Haiku

July 4th's Bird- the Bald Eagle
~~🐦🐦‍🦉 🦅🦅🪶 "An eagle uses the negative energy of a storm to fly even higher." - Eric Thomas. 🕊️ ________________🦅🦅🦅~~
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Poets
IntroReflection
Reflect me in pools of places that call my heart away from the shore. 💚
By Colleen Waltersabout a year ago in Poets
Today's Bird- the Atlantic Puffin
~~🐦🐦‍⬛🦉 🪶 "Hark! o'er the dread abyss the sea-bird screams-- The rocks resound--again the lightning ⚡gleams!" — John Ramsay 🕊️
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Poets
Scroll
Scrolling, scrolling, down, down, down Through the death spiral of society Trying to wake up Wanting to make up for time lost
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Long Days II
Dreading the long days Days that leave me exhausted With no energy
By L.I.Eabout a year ago in Poets
Long Days
Long days tire me out But the rewards are worth it Hard work will pay off
By L.I.Eabout a year ago in Poets
Today's Bird- the Blackbird
~~🐦🐦‍⬛🦉 🪶 "A blackbird doesn't have to change its tune to suit the times." - Marty Rubin "At the sight of blackbirds / Flying in a green light / Even the bawds of euphony / Would cry out softly" - Wallace Stephens
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Poets
Today's Bird- the Downy Woodpecker
~~🐦🐦‍⬛🪶 “My curiosity--sister to the skylarks.” ― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet ________________~~ Nest in soft heartwood
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Poets
Echoes Through Ether
I needn't call his name, he already listens beneath moonlit silence beneath the hush of passing hours beneath dreams that slip like tides through twilight
By Muhammad Abdullahabout a year ago in Poets
Pickleball in a Nutshell
Pickleball is fun. It is a lot like tennis, but with smaller balls. *** Yellow, green, and white, wiffle balls, essentially,
By Kevin Gilmoreabout a year ago in Poets
AI Did It... 🤪
Hi All, Here is another silly haiku for Carolina B's 500 Reads Haiku Challenge: Please tell me the truth... 👓👓👓👓 Who broke my glasses, Timmy?
By Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago in Poets
Today's Bird- the Crowned Crane
~~🐦🐦‍⬛🦉 🪶 “I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place 🦅🕊️
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Poets