Friday, January 29, 2021

 

Haiku Friday: Wilderness in the Yard

 


I walked out to get the paper yesterday and noticed big bunny footprints in the snow. The bunnies haven't been around lately-- an owl moved in and wiped them out-- but it looks like they are making a comeback.

There is always some wilderness right around us, even in the city. Let's haiku about that this week. Here, I will go first:

Never saw that owl;
Just heard the hooting and saw
Fur and blood in snow.

Now it is your turn! Just use the 5/7/5 syllable formula and have some fun!


Comments:
Big old hemlock tree
In winter, it stands cold guard
Over the gentle stream.
 
Dog walks late at night
We don't always see the fox
But the dog senses him
 
Crying like a babe.
Foxes on the prowl for mates
during mid-winter.

Our dogs go out in
pairs at night, so the little
pup ain't coyote snack.

(yup, you have to go "western" with the coyote pronunciation)
 
We live in their space.
No wonder they come inside
And wreck my garage.
 
Tracks in the fresh snow
Show me the world that exists
At night while I sleep

 
Perched on a branch
Hawk surveys the bird feeder
um, perhaps a snack

Nary a bird seen
as wee ones alert others
shelter in the shrubs
 
Big bird in my yard
Nicknamed the "Quaranturkey"
Really a peahen!
 
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