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Annual Happenings
With the impending end of Autumn and approaching cold weather, the annual migration is slated to begin. In our part of the world we are privileged to see them frolicking in the lakes en route south. Colorful species of varied sizes and shapes just for a few days and off again.
Flying just above
Flair for the right direction
Led in formation
Instinct plays its part
Heading south with a purpose
Bright, cool warm colors
Tired bones rested
Vast waters in the tropics
Innocent frolics
Innocent frolics
To escape the cold
In an annual pilgrimage
Of varied plumage
Note: Going by the info, this is more of Haiku than Senryu.
Submitted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday.with prompt - Flair
d'Verse Haiku and Senryu
Note: Going by the info, this is more of Haiku than Senryu.
Submitted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday.with prompt - Flair
d'Verse Haiku and Senryu
These are good. Very good. Excellent images to accompany them.
ReplyDeleteWish I could go too, sprout some wings and join their crew. The Mighty Ducks flying V, had to throw in a movie reference from me..haha
ReplyDeleteWish I could write haiku the way you do. Love these all! My fave is the first. "Innocent frolics" made me smile. Oh, and thanks for the plural bit on haiku. I'll go edit.
ReplyDeletewhen the right time comes... ill just gonna be like this birds. home in the winter... nice post Pareng Hank!
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
I can't help but think your haiku is about migratory people...resting their tired bones after every trip they make. I love those photos, Hank. Each one is perfect.
ReplyDeleteRosie
An awesome read once again... deep, meaningful !!
ReplyDeleteLoved it Hank.
Love the migratory patterns of birds....and we get to see them here coming from Europe and Siberia, as it is never very cold!!
ReplyDeleteThe Flamingos,Herons Egrets and a large number of other varieties!! Awesome post!!
I love the photos and the poetry, Hank. I say the same thing about birds that some people say about art: "I don't know much about birds, but I know what I like"!!
ReplyDeleteKay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
PS: I've decided I'd better follow your blog so I don't miss anything.
I love birds. Great subject matter for Haiku too.
ReplyDeleteescaping the cold sounds like a good plan..wish i could fly with them...
ReplyDeleteAh, gorgeous migration :)
ReplyDeleteBirds are beautiful. :D
ReplyDeleteyou took me on a long beautiful journey with them!
ReplyDeleteSenryu are about people, and can have urban settings.. These are nature poems and are much closer to haiku. If you would be willing to lose the 5/7/5 (the least important feature of haiku) you could get even closer, e.g.
ReplyDeleteinstinct
heading south
bright, cool warm colours
I love them as they are, the imagery and flow are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeth
Migratory birds provide such rich metaphors; my favorite is the Arctic Tern. These are lovely with stunning photographs, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready to fly! Thought this wonderful!
ReplyDeletevivid capture of migrations in terms of seasons changes.
ReplyDeletewell done.
I believe in the Japanese there are many bird species in the saijiki (list of seasonal words). I like the way you gave us such a wide angle picture while talking about the birds and their migration. Well done.
ReplyDeletewish i could rest tired bones in warm places...smiles. well played haiku and perspectives on the birds habits...and nice shots as well....
ReplyDeleteKay, I tried 7 times to comment on your James Dean post, now I've finally fixed the whole blogger issue. I love your haiku...in part because I have a huge affinity for birds. And the images are superb.
ReplyDeleteOh I really like the way you did this. Very nicely set up and perhaps it's just my not having seen too many like yours, it seems a very unique take on the form-one I really like a lot. Thanks
ReplyDeleteyour subject and your haiku both have marvelous flare!
ReplyDeleteI really like these, they're full of a sense of the life of nature that goes on around us and that we too often ignore. Birds are fascinating, and your poems and pictures show them off well.
ReplyDeleteI like this annual migration of the birds...enjoyed the nature haiku set and pictures ~
ReplyDeleteMy haiku/senryu set is here:
http://everydayamazin.blogspot.com/2011/10/thoughts.html
What a lovely journey, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAs we suffer with Autumn winds and rain I wouldn't mind migrating somewhere warm.
Wish I could join their tired bones for some R&R in the tropics!
ReplyDeleteGreat pix. And words. Thanks, Hank~!
'Flair' well chosen word.
ReplyDeleteinstinct -a fixed pattern of behaviour drives beneath the imagery with the word 'purpose'; as do 'tired bones' and 'innocent frolics' with the only acts of a freedom or willfulness outside of Nature's definition of Role (embedded within Instincts).
Annual pilgrimage makes it pseudo-religious.
nice poem....thank you.
Cute bird pics. Enjoyed the haiku too
ReplyDeletejust swinging through on a saturday to see if you had something up...hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of the images and the poetry. Wonderful piece.
ReplyDeleteWonderful images and haiku!
ReplyDeleteMadeleine Begun Kane