on a barren branch
a raven has perched —-
autumn dusk
“Raven at Dusk” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]
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Tag Archives: animals
Post Crow [Haiku]
crow on a post,
on rocky desolate ground;
waves lap ashore.
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Cat & Burglar [Senryū]
a cat / burglar
brashly slips through a window
in broad daylight.
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Spring Green [Haiku]
grass, shaggy & green,
sprawls across the valley;
swallows race & jink.
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Disappearing Pigeons [Haiku]
a cloud of pigeons
wheels about in a broad loop;
a thin batch returns.
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“Goose Chant” by Luo Binwang [w/ Audio]
Goose, Goose, Goose,
Look skyward and let your song loose.
White feathers float on the green lake
As red feet paddle through clear waves.
NOTE: This poem’s title is often translated as “An Ode to the Goose” but the Chinese title 咏鹅 (Yǒng é) is “Chant[ing] Goose.”
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Dogfight [Haiku]
swallows dogfight
out over the lake:
belly-bumping swells.
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Lightness [Haiku]
Bush Bird Math [Senryū]
a bird in a bush:
does it know it’s worth
half a bird in hand?
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Raptor Unseen [Haiku]
a hawk screeches
somewhere in the valley,
but remains unseen.
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