PROMPT: Night or Morning

Daily writing prompt
Are you more of a night or morning person?

Morning. Whether I want to be or not.

DAILY PHOTO: Owl Carving, Hart County Botanical Garden

Enshrouded Mountains [Haiku]

the mountain trail
is engulfed in clouds;
a loud owl hoot.

Four Seasonal Haiku of Masaoka Shiki [w/ Audio]

SPRING

on wet feet,
the sparrows hop
down the hall.

SUMMER

the owl naps,
and dreams of a
summer grove.

AUTUMN

sunny autumn day:
smoke from something burning
rises skyward.

WINTER

a snowy night;
the sound of bamboo
rustling.

Sleepy Owl Limerick

In the forest there was a stately, old owl
who intended to go out on the prowl,
but before he vamoosed
his cozy tree roost
he fell asleep, throwing in the towel.

Nocturnal [Kyōka]

owl sticks its head out,
staring in silent rebuke
as if to say:
"Hey! I'm nocturnal.
What's with all the ruckus?"

POEM: Baby Owl in a Tree

Baby owl in a tree
you may lack your elders’ sagacity,
but for cuteness, they ain’t got nothing on you —

 

And
yuh blend.

DAILY PHOTO: Young Owls

Taken on November 29, 2019 at Gir National Park.

DAILY PHOTO: Owl

Taken at Callaway Gardens in the Autumn of 2012