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July 22nd, 2010 by admin | Filed under Uncategorized.The hobby of birding has been growing strong over the years. And why not? What’s cooler than watching something feathery and wild from your window or on a nature trail? Bird fans are also big poetry fans. Haiku, the true original nature poem has something to offer the birding fan as well.
Short, succinct and full of vivid imagery, haiku gets right to the point without wasting words. For example, look at this birding haiku by the author:
Thunderclap –
Robins vanish
In the brambles
In just six words, an entire picture is created! The first line tells us about the weather and the general mood or ambiance of the day. Lines two and three are more specific and show us what is taking place. We can see that the robins are frightened by the sound of thunder and fly off into bushes. The beauty of the haiku poem is that it does not tell you but shows you what’s happening. It’s present tense style illuminates action far better than any third person narrative or 1000-word poem could ever do.
Birding fans would be surprised to learn just how many haiku have been written about birds. Being one of the author’s favorite topics to write about, birds evoke a special mystery that needs to be explored through haiku. Here’s another bird haiku:
Ducks skitter
Across the lake…
Winter afternoon
Here we have a picture of ducks either getting ready to fly off or settling down. Skittering is an action that has the bird just on top of the water’s surface. It’s one of the more interesting things to observe a duck doing. All in all, if you’re a birding fan and like poetry as well, check out the venerable haiku poem. You won’t be disappointed.
Edward Weiss is a poet, author, and publisher of Wisteria Press. His 2 books “Bird Haiku” and “Seashore Haiku” are now available and he is currently working on a third. Get haiku in your inbox! Sign up for our FREE daily haiku service at wisteriapress.com wisteriapress.com and get a fresh haiku in your inbox every morning!
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