The Yeti

a haiku

By Bernadette JohnsonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Photo by Luo Lei on Unsplash

Abominable.

Such an unkind moniker

For the ancient one.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Bernadette Johnson

Bernadette “Berni” Johnson is the author of The Big Book of Spy Trivia, many tech articles, movie reviews, short stories, and two novels in perpetual editing.

You can find her blog, other work, and mailing list at bernijohnson.com.

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