Category: Birds
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haiku of hope
high up on a branch unafraid its perch may break a crow croaks, caw, caw 12-6-24
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Autumn wood glow
low flying helicopter across the face of the moon chases witches from the sky deer stands under street light possum waddles along fence neighbor waves from his porch late season tree frogs sing add another log to the fire and I oblige 10-24-23
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Weather report from the Eastern steppes
Carolina wren calls in trees weatherman promises rain by noon chill water wrung from clouds cause more leaves to fall from their perch were they pushed or coerced to leap only Vladimir’s minions know 11-20-24
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lazy day haiku
weet, weet, bo weet, weet woods drip liquid red bird calls I inhale the morning 5-10-24
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review of new recruits
this morning resident geese paraded six goslings in single file a band of frogs on mud banks played poor covers of John Philip Sousa I paid attention to their passing while deep in green undergrowth birds wouldn’t stop talking 5-6-24
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breakfast haiku
high above my head blue heron perched in a tree fresh fish for breakfast 4-27-24
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haiku in ESL
green, green, good morning love in the language of birds longing, lust and need 4-16-24
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haiku of continuance
gander swims off shore somewhere in island high grass his mate warms their eggs 4-7-24
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why I prefer ducks over geese
Goose honks like a semi blowing through a busy intersection, stands proud as a rooster on a barnyard fence I much prefer a gliding duck muttering to itself like Donald Duck and does not shit on the sidewalk 3-26-24
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yellow tinted tanka
sights and sounds of spring birds sing love songs in the woods bright azaleas bloom yellow pollen coats the ground lone fisherman casts his line 3-15-24
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