Haiku About Birds

ON THIS TWILIGHT SKY,HOKUSAI MIGHT HAVE PAINTEDTHOSE BLACK BIRDS FLYING

LOW MISTFIFTY MUTE SWANSON THE TIDE

DEATH

THE SPIRIT SOARS, LIKEA NEW BIRD DISCOVERINGTHE USES OF WINGS.

BLACKEST SUMMER NIGHTCLEAR LAKE TREMOLO ECHOESLOON PAIR ROMANCING

SINISTER CROW

NOT AS DARKAS SINISTER CROWHIS SHADOW

ON THE LAWNWEARING SNOW BOOTSA ROBIN

A TREE BECOMES A MOTHERLY FIGURE

HANDS OF TREES REACH HIGHGATHERING BIRDS SO TO NESTSWAYS TO CRADLE THEM

WOODPECKER TAPPING

WOODPECKER TAPPINGSOMEWHERE AMONG THE PINE TREESSTELLAR JAY SCOLDING

TREES IN THEIRWINTER NAKEDNESSREVEALING BIRDS' OLD NESTS

STARS AND OWLS

STARS AND OWLSGROW FATBENEATH A STARVING MOON

DUSK. TONGUE EXTENDED,THE DOE FEEDS WHERE FINCHES FUSSEDUNDER MORNING SUN.

WORKING THE SUET,PILEATED WOODPECKERFEEDS CRUMBS TO THE DOVE.

DEAD COLD AND WET BIRDDECAYED THERE TWO WHOLE WEEKSFACE DOWN ON BRIGHT ROCKS

SPRING

BARE ELM TREESHEDS HER WINTER BLANKETAND GROWS A ROBIN

OUT IN THE GARDENOF ZEN, A HUMMINGBIRD CHECKSFLOWERS FOR NECTAR

RIPPLES SPREADFROM THE TURNING WATERWHEEL –SPARROW SONG

MIDDAY HEATTHE WATER SONGOF MAGPIES

IN SUBURBIAA LIVE GOOSE STANDS ON THE ROOFOF A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE

THE LONGING PILOT

A PECK ON MY WRIST,LONGING FEATHERS AND NESTLERNOW WINGLESS AND WHIST.

QUARTER MOONNEAR A RIVER OF CLOUDSBIRDSONG

BALMY BREEZETHE COMING OUT OFFIVE ROBINS

MODERN MOCKINGBIRD

A MOCKINGBIRD SINGSNOT THE SONGS OF OTHER BIRDSBUT A CELL PHONE RING

AT A JUNCTIONOF CROSSING CONVERSATIONSBLACKBIRD SONG

HARMONY

COFFERED CONSONANTSNATURE’S LABYRINTH ABOVEBIRD’S FLIGHT; PITCH OF A

THE MORNING CROW WAKESIT'S CAWS, SO CLOSE TOGETHERTHEY SOUND LIKE LAUGHTER

WANDERING GULLSHADOWY EVENING SHAKINGTHE SEA FATHER AWAY

CROW

STROKE, PULL, GLIDEACROSS THE WIDE BLUEA CROW ROWS SKY

UNANSWERED

THE SWAN THIEVESAFTER MANY A SUMMERWERE NEVER NAMED

SUMMER JAZZ

SUMMER JAZZIN THE RAFTERS OF THE TRAIN STATIONA CROW'S NEST

ALBATROSS

WEB-FOOTED SEABIRDGIFTED TWO SAND-CRUSTED PRINTSGLASSED WITH MATTE FINISH

SEAGULLS

PEACEFULNESS BROKENSEAGULL’S RANCOROUS LAUGHTERUNDULATING WAVES

WILLOW THICKETBESIDE THE OLD STRIP MINEA FLYCATCHER CALLS

TRASH

CURIOUS CROWSLIFT AND LAND, LIFT AND LANDATOP A MCDONALD'S BAG

WHITE POLKA DOT

WHITE POLKA DOT STREWNON THE HILL, IBISES GRAZEON WINTER’S DRY GRASS.

THE MOCKINGBIRDPLUCKS ONE RED BERRY--WHOLE TREE SHAKES.

A GULL CAWS IN FLIGHTTHE ROLLING TIDE SEETHES FORWARDCRIES ECHO THE SURF

FRIDAY MORNING

FIRST BLUSH OF COLORPEACH SKY PEEKS THROUGH MAGNOLIAHUMMINGBIRD ARRIVES

PLATFORM PIGEON

ONE-FOOTED PIGEONLIMPING ALONG TRAIN PLATFORMPECKING AT REFUSE

SLATTER PARK CHANGEDFOREVER THE DAY THEY FOUNDTHE MISSING BLACK SWAN

TIDES

LONE SEAGULLFOLLOWS THE RECEDING TIDE‒WIDOW’S WALK

FLAGS POP AND SNAPIN A SKY SOFT WITH CLOUDSGULLS RACE THE WIND

A LONE GOOSEFLYING MADLY;THE MOON IS PALE AND MILKY.

HUMMINGBIRD HOVERSADMIRING ITS REFLECTIONCAT GRINS UNDERNEATH

EARLY SPRING HAIKU

BIRDSONGS CLEAR THE AIR.EAGER FLOWERS NOD AND BLUSH.SAINT-LIKE, SPRING APPEARS.

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS

SPARROW WINGS FLUTTERSHAKING AWAY DROPS OF RAINATTITUDE CHANGES

BLUE

BLUE HERON, DUCK POND.ROSE SKY DAWN. GLASS REFLECTIONS.ABSENT ITSELF, TIME PASSING.

THANKSGIVING

JUNCOS SCATTER DUFFUNDER AVOCADO TREESMAKE FESTIVE FALL DAYS

HARMONY

PEACOCKS IN THE TREES,QUIET SUNDAY AFTERNOONCLOUDS HANGING LOW.

BIRD

SOME VISIT THE GROUNDBUT SANCTUARY IS HIGHTHE TREES KNOW IT ALL

PAINTING THE SKY

TURNING LEAVESFALCON WINGS BRUSH THE SKYRACING WINTER’S CLOUD

HUMMINGBIRDS HOVERMAKING FIGURE EIGHTS WITH WINGSSEARCHING FOR NECTAR

TWITTERING MACHINE

TWITTERING MACHINE,IN THE NAKED TREE BRANCHES,BIRDS OF LATE WINTER

LEAVES

VEINS IN LEAVESLIKE TRACKS OF BIRD’S FEETRAIN CEMENTED TO THE STREET

THE BIRD

BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRDFRAGILE FEATHERS, SPARKLING EYESWATCHING TRAFFIC PASS

SILVER ARCS OF LIGHTRIPPLE ACROSS THE EGRETFISHING FOR MINNOWS

BONE FOREST

THE BIRDS MOURN THEIR LOSS,DARTING THROUGH A BONE FOREST,COLORS AMONG DEATH.

AERIAL

SCISSORTAIL SWALLOWS’SWIFT AEROBATIC ANTICSPIERCE WATER, SLICE SKY

SAGUARO BLOSSOM

DELICATE FLOWER:SOFT MEAT, WHITE SKIN. HUMMINGBIRDFEASTING. SUMMER WIND.

RIPPLE EFFECT

A PAIR OF SWANS GLIDEACROSS THE MIRROR WATERSLOVE BLURS EVERYTHING

LONE GOOSE

GOOSE HONKING ALONEIN THE LAVENDER STILLNESSFOOTSTEPS CRUNCH ON ICE

BLUEJAY RAID

SPYING BLUE JAYRAIDS ACORN TROVESSQUIRRELED AWAY

TWO TREE SWALLOWS

TWO GRAY TREE SWALLOWSSKIMMING OVER LAKE SURFACEPRACTICING GYMNASTICS.

HOME OFFICE VIEW

OPEN SHUTTERSREVEAL BIRDS IN THE BIRDBATHSOCIALIZING

HUMMINGBIRD

HUMMINGBIRD HOVERSOVER RED GERANIUMNECTAR’S SWEET SUPPLY

GEESE FLEW SOUTH BY NIGHT

SILVER ARROW PIERCEDTHE SORRY MOON AND VANISHEDINTO BRILLIANCE

SNOWY SERAPH

A RED CARDINALPERCHING ON THE FROSTED PINENESTLESS NIRVANA