I like this one, good descriptions and imagery! Keep writing, always and forever....

Tom,

Firstly, I would like to thank you for your opinion on Haikus. They can be tricky to master and I fear that I may never manage that. I can also appreciate how a person could almost view such a short form as almost a cheat, a lame attempt at poetry. I must confess I feel the same myself at times.
Secondly, I would like to comment on your, dare I say, delightful Haiku. I found it both clever (rhyming a non-rhyme form) and humorous too. Most people find the strict form a challenge, and so rhyming with it too is almost a mockery of it. I like your style!

Thanks again.

Michael

The world has invested heavily in war, falsehood, and masquerade...

Each of us be prepared, blue skies will soon cascade snakes and worms aiming for our death...

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I love short forms of poetry...usually they are more illustrative than those of thousand sweet words..