Tag Archives: birds

Still Eye [Haiku]

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along the seashore,
 everything is in motion,
  but the crow's eye.

Hawk Bank [Haiku]

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the hawk swoops & banks;
 i feel its flapping wings
  as it passes.

DAILY PHOTO: Spotted Doves & Balinese Offerings

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Painted Stork [Haiku]

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a painted stork, 
 at water’s edge,
  seeks its moment.

Water Landing [Haiku]

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a white bird
 & its black reflection 
  flare together.

Prowling Egret [Haiku]

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summer: at dawn,
 in liquid metal waters,
  an egret prowls.

That’s Some Fine Flocking [Haiku]

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each bird in a flock
 oriented differently --
  yet, no collisions.

No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]

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back at the trailhead:
 no birds cry;
  no fish weep.

Riffing on Matsuo Bashō’s haiku:

"Departing spring!
 Birds crying;
 Tears in the eyes of fish."

To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]

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an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Winter Crow [Haiku]

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in winter,
 a crow perches on a pole,
  once a scarecrow