I
as elephants brawl
and the foolish close their eyes
only the grass aches
II
monsters laugh with glee
when the preying buzzards swirl
o’er the barren shell
This haiku set was inspired by current times. Read into them what you will.
Thanks to FOWC and the prompt of “crazy” for which I substituted “foolish.” (Hope that’s OK with Fandango!) And thanks to NaPoWriMo and their challenge to find an idiomatic phrase from a different language or culture and use it as the jumping-off point for your poem. I chose the following:
Kenyan proverb: “When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt.”
Meaning: Fights between the powerful only hurt the little guy.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 
Wisely poeticised. My favourite is the first one.
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Me too 😉
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Foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. Crazy is insane; lunatic; demented. But sometimes there is but a fine line that separates one from the other. So, of course I don’t mind your substitution. 👍
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Thanks dude! Crazy would fit as well but I like the way foolish sounded/felt. I’m bound to the demand of the words. Call me crazy 😜🤣
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Enjoyed these – I thought they were well paired.
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Thanks 🙏
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