Cement rat / sees business as / usual. Haikumages

Concrete rat seeing / business as usual / in the year ahead.

Twoku:
Concrete rat / gazes out upon / the new year.

Threeku:
Cement rat / sees business as / usual.

// haikumages // ©russ murray 

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“Haikumages” are short poems (mostly haiku and senryu-style) combined with images (mostly original photographs and graphics) by Russ Murray.

2 responses to “Concrete rat seeing / business as usual / in the year ahead.”

  1. carolee1945 Avatar
    carolee1945

    This rat actually looks cute in the snow, even though I hate rats. Are you sure it is not a bunny???
    Bunny features/on ugly rat/confuses me

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    1. Russ Murray Avatar
      Russ Murray

      Ah…it’s really a huge MOUSE, but that sounded too cute in the haiku, so I went with Rat instead… 🙂

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