Thud

Tags

bird, haiku, nature, poetry, sparrows, wildlife, windows

newly fledged sparrow
collides with kitchen window
I hate that dull thud

(she survived, flew away.)

Advertisements

Connected

Tags

birds, connected, haiku, life, meditation, nature, peace, poetry, seasons, wildlife

grey dusk, pale, faded
a solitary bird call
all is connected

Smudge

Tags

bees, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, pollen, wildlife, window

Irate honey bee
released from kitchen window
a smudge of pollen

Cuckoo calls

Tags

birds, cuckoos, haiku, lake, nature, poem, poetry, silence, wildlife

sound carries so far
the lake calm, like a millpond
cuckoos call, Summer

Faint

Tags

beauty, birds, birdsong, dream, haiku, poem, poetry, valley, wildlife

Spring, on a hilltop
birdsong lifts from the valley
faint, as in a dream

Hush

Tags

bats, birds, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, owls, poem, poetry, weather, wildlife

Between night and day

That moment, that soft, hushed breath

Owls, bats and bright stars

Curve

Tags

elegance, flowers, haiku, nature, poetry, snail, tulip, wildlife

an elegant curve
caressing a tulip bud
that small, golden snail

Comfort

Tags

blackthorn, comfort, haiku, horse, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, spring, trees, weather, wildlife

devoid of comfort
two horses stand head to tail
blackthorn blossoms, Spring

Return

Tags

birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, osprey, poem, poetry, raptors, seasons, trout, wildlife

On seeing a wondrous visitor

from west Africa
ospreys return for Summer
trout are not impressed

Feet

Tags

birds, dawn, Feet, haiku, magpie, nature, poetry, weather, wildlife

magpie’s breast turns pink
sun gets up making morning
too cold for bare feet