Tag Archives: birds

Home Invasion [Haiku]

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the heron stares at
 the unwitting egret’s back:
  unfond of flatmate?

Vista Tree [Haiku]

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a tree looms
 over the valley; 
  beloved of hawks.

Downpour [Haiku]

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drying cormorant
 folds up its wings, resigned
  to grounding by rain.

Starling [Haiku]

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a starling stomps,
 like a masked bandit, 
  across dusty earth.

Rocky Outcrop [Tanka]

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the rocky tip
 of grass-coiffed outcrop
  is all I see,
 but the sound of a crow's "CAW!"
 comes through loud & clear.

Weightless [Haiku]

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a heron stands tall
 at the branch’s end,
  as if weightless.

Magpie [Haiku]

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the magpie walks
 with head hung low,
  fooling no one.

Raptor Rides [Haiku]

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raptor rides updrafts:
 head & eye swivel-pivot;
  all else, glides.

Feeding Frenzy [Haiku]

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frenzied pigeons: 
 a tight, geometric horde—
  until food’s end.

Heron [Haiku]

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a perched heron
 watches ripples of its
  last attempt fade.