Tag Archives: egret

Secondary Feeders [Haiku]

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after harvest
 cows stubble graze, &
  egrets hunt in the wake.

Conversation [Senryū]

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two wading birds
 face each other so that
  their reflections can chat.

Patience [Haiku]

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perched egret
 clears a window in pond scum,
  and waits — statue-like!

Coiled [Haiku]

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neck coiled,
 egret hovers stock still
  to snap up a fish.

Home Invasion [Haiku]

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

Lightness [Haiku]

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an egret alights 
 on a coracle boat
  without nudging it.

Fishing by Feel [Haiku]

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herons & egrets
 wade in pond algae, 
  blindly fishing.

Embarrassment of Riches [Haiku]

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early summer:
 birds trudge through green paddies
  that they usually prowl.

Egret Eye [Haiku]

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an egret peers
 into the lake, past
  surface reflections?

Lonely Egret [Haiku]

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lonely egret
 wades in calm water,
  awaiting lunch.