I'd agree that although Patrick's version 'works' it isnt the same as nor does it do the same work as Sharon's original. Doug Quoting "Bob Grumman" <[log in to unmask]>: > On 12/4/2010 8:09 AM, Patrick McManus wrote: >> Snow >> Garden >> Bird tracks > > That's an okay haiku, but nowhere near as good as the other--in my > /expert!/ view. (I've actually got a 200-page book out on the haiku.) > > --Bob > > Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Alberta T6G 0B9 That’s not a cross look it’s a sign of life Frank O’Hara