Tag Archives: birds

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

Hawks in Flight [Haiku]

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three hawks fly,
 but look like one hawk
  in three time slices

DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Crow

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Kingfisher [Haiku]

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the kingfisher
 surveys the Arabian Sea
  in kingly fashion

Dive-Bombed [Haiku]

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a walk in the park.
 eyes glued to the rising sun,
  a crow dive-bombs me.

Peahen [Kyōka]

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peahen treads softly
to avoid scaring insects.
people plod around,
taking the bird's picture.
the peahen thinks, "Really!"

Buddha Still [Haiku]

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Buddha is still;
the clouds wander...
one crow caws