Updraft [Haiku]

a vulture soars,
riding the updraft and
sniffing for Death.

“The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson [w/ Audio]

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

In-Flight Refueling [Haiku]

a bold crow
shops for lunch in a
bigger bird's talon.

Cobble Sparrow [Haiku]

a sparrow hops
over the cobbles,
seeking seeds.

Ducks Adrift [Haiku]

a pond in summer:
ducks look like wooden toys,
drifting leisurely.

Sparrow Curiosity [Haiku]

a sparrow alights,
investigates debris,
flits away.

Fishing by Feel [Haiku]

herons & egrets
wade in pond algae,
blindly fishing.

Cormorant Rules [Haiku]

a cormorant
waits a half-hour after
swimming to fly.

Crow Alights [Haiku]

a crow alights
on a slender, bare branch,
riding the bounce.

Lily Pad Heron [Haiku]

water lilies stand
confidently, while herons
step warily.