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...a peacock's mating dance
CSP: A Collection of Poems
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A Summer Fling
by Sixteezkid
Haiku Poetry contest entry
5-7-5 haiku - See Author's Notes
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proud peacock displays
courtship's august adornment
feathered bedroom eyes
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Author Notes
The male peacock flares out its feathers when it is trying to get the female's attention. He has about 150 of the long "eyed" peacock tail feathers. These feathers are shed annually. These feathers grow to be several feet long, but are shed each year just after the breeding season. Each of these long feathers also has a design near its tip which resembles an eye.
During mating season they will often emit a very loud high pitched cry.
Mating season is between April and September
**I chose to use the term August as a double-entendre for the month (kigo) and it's other definition of "impressive"
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