Tanka Tuesday
Melissa’s challenge is to write a haiku or micro poem that is a little edgy or off beat. I’m not sure mine fit the criteria of edgy but here they are.
You can join Tanka Tuesday here: https://tankatuesday.com/2026/05/26/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-66-exploring-haiku-5-26-26/
three giraffes
exchanging news at
The Salt Lick
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ginger calf
walks with confidence
tail flicking
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eager mom
awkwardly bending
to reach treat
The Flower Hour
These photographs of South African autumn / early winter flowers are for Terri’s The Flower Hour. You can join in here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/05/26/the-flower-hour-32-going-to-the-dog-woods/
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Wonderful, Robbie 💜 Poetry, photos and flowers 🌹🌹🌹
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The poems certainly highlight the giraffes’ efforts to get water and salt, Robbie! They are so awkward looking as they splay their legs to bend down, but look so stately as they walk and lope along. I love all those beautiful aloe plants! We saw many of these in the Arizona desert too!
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Fabulous pictures. Love the giraffes!
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It seems that I have the same flowers in our garden! Beautiful, thanks:)
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Giraffes do look funny and awkward bending to eat or drink. Wonderful flowers Robbie.
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Hi Robbie
You know how much I enjoy seeing photographs of my birth country, thank you.
Those giraffes are funny when bending but so majestic upright.
Your poems are perfect 🤗
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