Originally posted on petrujviljoen: clean, still, beak tucked in – hunt’s primal end – mine undone sparrow of the hawks ….. Linked to Frank J Tassone’s haikai challenge

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Every morning, I write with nature surrounding me. The view from my window allows me to observe the arrival of my feathered guests. A red-headed woodpecker comes to peck, peck, peck on the mesquite. From pigeons to mourning doves to peach faced love birds, I watch them feed on the…

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: cold misty dawn – hawk flies silently overhead black against grey sky ? For Frank Tassone’s Saturday Haikai Challenge #17 using the kigo, hawk.  #Haikai Challenge #17 (1/20/18): hawk #haiku #senryu #tanka #haibun #renga #haiga ?

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: Osprey Circles High As I paddle downstream, a raptor tracks my progress from a tall sycamore. Taking flight as I approach, its wings lifting with broad strokes, it catches a thermal that takes it higher and higher, gliding as it watches. Taking sight on movement in the water, it starts an…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): さざなみも立てず雪待つ水の面　　　黛　執 sazanami mo tatezu yuki matsu mizu no men             no ripples…             water surface             waiting for snow                                                 Shu Mayuzumi from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo