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Become a Buffalo

A Haiku

By D. J. ReddallPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bison-bull-in-a-snowstorm-tony-hake.html

The weight of courage

The size of brave endurance

Shaped like defiance

Haiku

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D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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  • D.K. Shepard11 months ago

    I also love buffalo! This is just a fantastic haiku, D.J.! You have me wanting to go west!

  • Silver Daux11 months ago

    Loved that last line! Such a strong ending.

  • Rachel Deeming11 months ago

    Excellent. I love buffalo! 🦬 There is something so solid and stoical about them. Deftly done.

  • If that's what being a buffalo means, I gotta stop using it as an insult, lol. Loved your poem!

  • Gabriel Huizenga11 months ago

    I would certainly like to be a buffalo. I fear I am more of an ermine at the moment, though... loved the thoughtful poem, D.J.! :)

  • Wow 😮 buffalo Haiku , so perfect 👌

  • Cathy holmes11 months ago

    Perfect symbolism. We need more buffalos.

  • Amber Allehoff11 months ago

    I was told once that buffalo walk through storms to get through them quicker, while cows will go around them and thus take longer to weather the storm. 'Be the buffalo' has become a mantra for me on struggle days. Your haiku embodies this sentiment well!

  • Alex H Mittelman 11 months ago

    My best friend calls me a buffalo because I’m a “big guy” lol. Great haiku!

  • Sean A.11 months ago

    Such perfect wording and a brilliant ending

  • Andrea Corwin 11 months ago

    😍Yes!! I love this haiku - the weight.. courage and “shaped like defiance!” Rounds it out perfectly #resist 😍

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