Stalled on rural road,
Retriever racing ahead—
pebble in my shoe.
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Inspired by the theme at Haiku Heights (252).
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Stalled on rural road,
Retriever racing ahead—
pebble in my shoe.
***
Inspired by the theme at Haiku Heights (252).
Karin S. Wiberg 
Love the layering of descriptive scenarios! Beautiful!
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Thanks! It’s amazing how much can be packed into 17 syllables! I always have fun reading all the variations on the prompt.
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enjoyed this slice of life. i interpreted the last line that pebble while uncomfortable was minor, just as being stalled. be like the retriever go with it. run ahead.
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Thanks! I love your interpretation!
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Works so well. It combines the wonderful undercurrent and understatement both of lovely haiku. k.
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Thanks for the kind words!
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Love!
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Thanks!!
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I love it! Felt like I read a little story!
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That’s quite a compliment–thank you!
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What a predicament! Darn those pebbles!
Brick or Stone
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Yes, those literal and metaphorical pebbles… 🙂
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Ouch!! That is such an irritant which predictably produces!! But those rural roads too have a charm!!
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Yes, they do have charm… 🙂
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I like the story in your poem.
dang that dog again
happens ev’ry time we’re out
she takes off ahead
🙂
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Hah! You are very clever. 🙂
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You wrote a haiku that walked into my head and took up residence. You are the clever one. Alice:-)
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