Archive for Songbirds
April 5, 2013 at 9:05 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Buildings, Haiku, Human Affairs (Jinji), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Spring, Time of Year
Ersatz harbingers
Starlings imitate robins
Over city streets.
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January 7, 2013 at 8:24 am · Filed under Air and Sky (Tenmon), Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Climate, Cold, Earth and Water (Chiri), Frost and Ice, Haiku, Holidays, Human Affairs (Jinji), Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Time of Year, Trees, Weather, Winter
Ice on the sidewalks
A discarded Christmas tree
Shelters the sparrows.
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December 2, 2012 at 11:23 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Fruit, Haiku, Holidays, Human Affairs (Jinji), Leaves, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Time of Year, Trees, Winter
Early Christmas treats
Red finches pluck the berries
From a holly wreath.
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September 27, 2012 at 9:01 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Autumn, Birds, Fruit, Haiku, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Time of Year
Ripe nightshade berries
Robins stain their yellow bills
With bright crimson juice.
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September 4, 2012 at 6:43 pm · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Flowers, Haiku, Human Affairs (Jinji), Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Summer, Time of Year
Chirping goldfinches
Rival the sunflower’s hue
Late-summer garden.
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June 14, 2012 at 10:52 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Buildings, Haiku, Health, Human Affairs (Jinji), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Summer, Time of Year
Long days sick in bed
The noisy sparrow fledglings
Flutter in the eaves.
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June 1, 2012 at 7:28 pm · Filed under Afternoon, Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Fruit, Haiku, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Summer, Time of Day, Time of Year, Trees
Sleek cedar waxwings
Murmur in the mulberries
Drowsy afternoon.
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May 11, 2012 at 8:51 am · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Buildings, Haiku, Human Affairs (Jinji), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Senryu, Songbirds, Spring, Time of Year, Transportation
Whoops and beeps and whirrs
Mockingbirds sing car alarms
Over city streets.
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May 9, 2012 at 9:16 am · Filed under Air and Sky (Tenmon), Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Haiku, Poetry, Rain, Songbirds, Spring, Time of Year, Weather
Miniature lagoon
Half of a robin’s egg shell
Brimming with spring rain.
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May 6, 2012 at 3:32 pm · Filed under Animals (Dobutsu), Birds, Haiku, Plants (Shokubutsu), Poetry, Seasons (Jiko), Songbirds, Spring, Time of Year, Trees
Micro-mockingbird
Flickering between treetops
Blue-gray gnatcatcher.
In honor of my 238th life list bird.
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