku - Poll 4 of 5

[bradl]

Cool Dip

Down the dusty road

into the creek at the end,

Cosmo's wet again!

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Cairn Greeting Party

who's happy mom's home

tails wag, paws fly,two big smiles

Brodie and Aidan

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Gross Snack

You have to potty?

Good girl! Good potty Abby!

No! Drop it! Too late.

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Guard Dogs

Shhh, noise, Bark Bark Bark

stranger enters,who are you

roll over, pet me

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Snack Time

Glasses are crunchie

They look better than they taste

Should have eaten poop!

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The Hunt

Lurking in the yard

Stalking chipmunks, there goes one

Got it! I'm the queen

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Best Friend

I am your best friend

Now, always, and especially

when you are eating

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Summer Night

Cosmo comes running

Into summer's humid night

Gentle breeze awaits

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Welcome Home

Evening door opens,

Ronan pads up, tail wagging:

Joy, plain and simple!

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Forbidden Territory, Guilty Pleasure

Safety gate unlatched!

Trash can full; now's my chance. Toss!

Throw! Bounce! Oops, I'm caught!

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This is a poll for choosing a finalist in the Cairn Haiku contest. There are five polls - you may vote once in each of the five polls. The top vote-getter in each individual poll will be placed in a final poll to determine the overall favorite Cairn haiku. This poll will close at 8:00 PM server time (Pacific Daylight Savings Time) on Sunday, August 8.

Note to contributors - while I tried to be reasonably generous in pronouncing words in order to get syllable counts into line, poems that could not be coaxed into 5-7-5 format are not included. While 5-7-5 is not the only format acceptable for haikus, it was the format specified for this contest. All submissions were lovely and worthy of re-reading and I thank everyone who contributed to this fun project in any way.