Tag Archives: birds

Cobble Sparrow [Haiku]

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a sparrow hops
 over the cobbles,
  seeking seeds.

Ducks Adrift [Haiku]

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

Sparrow Curiosity [Haiku]

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a sparrow alights,
 investigates debris,
  flits away.

Fishing by Feel [Haiku]

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herons & egrets
 wade in pond algae, 
  blindly fishing.

Cormorant Rules [Haiku]

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

Crow Alights [Haiku]

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

Lily Pad Heron [Haiku]

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water lilies stand
 confidently, while herons
  step warily.

Hornbill [Haiku]

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perching hornbill:
 a plodding half-ton bovine
  doesn't merit attention.

Cormorant Patience [Kyōka]

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the cormorant,
 glistening & dripping,
  must air dry 
 before it’s a bird again;
 humans cramp in the pool.

The Brave One [Haiku]

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one hundred birds
 startle at my presence;
  one eyeballs me.