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Where Eagles Dare

mating spiral dance the free falling bald eagles clear blue lake lies still ©DonnaJones

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Joseph May

Date: 2/23/2016 10:11:00 AM

A daring dance indeed...nicely penned Donna

Donna Jones
Date: 3/24/2016 9:57:00 PM

Thank you Joseph for stopping by and the kind words!

Donna Jones
Date: 3/24/2016 9:55:00 PM

Thank you Joseph for stopping by and the kind words!

Marquis Mc Mills-Cooper

Date: 8/20/2013 10:24:00 AM

I've seen other birds of prey do this, but I didn't know bald eagles did it as well! Very nice poem illustrating this lovely dance... MC

Donna Jones
Date: 3/24/2016 9:56:00 PM

A sight to behold! Thanks for stopping by with your kind words

Dan Kearley

Date: 5/30/2013 11:12:00 PM

It is a thing of beauty to just watch them.

Donna Jones
Date: 5/31/2013 1:33:00 PM

Sure is....I envy them...they have amazing eye sight! Thanks Dan

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 5/29/2013 10:31:00 AM

beautiful haiku eagles especial golden are my favourite birds so majestic good pen a 7

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 5/21/2013 1:31:00 AM

Many congratulations on your win Donna, well done xx

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:02:00 AM

Thanks Mandy

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/20/2013 8:52:00 PM

A very nice in the mood poem, Donna:-) Congratulations in Carrie's contest. xox~ Linda Linda

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:03:00 AM

Thanks linda:-) :-)

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 5/20/2013 3:41:00 PM

this is an impressively different take on the contest theme, congrats on your big win :)

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:04:00 AM

Appreciate that Charlotte :-)

Wishu Sindhu

Date: 5/20/2013 2:46:00 PM

WOW.. this is a very unique haiku. Beautiful, scenic and informative too l) Congrats

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:04:00 AM

Very kind words..thank you

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/20/2013 2:34:00 PM

I just love that contrast of the lake with the free wheeling love birds.Wow. Congratulations.

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:05:00 AM

Thanks!

Joseph May

Date: 5/20/2013 1:05:00 PM

congrats on a great win Donna

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:05:00 AM

Thanks Joseph

Tim Ryerson

Date: 5/20/2013 12:33:00 PM

'mating spiral dance'...Perfect - Tim

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:11:00 AM

That grape of Richards that didn't get picked..wasn't that awesome?

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:07:00 AM

Not as perfect as that one grape!!

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:06:00 AM

Ha! Perfect answer.thanks Tim...

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/20/2013 11:45:00 AM

Beautiful! Congratulations

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:12:00 AM

Thanks Richard....alot

Bl Devnath

Date: 5/20/2013 11:28:00 AM

Excellent Idyll. Big congrats on your superb win. Loved always, bl

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:13:00 AM

Thanks so much

Abdulhafeez Oyewole

Date: 5/20/2013 10:44:00 AM

Congrats on your fine win. AO

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:13:00 AM

Thanks AO

Connie Gildersleeve

Date: 5/20/2013 10:37:00 AM

Donna what a powerful Haiku. A well deserve congratulations. Warm Smiles, Connie

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:14:00 AM

Thanks Connie

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/20/2013 9:00:00 AM

Gorgeous image here!! Congratulations!

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:17:00 AM

Thanks Carrie

Therese Bacha

Date: 5/20/2013 8:57:00 AM

You are so good in writing your thoughts through poems. Love T. a 7 >>> and FAV. Congrats.

Donna Jones
Date: 5/21/2013 10:18:00 AM

Very very kind Terry...thank you....

Painted Hunter

Date: 5/17/2013 8:04:00 AM

Oh yeah...this is great for the contest!

Donna Jones
Date: 5/17/2013 6:07:00 PM

Hey..thanks! So good to see ya

Poet Tacito

Date: 5/15/2013 9:43:00 PM

Mating dance that causes the waves to stop, rather than crash, is quite a powerfully breathless moment. I like this quite a lot.

Donna Jones
Date: 5/17/2013 6:10:00 PM

Glad you enjoyed the eagle dance Drake....thanks..I really appreciate your visits.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/15/2013 6:35:00 PM

About your comment on Haiku 28. Yes, you're typically not expected to title them, personally I think it kinda gets rid of the "surprise" in the haiku itself, because a lot is revealed in the title already. If you really want to title them, I believe titling them by the first line is a good way to do it. That way you're not spoiling anything. If you're writing haiku that DOESN'T follow 5-7-5 I wouldn't trash it... in my opinion haiku should be about images and content (not syllables).

Donna Jones
Date: 5/15/2013 9:20:00 PM

ThanksTimothy....:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Jack Jordan

Date: 5/14/2013 8:25:00 AM

I've seen this too, on a cold day over Oklahoma's Quartz Mountain. I watched this beautiful dance for a very long time, and tired well before the eagles did. Good work... Jack

Donna Jones
Date: 5/15/2013 9:19:00 PM

Aren't they glorious to watch soaring around so effortlessly? Thanks for reading Jack.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/14/2013 2:33:00 AM

I've never heard of this mating ritual... thanks for the education, a bonus for the haiku... haha. I liked this one. Line three was interesting because I was looking at it through the eagles point of view. I'm not sure if that was your intention, but that's the way I looked at it.

Donna Jones
Date: 5/14/2013 6:37:00 AM

Exactly!!!! Eagle mirror.....thanks Timothy.....it is a sensual contest....

John Posey

Date: 5/13/2013 6:48:00 PM

Great read... I've seen movies of this phenomena. I also here they have a method of flight training... They are said to take the eaglets aloft hundreds of feet and drop them. Thank God mama eagle knows when the young are ready.... Love ya lots.... Jake

Donna Jones
Date: 5/13/2013 7:51:00 PM

I too have seen the dance on TV...we have many bald eagles on the river along our town in winter here...they are so beautiful....I saw one catch a fish once...awesome in person...thanks for stopping...

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/13/2013 6:32:00 PM

I have heard of the Eagle's mating flight but I have never seen an eagle even though there is suppose to be a Southern Eagle..Thanks for the visit to my work..I enjoy the Dove's cooing in the morning very early and I see them at the area where the feeders are..Sara

Donna Jones
Date: 5/13/2013 7:54:00 PM

Well let's enjoy our birds before it gets too hot huh? Hope all is good with your family....am glad you stopped by my poem...I get to see bald eagles all winteraround where iI live...very cool! Take care...

Richard D Seal

Date: 5/13/2013 5:47:00 PM

Sexy eagles, well, they do say falling in love is free lol, your imagination astounds me Donna, great write, I see can them now. Take care, Richard

Donna Jones
Date: 5/13/2013 7:59:00 PM

Well now Richard I DO have quite the imagination....haha...don't tell...OK....but the eagles really do this crazy dance in the air during mating...its sensual and beautiful....to me...thus the contest...you can Google it...it's pretty cool