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."
No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]
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Tag Archives: birds
To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]
an egret saunters with purpose as the insect stands stock still.
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Winter Crow [Haiku]
Hawks in Flight [Haiku]
three hawks fly, but look like one hawk in three time slices
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DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Crow
Kingfisher [Haiku]
the kingfisher
surveys the Arabian Sea
in kingly fashion
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Dive-Bombed [Haiku]
a walk in the park.
eyes glued to the rising sun,
a crow dive-bombs me.
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Peahen [Kyōka]
peahen treads softly to avoid scaring insects. people plod around, taking the bird's picture. the peahen thinks, "Really!"
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Buddha Still [Haiku]
Birds Wheel About [Free Verse]
a flock of pigeons mills about in a lazy dance, pecking and shifting then explode into panicked flapping, as they wheel about, gaining spontaneous unity, reaching investigation mode, they bank heavily, like a C-130 gunship -- a Puff the Magic Dragon -- pivoting onto a target
