7
Make up you mind, Snail!
You are half inside your house,
And halfway out!
11
You moths must leave now;
I am turning out the light
And going to sleep.
16
All right, You Sparrows;
The sun has set and you can now
Stop your chattering!
18
Sparrow's excrement
Becomes quickly powdery
On sizzling pavements.
20
The dog's violent sneeze
Fails to rouse a single fly
On his mangy back.
Notes
Richard Wright was introduced to haiku the last two years of his life. He wrote over 4,000 of these poems in the time before his death.
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He did have a very good sense of humour!
The first one left me giggling.
I enjoyed those.
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