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high up in the sky scouring the field for its food the red hawk circles

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Maria Fernandez-Garcia

Date: 9/10/2023 8:05:00 AM

Bill this is a great haiku. I love the picture too..they are clever birds. Wonderful

Bill Baker
Date: 9/12/2023 5:19:00 PM

They are beautiful to watch as they circle in the sky. Thanks for the compliment, Maria. I hope your week goes well, my new friend. Bill

Karen Croft

Date: 9/10/2023 12:09:00 AM

Nice haiku love the picture!

Bill Baker
Date: 9/10/2023 12:22:00 AM

Thanks, Karen. The red hawk is a beautiful bird to watch. Good to see you back, my friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Lisa Ricci

Date: 8/30/2023 3:08:00 AM

Good Morning Bill. Hi. Your moment in time is very vivid and clear. Nature is amazing be it life or animals. Your execution Bill is excellent and in true form including the voice and tone of the format. Have a wonderful morning. Blessings and Peace now and always. (smile)

Bill Baker
Date: 8/30/2023 7:30:00 AM

The Red Hawk is so beautiful circling above, slicing across the blue sky. I understand the food chain, and that it kills for survival; we all have to eat. It's a pleasure to have you visit today. May you day be filled with smiles and blessings, my dear friend. Hugs, Bill

Hiya Sharma

Date: 8/26/2023 8:45:00 AM

Oh, this is such a brilliant haiku, the imagery is vast and spellbinding, perfectly captures the ambience of a red hawk circling around.. Your writing style is so captivating and whether long poems or micros, every poem has its true beautiful essence.. Wonderful this is!

Bill Baker
Date: 8/26/2023 2:07:00 PM

Your comments are encouraging and uplifting, Hiya. Makes me want to sit down and write more! Thanks, my friend. Bill

Ink Empress

Date: 8/26/2023 4:54:00 AM

I remember reading this, thought commented. I loved the imagery and the way you’ve written this haiku. It has a beautiful rhythm to it. And would make any reader see this, hawk circling scouring the field for its food … beautiful write

Bill Baker
Date: 8/26/2023 7:53:00 AM

Thank you for the visit and comment, Ink. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Paul Bell

Date: 8/26/2023 2:10:00 AM

The ultimate killer. So majestic in flight, you sort of forget the foe below.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/26/2023 7:54:00 AM

You're right Paul, I could have written a second verse to make it better. Thanks for the visit and comment my friend. Have a great weekend! Bill

Mike Gentile

Date: 8/25/2023 4:49:00 AM

Though nature can be brutal, its beauty is unsurpassed! A wonderfully image filled haiku is this one Bill!! Happy Friday!!

Bill Baker
Date: 8/25/2023 3:44:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and comments, Mike. They're beautiful to see with their full wingspan, but I would want a hungry one after me. lol Happy Friday to you too, my friend. Bill

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/24/2023 11:04:00 AM

you really captured the moment, Bill.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:17:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea, for reading and commenting on my poetry. Bill

Jan Allison

Date: 8/24/2023 10:29:00 AM

guess its survival of the fittest Bill, beautifully penned haiku:-) hugs Jan xx

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:17:00 PM

Yet, food chain time, Jan. Thanks for the visit and comment my friend. Bill

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 8/23/2023 4:57:00 PM

A nice Haiku, Bill. Definitely makes me long for the days on the open prairies.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:19:00 PM

There's beauty out on the prairies, Jerry. I'm sure being there awhile can build a lot of memories, my friend. Happy Trails! Bill

Tom Woody

Date: 8/23/2023 12:52:00 PM

Sucks to be a field mouse? Yeah I love to watch them circle and float on thermals. Nice haiku Bill

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:21:00 PM

Amazing creature of creation, Tom. It must be out-of-this-world peaceful up there. Thanks for the visit and comment, my friend. Have a great week! Bill

Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/23/2023 12:43:00 PM

nicely done, bill! i love to see them in the air...

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:22:00 PM

We live out on the edge of town, and we see them daily circling around looking for lunch on the ground. Have a pleasant week, my friend! Bill

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/23/2023 12:39:00 PM

- A beautiful sight the red hawk, Bill ... I see the eagle from my window ... a pleasure to watch them fly :) - hugs

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:24:00 PM

Eagle are the kings of the air. I don't see them very often, around here. I hope things are going well for you, Anne-Lise. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/23/2023 9:57:00 AM

"The Red Hawk" is a beautiful Haiku write/picture. "Love It" Have a great day............

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:25:00 PM

Thanks Paula, you have a great day too, my friend. Bill

Jay Narain

Date: 8/23/2023 9:50:00 AM

nice haiku, I watch it everyday in open prairies.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:26:00 PM

Lots of spaces for them to feed out on the prairies, Jay. It's peaceful watching them sail through the air. Have a great week, my friend. Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/23/2023 9:39:00 AM

magificent haiku, Bill. It captures the hawk's daily routine. Perfect, my westside writing bear! hugs, eastside writing bear

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2023 3:28:00 PM

Thanks, my eastside writing bear and super fan. :-) Thanks for the bear date, yesterday. It was fun to get out for a change. Love, Bill