Early Bird Special (quadrille with bonus haiku)

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Early Bird Special

unlike the midnight special
there are no songs
to celebrate the early bird special
no IHOPian bard,
no poet laureate of the blue plate
no bargain basement Dylan
no cut price Cohen
to extol the digestive
and economic benefits
of getting an early start.

Inspired by the dVerse prompt to write a quadrille using the word “early”. Thanks to Kim for the prompt.

sunrise-3-5

Bonus Haiku

dawn breaks, early shift
at the haiku factory
counting syllables.

Photo: Sunrise on Planet Cistern 2

71 thoughts on “Early Bird Special (quadrille with bonus haiku)”

henrigabetta October 22, 2018 at 6:23 pm

Dylan, Cohen; some heavy hitters there. Maybe you’re the voice of morning. And the i hop reference has me looking for the pancake batter. Very nice and love the bonus haiku.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 22, 2018 at 6:29 pm
  
  ha! thank you, go easy on the pancakes!
  
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kanzensakura October 22, 2018 at 7:27 pm

Good references to the early bards of free form poetry. I did not read the “bonus” haiku because that took it over the 44 word limit.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:08 am
  
  Thank you!
  
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sarahsouthwest October 22, 2018 at 11:39 pm

Time to redress the balance, maybe? Nicely done.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:45 am
  
  Thank you!
  
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kim881 October 23, 2018 at 1:32 am

I like the play on ‘midnight special’, Jim,. and the two-for-one bonus haiku – as opposed to ‘bargain basement Dylan’ or ‘cut price Cohen’!

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:47 am
  
  Thank you, Kim! Hope you are having a good Autumn over there in Norfolk!
  
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Gina October 23, 2018 at 2:03 am

bargain basement Dylan was brilliant! i re-read it and then caught on – very creative quadrille

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:44 am
  
  Thank you Gina, much appreciated.
  
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Frank Hubeny October 23, 2018 at 8:57 am

Nice praise to getting an early start.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:44 am
  
  Thanks Frank!
  
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revivedwriter October 23, 2018 at 9:10 am

Thanks for including the bonus haiku. 🙂 Creative!

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 23, 2018 at 10:47 am
  
  Thank you!!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) October 23, 2018 at 12:13 pm

Ha… love the thought of those poets on sale… no I agree there are no early bird special on songs.

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Grace October 23, 2018 at 6:52 pm

But I love those early bird specials!

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 24, 2018 at 1:45 pm
  
  can’t beat them!!
  
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V.J. Knutson October 24, 2018 at 3:32 pm

Well done…in your unique style.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 25, 2018 at 8:52 am
  
  Thank you…much appreciated!
  
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bertahenry October 25, 2018 at 7:22 am

Thought i was about to see a breakfast recipe, image looks, 🤤

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:57 pm
  
  Nope no recipes, food for thought, maybe!
  
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Susanne October 25, 2018 at 8:02 am

Bravo! Recognized by the blogosphere for your delicious work. Well deserved!

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 25, 2018 at 9:01 am
  
  Thanks Suzanne, that’s very kind of you. Much appreciated. This post seems to be getting a lot more traffic than I usually get..just curious, when you say “recognised by the blogosphere” what do you mean? JIM
  
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  1. Susanne October 25, 2018 at 10:04 am
    
    The WordPress gods have posted you under the “Discover” banner which is followed by 24,000,000 (not kidding) WP bloggers. Here’s the link: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/41325786/posts/2043909828
    
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  2. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 25, 2018 at 12:57 pm
    
    Ha, thanks for the clarification, that explains it…I am not used to the attention, it will undoubtedly go to my head! 😊
    
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Mohsen Behnam October 25, 2018 at 8:32 am

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rebirthshande October 25, 2018 at 1:45 pm

Interesting

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:55 pm
  
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joshandevie October 25, 2018 at 2:36 pm

Nice one

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:55 pm
  
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ammato4 October 26, 2018 at 1:57 am

Very nicely and differently described!! Well done !

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:54 pm
  
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K.M. Sutton October 26, 2018 at 7:04 am

Nicely written! Great job! ❤

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:54 pm
  
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md rashadul islam October 26, 2018 at 10:33 am

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 27, 2018 at 12:53 pm
  
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tamarthesolivagant October 29, 2018 at 7:52 am

Wow, pretty delightful!!! Well done!!!❣

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1. sdtp33 Post authorOctober 29, 2018 at 5:00 pm
  
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Adekunle Writes October 31, 2018 at 5:04 pm

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wanderingwriter32z November 9, 2018 at 9:42 pm

I long for acceptance into the early bird special

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Burt Brecht January 19, 2019 at 7:01 pm

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dpranita583 January 26, 2019 at 6:47 am

Is it story about bird.

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1. sdtp33 Post authorJanuary 26, 2019 at 2:17 pm
  
  Some Restaurants in Canada and the US serve meals at a lower price between 5 pm and 7 pm, they call it the Early Bird Special.
  
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