two birds feed; one eats, and one wonders about the other
Two Birds [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: nature
Yellow Cosmos [Haiku]
March of the Myna [Common Meter]
A Myna bird comes marching in; it'll soon rule the roost. It seldom fails to have its way anyplace it's introduced. The goggle shapes around its eyes make its stare more intense, but compare it to a raven; you'll see it's pure pretense. Like kudzu and cockroaches, they can't help but run amok. Should they come to your neighborhood - well, that's just your luck.
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Golden Bamboo [Haiku]
golden bamboo creaks & clacks in the wind, and then is silent
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A Model Tree [Tanka]
the shade tree offers not just shade, but a good example for enlightenment seekers and lazy folk, alike
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DAILY PHOTO: The Rushing Towaliga, High Falls State Park
DAILY PHOTO: Kazakh Wildflowers, Medeu
DAILY PHOTO: Silver Danube
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Mantis Kung Fu [Common Meter]
A mantis landed on the rail, and it put up its dukes as one might expect of madmen or drunken Irish kooks. Why would one seek out a fair fight with someone much bigger, I shook my head and started to engage in a snigger. But then it did occur to me that he couldn't stand elsewise. So, I tried to gauge his intent, and looked him in the eyes... and he stomped me in my nether bits - much to my surprise.
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The Churn [Free Verse]
On the shore of angry seas I hear the crash of foamy waves, but miss the crisp sudsy sizzle that one hears on a sunny summer day. That nuanced note is lost to the Churn
