String of Haiku
...THE CROW
crows constantly caw
cacophony of sound bites
Impassioned birdlife
THE SEAGULL
seagull invasion
It's every bird for himself
aggression with wings
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Categories:
birdlife, nature,
Form: Haiku
We See What We Want To See
...Driving down the old sand road
headlights shade potholes in the dark
Drive slowly with your precious load
to the bus stop where we park
Back on the sand and heading home dark skies shading to g...
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Categories:
birdlife, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Berg En Dal Mountains and Valleys
...BERG EN DAL Mountains and Valleys
Valleys were filled with running water
From the storm last night,
A dream come true for the animals,
The drought became a wretched fright
Watching the wil...
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Categories:
birdlife, animal,
Form: Free verse
Philippine Eagle
...Created by the omnipotent sovereign Almighty
I’m privileged to bear this scriptural distinction:
“fowl that may fly above the earth
in the open firmament of heaven.”
By virtue of a s...
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Categories:
birdlife, bird, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Personification
Birdwatcher
...Birdwatcher
This passionate, keen Ornithologist,
Is an interest, I profoundly pursue.
With the upmost of dedication,
To Black Tern & Long Billed Curlew.
Never a Twitcher, or just an obs...
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Categories:
birdlife, beach, bird, garden, imagery,
Form: Light Verse
Masters of Architecture
...Masters of Architecture
The air heavy with scent of August blossom
A warm and still day indeed!
Sitting by the lakeside
Watching fishes dance in the water
A twittering in the trees
Then cap...
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Categories:
birdlife, beauty, bird, creation,
Form: Romanticism
Winter Sparrows
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Outside my window I heard a chirping,
And on a tree was one little sparrow;
This bird had not a care for snow falling.
Often many perch on a branch narrow,
I find their nests in w...
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Categories:
birdlife, bird, winter,
Form: Terzanelle
Summer Rain
...Summer Rain
I hear the first of summer rains
Pounding on my window pane
Farmers all are glad you came
Welcome! Welcome! Summer rain
Brings forth the needed harvest
Work to do no time to res...
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Categories:
birdlife, rain,
Form: Rhyme
Come Sit By Me
...COME, SIT BY ME ( to Emily Dickinson)
Emily--
Come,
Sit by me --
We’ll watch the singing chicks
Starlings searching --always searching on
Searching--hopping
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Categories:
birdlife, nature,
Form: Rhyme