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Friday, June 18, 2010

BLADE

For Magpie Tales


ONE STEP AHEAD




Handle angle blade

Organized acuity

At the cutting edge

36 comments:

  1. Ha! Well written Magpie, Stan. This is a multi-layered little gem.

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  2. Thanks Brenda; Three words, each with multiple interpretations.

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  3. Super-duper haiku! Great Magpie. Thanks, Stan!

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  4. Thanks Willow; It's great to take part.

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  5. A nice haiku,focused on the knife. Sharpe!

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  6. Nice haiku...the cutting edge...bkm

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  7. Thanks to:
    Linda; Have to stay focussed when handling knives.
    BKM; More then just a utensil.

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  8. A Haiku magpie,
    Eye opening to me...
    your tale makes complex stuff easy and simple, which is cool.

    excellent magpie!

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  9. Thanks Jingle; Or simple stuff complex, depending on your viewpoint.

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  10. Thanks Rinkly Rimes; Sorry I mised you earlier.

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  11. Wonderful haiku. I love knives.

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  12. Thanks Nessa; Only for cooking though eh?

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  13. Great haiku - simple and meaningful

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  14. Great Haiku. Thanks for visiting me and taking the time to comment. :)

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  15. Fun to see a haiku magpie -- nice use of words. I'm going to be turning "organized acuity" over in my head for the rest of the day. Well done.

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  16. Haiku is my favorite ... your haiku is great!!!

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  17. This is beautifully and expertly crafted, every word fits perfectly together to create a rather brilliant haiku :)

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  18. Thanks to:
    Akelamalu; I appreciate your visit and comment too.
    Susan; Have fun!
    Helen; It felt right for this prompt.
    Sam; I just thought about each word (handle, angle, blade) and linked them into a phrase.

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  19. great magpie! definitely feel the edge

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  20. Thanks Soundoffreedom; Stay sharp.

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  21. Thanks to:
    Lena; I had a stab at it and stuck it in.
    RA; My first cut on Magpie Tales.

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  22. dude. tight write...great take on the magpie!

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  23. Thanks Brian; Great excercise - I'll do another next time.

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  24. More than first met the eye! Geometric and descriptive. And thanks for the visit.

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  25. Thanks Stafford; Much appreciated.

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  26. Organized acuity - sharp description! :)

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  27. Thanks Tumblewords; A job I still have to get around to.

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  28. very acute and sharply done- I like this alot!
    Less is usually more!

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  29. Thanks Kathew; Metaphors make it possible.

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  30. Thanks Peggy Jo; Appreciate your visit.

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  31. To the point. And yet multi-layered.

    A stroke of genius!

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  32. Thanks ninotaziz; Never judge a book by its cover.

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