Summer Hiku 10
brown cedar waxwing
devouring privet berry \
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ground is her d n.
u i
s t b
a mockingbird sings
mimicking bird melodies ~
comedic chorus
a hummingbird sips
while vibrant feathers flutter ~
a rapid refresh
a hungry bluejay
squawks and shrieks at the feeders ~
blue feathered bully
a cedar waxwing
quickly steals fresh tree berries ~
flying masked bandit
a barred owl whistles
while camouflaged in a tree ~
a prey stalking pursuit
Damp leafs random toss by autumn gust,
hue stain bold foliage unfurls,
brown, golden amber, red-orange curls,
into town or country setting thrust
Thin laid ice chill air must plummet,
taut azure sky wing creatures flourish,
palm warbler, barred owl, cedar waxwing perish,
orchard fall strain on moss clad branch summit
Stout heart trudge on rust decay meander,
pockmark mud stone surface brittle,
black cloud grain spice wind counts for little,
to pale mute green paddock’s wry candour
Daylight glow cold shoulders summer tint,
tan quartz beach once boisterous ghost town silent,
August lakeshore swarm a breed less vibrant,
weathervane gloom monger’s doleful hint
Beaver moon plunge or peak as lunar auspice,
outcrop toiler’s eggplant harvest purple struck,
breezy whoop of yield beneath the groundswell pluck,
amid a sullen grey November hospice
*Image of A Cedar Waxwing in Winter by The C Lab.
a crack at the nutcracker
sole *waxwing natures
crowned nomen swathed pastel fair~
seats heart hints of hues
*These birds are berry eaters and nut droppers for sustaining their future.
2022 December 07
*6th Place*
Winter Nature Themed Haiku
~~Tania Kitchin: Judged 2022 December 13
**HMS.
snow dusted berries
entice cedar waxwing flock ~
frozen winter treat
11/12/22
Contest: A new hiku footle tanka Poetry Contest.
Sponsor: Brian Strand
a crush with black masks
devour frozen red berries ~
cedar waxwing raid
sweetening the morn
with honey-drenched melody...
a cedar waxwing
Date written: 09/21/2019
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